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 )
Getting Over The Grumps
03 September 2019 | 450 Miles South East of Equator at 20 W
Day 88 7pm Tuesday 3rd September 2019 ( UTC -1 )
The trouble about yesterday was that I was comparing a particularly fast run of L'Eau Commotion through this area a couple of years back but closer inspection of the log did show a fall off in speed once past Ascension. The trick will be to get through the doldrums as it easy to lose a day or two at a time which altogether negates a knot or so gained on the approach. As it stands we are now six days ahead of L'Eau Commotion's first effort and eighteen days ahead of Katherine Ann. I have to admit that the sailing is really quite nice with bright sunshine and starry skies ( depending on when you look ) and a steady warm breeze flowing through the open hatchways giving us a speed close to six knots rounds it out.
The trouble about yesterday was that I was comparing a particularly fast run of L'Eau Commotion through this area a couple of years back but closer inspection of the log did show a fall off in speed once past Ascension. The trick will be to get through the doldrums as it easy to lose a day or two at a time which altogether negates a knot or so gained on the approach. As it stands we are now six days ahead of L'Eau Commotion's first effort and eighteen days ahead of Katherine Ann. I have to admit that the sailing is really quite nice with bright sunshine and starry skies ( depending on when you look ) and a steady warm breeze flowing through the open hatchways giving us a speed close to six knots rounds it out.
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