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 )
Not There Yet
29 September 2019 | 70 Miles West Of Hierro
Day 114 7pm Sunday 29th September 2019 (UTC-1 )
The fickle winds continue and even though we are 100 miles downwind of the next nearest Canary I'm pretty sure that's what is influencing the weather - the more precise ECMWF 9K shows the dreaded blue dead zone snaking towards us. This phenomena is well known and to be expected and about the only way to dodge it is to go right the way round the more windward island but you still have to come back in its shadow so it's doubtful if anything is to be gained. By going this slow it allowed a little Mahi Mahi to catch up and get caught in the recycling system practiced on L'Eau Commotion.
The fickle winds continue and even though we are 100 miles downwind of the next nearest Canary I'm pretty sure that's what is influencing the weather - the more precise ECMWF 9K shows the dreaded blue dead zone snaking towards us. This phenomena is well known and to be expected and about the only way to dodge it is to go right the way round the more windward island but you still have to come back in its shadow so it's doubtful if anything is to be gained. By going this slow it allowed a little Mahi Mahi to catch up and get caught in the recycling system practiced on L'Eau Commotion.
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