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 )
Light Airs
29 July 2019 | 390 Miles South West of Mauritius
Day 52 8pm Monday 29th July 2019 ( UTC +4 )
We headed North West last night to dodge some possible calms to the South then back on course for The Cape in the early hours. With light quartering winds forecast for the next few days the tightly furled BiSymmetric* was carefully unwound in the saloon and the 200 mm tear patched with sticky tape and Supa Glue. The pole was set up independently to Port with fore and aft guys and its topping lift and now we are ghosting along making just under 5 knots since lunch in a breeze that wouldn't blow out a candle - or at least a Redhead Barbecue Lighter with Platinum Catalyst, its closest available comparator. The decision has been made to plot a course direct for Cape Aguhlas and forego trying join its namesake current but any assistance from it will be gratefully accepted.
We headed North West last night to dodge some possible calms to the South then back on course for The Cape in the early hours. With light quartering winds forecast for the next few days the tightly furled BiSymmetric* was carefully unwound in the saloon and the 200 mm tear patched with sticky tape and Supa Glue. The pole was set up independently to Port with fore and aft guys and its topping lift and now we are ghosting along making just under 5 knots since lunch in a breeze that wouldn't blow out a candle - or at least a Redhead Barbecue Lighter with Platinum Catalyst, its closest available comparator. The decision has been made to plot a course direct for Cape Aguhlas and forego trying join its namesake current but any assistance from it will be gratefully accepted.
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