November 30 Monday Day 12, daily average speed 6.5 knots
After a very moderate Advent celebration, it is now Monday and as you
see, Day 12 of this leg. Today is the day of hope, we hope to get
fish, many fish recipes are waiting, but the fish is still conspicuous by its absence. We
hope for more wind, in the small hours it died out again, blast. You should
obviously not cry wolf, but a bit of wind.... Mare Pacifico.
We also hope that the beautiful white bird that tried to
land on our sail for several hours in the morning, now has found a better
landing. We hope that the PET bottle that floated past was thrown in by
mistake, and was not addressed to us. Message in a bottle?
Monday, November 30, 2009
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Lat S 28 21°/ long W 128 14°
November 29 Sunday Day 11, daily average speed 8.1 knots
Have deliberately not given the distance Tahiti - Puerto Montti
earlier because the route will depend on our choices with regard
to the weather. Approximately 4000nm, which has already gotten longer. In all cases
we have covered one third of the route now.
Yesterday evening we brought out trousers and quilts, have not used them since
we left San Francisco in September. Night temperatures are now at +20. Brr.
It is the 1st of Advent today, I thought the captain could lead the Hosanna singing,
but there was not much of it.
Have deliberately not given the distance Tahiti - Puerto Montti
earlier because the route will depend on our choices with regard
to the weather. Approximately 4000nm, which has already gotten longer. In all cases
we have covered one third of the route now.
Yesterday evening we brought out trousers and quilts, have not used them since
we left San Francisco in September. Night temperatures are now at +20. Brr.
It is the 1st of Advent today, I thought the captain could lead the Hosanna singing,
but there was not much of it.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Lat S 26 21°/ long W 131 05°
28 Nov, Saturday Day 10, daily average speed 7.4 knots
Amazing how large and desolate the sea! Imagine if you could find a use for
the entire surface in some way, or even part of it. Nobody uses this, there
are no boats there is absolutely nothing. Except us, rushing forward
with good speed at the moment. It is a bit of a dizzy feeling sometimes.
In order not to lose all our frames of reference and get some gymnastics for the brain,
we have introduced quiz time on the schedule. One of the visiting friends
left MIG, the quiz game you take with you wherever you want, whenever you want.
Yesterday I got a question "Which explorer is the strait between
Tierra del Fuego and the mainland of South America named after? "
Let's see if we pass through the Magellan or if we go all the way
around Cape Horn. The future weather will tell.
Amazing how large and desolate the sea! Imagine if you could find a use for
the entire surface in some way, or even part of it. Nobody uses this, there
are no boats there is absolutely nothing. Except us, rushing forward
with good speed at the moment. It is a bit of a dizzy feeling sometimes.
In order not to lose all our frames of reference and get some gymnastics for the brain,
we have introduced quiz time on the schedule. One of the visiting friends
left MIG, the quiz game you take with you wherever you want, whenever you want.
Yesterday I got a question "Which explorer is the strait between
Tierra del Fuego and the mainland of South America named after? "
Let's see if we pass through the Magellan or if we go all the way
around Cape Horn. The future weather will tell.
Friday, November 27, 2009
Lat S 24 43°/ long W 133 46°
November 27 Day 9
As you can see in the title, we are now approaching W130 degrees, which means
I can now connect to the Inmarsat C satellite, West Atlantic. That is
good for then I will be able to get the weather reports from Chile
I have not been able to see. The weather reports that I received on Inmarsat so far
are from Australia and end at W 120, which means they do not support much
planning in advance. Weather on Inmarsat C supplemented with
GRIB files, we receive by the satellite phone is our basis for
route-planning. Now we can see a couple of days ahead of us with good wind direction
and speed.
As you can see in the title, we are now approaching W130 degrees, which means
I can now connect to the Inmarsat C satellite, West Atlantic. That is
good for then I will be able to get the weather reports from Chile
I have not been able to see. The weather reports that I received on Inmarsat so far
are from Australia and end at W 120, which means they do not support much
planning in advance. Weather on Inmarsat C supplemented with
GRIB files, we receive by the satellite phone is our basis for
route-planning. Now we can see a couple of days ahead of us with good wind direction
and speed.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Lat S 23 19,6°/ long W 135 48,8°
November 26 Day 8
Too much wind - too little wind. Now you probably understand what the situation is now.
