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 Doldrums
12 September 2019 | 325 Miles SSE Of Ilya De Santiago, Cape Verde Islands
Day 97 7pm Thursday 12th September 2019 ( UTC-1 )
Well we did our best but we finally arrived in the doldrums. The breeze from the West has gradually been getting lighter and now we are totally becalmed. The bright sun shine which has been with us all day until an hour ago or so is setting in the only piece of clear sky available. The rest of the horizon all round is occupied by heavy black showers and low cloud surmounted by towering CuNims. We were hardly making way so I put a precautionary first reef in the main. By the time this was done more thunderclouds appeared so in went the second. And then the jib was furled. So now if a reasonable wind develops I can unfurl the jib and get going which is a much more appealing thought than having itself flogging to bits in a 40 knot squall. In the bright sunshine and slow speed a Mahi Mahi finally caught up to the lure. Of about 2kg it will make quite a few more good meals, and in a shower last night I did some washing which dried nicely in the sun.
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Well we did our best but we finally arrived in the doldrums. The breeze from the West has gradually been getting lighter and now we are totally becalmed. The bright sun shine which has been with us all day until an hour ago or so is setting in the only piece of clear sky available. The rest of the horizon all round is occupied by heavy black showers and low cloud surmounted by towering CuNims. We were hardly making way so I put a precautionary first reef in the main. By the time this was done more thunderclouds appeared so in went the second. And then the jib was furled. So now if a reasonable wind develops I can unfurl the jib and get going which is a much more appealing thought than having itself flogging to bits in a 40 knot squall. In the bright sunshine and slow speed a Mahi Mahi finally caught up to the lure. Of about 2kg it will make quite a few more good meals, and in a shower last night I did some washing which dried nicely in the sun.
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