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 )
Dodging A Bullet
21 December 2019 | 175 Miles North Of Alexander Selkirk Island
Day 197 3pm Saturday 21st December 2019 ( UTC-5 )
Alexander Selkirk Island is the West island of the Juan Fernandez group and only recently gained this name. Apparently some bright spark in the Chilean Tourist Bureau thought by changing their names it would add interest to any prospective turistas and this and Robinson Crusoe certainly sounds more romantic than the old Island More Closer and Island More Further. A little bit of drama last night with a jibe and failure of the shackle on the pole topping lift with the end of the pole and lots of tangled ropes ending up in the drink but this was all slowly and carefully sorted with no damage. Travelling well and and trying to squeeze the speed towards the six knots mark and at the same time avoid any tendency to jibe. It is also nice to dodge the forecast winds of 35,45, or 55 knots on the other side of the High. None of these numbers are appealing.
Alexander Selkirk Island is the West island of the Juan Fernandez group and only recently gained this name. Apparently some bright spark in the Chilean Tourist Bureau thought by changing their names it would add interest to any prospective turistas and this and Robinson Crusoe certainly sounds more romantic than the old Island More Closer and Island More Further. A little bit of drama last night with a jibe and failure of the shackle on the pole topping lift with the end of the pole and lots of tangled ropes ending up in the drink but this was all slowly and carefully sorted with no damage. Travelling well and and trying to squeeze the speed towards the six knots mark and at the same time avoid any tendency to jibe. It is also nice to dodge the forecast winds of 35,45, or 55 knots on the other side of the High. None of these numbers are appealing.
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