Too little wind, that's right. Comparing sailing to cycling in normal
conditions, one can say that today we travel the same speed as a
very slow walk. We have so far left, it's important to have
patience and save on diesel fuel. We have set our light wind sail and
we are fully up and running.
Too much wind - too little wind. Now you probably understand what the situation is now.
Too little wind, that's right. Comparing sailing to cycling in normal
conditions, one can say that today we travel the same speed as a
very slow walk. We have so far left, it's important to have
patience and save on diesel fuel. We have set our light wind sail and
we are fully up and running.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Lat S 21 31° / long W 137 17°
November 25 Day 7
Well, then, we have been on the road for six days, the winds have not been to
our advantage, we have been hard on the port tack almost constantly.
French Polynesia is large, we pass Gambier in about one day and then
there is Pitcairn Island (where the mutineers from the Bounty hid) further
east. Now we have crossed to the south of the sun's declination, which
means that we have the sun almost in the zenith at meridian passage, and
tomorrow, we will have to look north instead.
For the rest, a flying fish crash-landed in the cockpit, in the middle of the night.
It was the largest I have seen and landed with a bang, just as you sat
meditating in the dark. Anna Karin was awakened by the thud. It was the size of a
really fat mackerel which could have fed a whole family. Perhaps
we should have helmets in the cockpit in addition to the lifeline.
Well, then, we have been on the road for six days, the winds have not been to
our advantage, we have been hard on the port tack almost constantly.
French Polynesia is large, we pass Gambier in about one day and then
there is Pitcairn Island (where the mutineers from the Bounty hid) further
east. Now we have crossed to the south of the sun's declination, which
means that we have the sun almost in the zenith at meridian passage, and
tomorrow, we will have to look north instead.
For the rest, a flying fish crash-landed in the cockpit, in the middle of the night.
It was the largest I have seen and landed with a bang, just as you sat
meditating in the dark. Anna Karin was awakened by the thud. It was the size of a
really fat mackerel which could have fed a whole family. Perhaps
we should have helmets in the cockpit in addition to the lifeline.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Lat S 19 08°/ long W 138 07°
November 24 Day 6
We had a printing error for yesterday's longitude,
I hope it is corrected now.
One month to go until Christmas Eve. This year, I think it's very nice to
avoid Christmas decorations, Santas, tinsel and trees. Remembering the date
for ordering the best Christmas ham in the Market Hall, just to
to stand in a huge queue to get the ham the last days before Christmas. Christmas gifts
are fun to get and give, but it also takes a lot of time to get together.
Everybody at home already has everything and it often feels like a luxury problem. This year
our Christmas present to ourselves is this adventure. If our planning fits
and the wind allows, we will enter Puerto Montti in time before
Christmas Eve, and then we have two new guests on board, that is this year's Christmas present.
I've started reading the pilot book over the Patagonian channels which have
their northern limit at P. Montti and then extend down
to Cape Horn. It feels like it will be a fantastic
experience of nature, desolate and grand, to sail there.
We had a printing error for yesterday's longitude,
I hope it is corrected now.
One month to go until Christmas Eve. This year, I think it's very nice to
avoid Christmas decorations, Santas, tinsel and trees. Remembering the date
for ordering the best Christmas ham in the Market Hall, just to
to stand in a huge queue to get the ham the last days before Christmas. Christmas gifts
are fun to get and give, but it also takes a lot of time to get together.
Everybody at home already has everything and it often feels like a luxury problem. This year
our Christmas present to ourselves is this adventure. If our planning fits
and the wind allows, we will enter Puerto Montti in time before
Christmas Eve, and then we have two new guests on board, that is this year's Christmas present.
I've started reading the pilot book over the Patagonian channels which have
their northern limit at P. Montti and then extend down
to Cape Horn. It feels like it will be a fantastic
experience of nature, desolate and grand, to sail there.
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