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 )
Another Cold Grey Day
25 November 2019 | 40 Miles North West Of Jason Islands, West Falklands
Day 171 4pm Monday 25th November 2019 ( UTC-4 )
The almost following North North Easter got up above 25 knots with the result that L'Eau Commotion was tending to round up under the double reefed main alone. A bit of unfurled jib didn't help so the main was stowed. Even when the wind is quite strong I set some jib and head up into the wind which allows the main to drop freely into the lazy jacks and is easily held secure with three sail ties round the boom. Total cloud cover and almost continuous light misty drizzle has been our lot since last but with a hot water bottle blankets and cocoa we are bearing up admirably in the snug dry cabin. On occasion an albatross will peep in through the plexiglass but otherwise the only signs of change is the steady movement of L'Eau Commotion's avatar across the face of the chart plotter.
The almost following North North Easter got up above 25 knots with the result that L'Eau Commotion was tending to round up under the double reefed main alone. A bit of unfurled jib didn't help so the main was stowed. Even when the wind is quite strong I set some jib and head up into the wind which allows the main to drop freely into the lazy jacks and is easily held secure with three sail ties round the boom. Total cloud cover and almost continuous light misty drizzle has been our lot since last but with a hot water bottle blankets and cocoa we are bearing up admirably in the snug dry cabin. On occasion an albatross will peep in through the plexiglass but otherwise the only signs of change is the steady movement of L'Eau Commotion's avatar across the face of the chart plotter.
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