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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25 February 2020 | Scarborough Marina, Brisbane

Thank You

D Day Plus 4 7am Wednesday 26th February 2020

21 February 2020

A Definite Maybe ETA

Day 259 6am Saturday 22nd February 2020 (UTC +10 )

21 February 2020 | 59 Miles To Go

All Good

Day 258 6pm Friday 21st February 2020 ( UTC +10 )

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 )

A Very Ordinary Morning

04 November 2019 | 420 Miles East Of Santos, Brazil
Day 150 6pm Monday 4th November 2019 ( UTC-2 )
The very light wind through the night died away to nothing and between 8am and 2pm not a breath of air to stop the uncomfortable lurching produced by a surprisingly large and confused sea. A moderate sea fog cut down visibility to such an extent that a large cargo ship which I was following on the AIS from 24 miles out did not become visible till 4 miles away. As we were on converging courses all this time I tried to raise him on VHF Ch 16 but got no response but he did alter course at 3 miles to pass comfortably clear. Just to check if my VHF was working I called him again as he passed under my stern and did get an immediate reply when I thanked him for his courtesy of altering course. By this time I was just about dead in the water from lack of wind which reduced my options. Perhaps not the best time to carry out maintenance but I decided to lubricate the winches which were getting stiff and sticky. Not a difficult job but worrying as the jolts and lurches could easily dislocate little bits like the nylon rollers in the bearings and send them South. In contrast this afternoon has seen lovely quiet sailing with boom and poled jib to Starboard with the fog completely gone and clear blue sunny skies. As for the future I am inclined to stay West of the direct track and then head directly South to the Straits of LeMaire. When I struck adverse winds and currents there in Katherine Ann I turned back a few miles, hove to for the night and sailed serenely through the next morning which I will keep in mind in the coming weeks.
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