L'Eau Commotion Westabout
An (other) attempt to sail non stop Westabout around the world
| Vessel Name: | L'Eau Commotion |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Northshore 38 |
| Hailing Port: | Brisbane Australia |
| Crew: | Bill Hatfield |
25 February 2020 | Scarborough Marina, Brisbane
21 February 2020
21 February 2020 | 59 Miles To Go
20 February 2020 | 114 Miles East Of Australia
19 February 2020 | 220 Miles East Of Gold Coast Seaway
19 February 2020 | 262 Miles To Gold Coast Seaway
18 February 2020 | 304 Miles East Of Gold Coast Seaway
18 February 2020 | 328 Miles To Go
17 February 2020 | 423 Miles To Go
17 February 2020 | 423 Miles To Go
16 February 2020 | 505 Miles East Of The Gold Coast
15 February 2020 | 617 Miles To Go
14 February 2020 | 755 Miles To Go
13 February 2020 | 888 Miles To The Gold Coast
12 February 2020 | 1032 Miles To The Gold Coast
11 February 2020 | 580 Miles North Of The Waikato
11 February 2020 | 1167 Miles To Home
10 February 2020 | 1300 Miles To Home
10 February 2020 | 1309 Miles To The Gold Coast
09 February 2020 | 1460 Miles To The Gold Coast Seaway
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20 February 2020 | 114 Miles East Of Australia
ETA Looking Likely
Day 258 6am Friday 21st February 2020
19 February 2020 | 220 Miles East Of Gold Coast Seaway
Amended ETA
Day 257 6am Thursday 20th February 2020
19 February 2020 | 262 Miles To Gold Coast Seaway
Amended ETA
Day 256 10:30pm Wednesday 19th February 2020 ( UTC+10 )
Roughing It
19 July 2019 | 990 Miles East of Rodriguez
Day 42 8pm Friday 19th July 2019 ( UTC+6 )
Things were starting to get out of hand this morning with rising seas and lots of white caps so the yacht was eased into the breeze and the main lowered and snugged away with a few well placed sail ties. All the forecasts said thirty knots which would have been about right but of course there are lulls and at other times it is stronger so simple tasks round the galley often had me thrown around, but apart from a bit of bark missing no bruises. With just a small amount of jib to steady the course and the staysail, average speeds close to eight knots were often seen on the speedo. The wind may ease a little in the morning and go more to the East so I may just pole out the jib. Maybe.
Things were starting to get out of hand this morning with rising seas and lots of white caps so the yacht was eased into the breeze and the main lowered and snugged away with a few well placed sail ties. All the forecasts said thirty knots which would have been about right but of course there are lulls and at other times it is stronger so simple tasks round the galley often had me thrown around, but apart from a bit of bark missing no bruises. With just a small amount of jib to steady the course and the staysail, average speeds close to eight knots were often seen on the speedo. The wind may ease a little in the morning and go more to the East so I may just pole out the jib. Maybe.
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