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 )
Crossing The Line
07 September 2019 | 600 Mile South West of Monrovia, Liberia
Day 92 7pm Saturday 7th September 2019 ( UTC-1 )
Although constant in direction the breeze from dead astern gradually eased to such an extent that the Watt &Sea, though within specs, was unable to keep up the supply to the autopilot as well a supplying the more important AIS, Echomax Radar Enhancer, Iridium tracker and comms , VHF and of course the masthead tricolour at night so the course has been altered 45 degrees to starboard and the windpilot engaged. This seems to be working well and even agrees with a track recommended by PredictWind so all could be for the best. Still have the fingers crossed for a good run through the doldrums and up to the Cape Verde Islands about 800 miles away before the North East Trades set in. And we finally crossed the Equator at 4:12am this morning, a day longer than I told Warren three weeks ago but still ahead of my last effort by six days and Katherine Ann seventeen days.
Although constant in direction the breeze from dead astern gradually eased to such an extent that the Watt &Sea, though within specs, was unable to keep up the supply to the autopilot as well a supplying the more important AIS, Echomax Radar Enhancer, Iridium tracker and comms , VHF and of course the masthead tricolour at night so the course has been altered 45 degrees to starboard and the windpilot engaged. This seems to be working well and even agrees with a track recommended by PredictWind so all could be for the best. Still have the fingers crossed for a good run through the doldrums and up to the Cape Verde Islands about 800 miles away before the North East Trades set in. And we finally crossed the Equator at 4:12am this morning, a day longer than I told Warren three weeks ago but still ahead of my last effort by six days and Katherine Ann seventeen days.
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