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
Recent Blog Posts
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 )
The Battle to Midway
24 July 2019 | 330 Miles South East of Rodriguez
Day 47 8pm Wednesday 24th July 2019 ( UTC +5 )
With the exotic islands Rodriguez and Mauritius of the Western Indian Ocean just a few days sail away it is easy to think you are well on the way to crossing said Ocean. If, however, you take the midpoint of the longitudes of Cape Leeuwin at 115E and Cape Aguhlas at 20E you arrive at the longitude of 67 30' E which we should also arrive at in the next few hours making it Midway across the Indian Ocean. It's been an uphill battle climbing up from downunder but the next few weeks should see a nice easy slide down past Port Elizabeth to Cape Aguhlas with the assistance of it's ever reliable namesake current. So now you can see where the O comes from on my sail number - Optimist Bill Hatfield.
With the exotic islands Rodriguez and Mauritius of the Western Indian Ocean just a few days sail away it is easy to think you are well on the way to crossing said Ocean. If, however, you take the midpoint of the longitudes of Cape Leeuwin at 115E and Cape Aguhlas at 20E you arrive at the longitude of 67 30' E which we should also arrive at in the next few hours making it Midway across the Indian Ocean. It's been an uphill battle climbing up from downunder but the next few weeks should see a nice easy slide down past Port Elizabeth to Cape Aguhlas with the assistance of it's ever reliable namesake current. So now you can see where the O comes from on my sail number - Optimist Bill Hatfield.
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