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 )
Elevenses
13 November 2019 | 540 Miles East Of Mar Del Plata, Argentina
Day 159 5pm Wednesday 13th November 2019 ( UTC-3 )
If you forecast wind strengths on the Beaufort Scale at Force 9 to Force 11, Strong Gale to Violent Storm, often enough somebody is sure to take notice and that somebody was me. Accordingly the main is doused and lashed to the boom with it guyed centrally and the jib, poled to Port, is furled right down and the storm staysail is sheeted flat, almost fore and aft, to Starboard. Most of the programs show 25 knots at the moment increasing to perhaps 40 overnight in which case I will completely furl the jib which is quite controllable in its diminished size. To my surprise I managed to eat all but one helping of the Dorado which unfortunately had reached its use-by date.
If you forecast wind strengths on the Beaufort Scale at Force 9 to Force 11, Strong Gale to Violent Storm, often enough somebody is sure to take notice and that somebody was me. Accordingly the main is doused and lashed to the boom with it guyed centrally and the jib, poled to Port, is furled right down and the storm staysail is sheeted flat, almost fore and aft, to Starboard. Most of the programs show 25 knots at the moment increasing to perhaps 40 overnight in which case I will completely furl the jib which is quite controllable in its diminished size. To my surprise I managed to eat all but one helping of the Dorado which unfortunately had reached its use-by date.
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