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 )
Nice and Steady
23 July 2019 | 410 Miles East South East of Rodriguez
Day 46 8pm Tuesday 23rd July 2019 ( UTC +5 )
I noticed a small vertical tear in the staysail 200 mm long 700mm above the clew so I took it down and replaced it with the red storm jib which is only marginally smaller. I was half contemplating this sail change as a precaution as strong winds can be expected over the coming weeks. The tear lent itself to a super glue and tape repair but I will keep a close eye on it when I swap it back in the benign waters of the South Atlantic. On a port tack now on course for a waypoint just South of Madagascar but have an adverse current of about a knot, so even with the one reef in the main and the jib pulling nicely we are barely making 5 knots over the ground.
I noticed a small vertical tear in the staysail 200 mm long 700mm above the clew so I took it down and replaced it with the red storm jib which is only marginally smaller. I was half contemplating this sail change as a precaution as strong winds can be expected over the coming weeks. The tear lent itself to a super glue and tape repair but I will keep a close eye on it when I swap it back in the benign waters of the South Atlantic. On a port tack now on course for a waypoint just South of Madagascar but have an adverse current of about a knot, so even with the one reef in the main and the jib pulling nicely we are barely making 5 knots over the ground.
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