Entry Date: 07.05.2018, at 15:38:00 hrs (local)
Marquesas, Ua Pou - Tuamotos, Raroia
Squall-Autobahn
PRID: | 11493 |
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LegID: | 310 |
LegNo: | 59 |
Latitude: | S011°48.20' |
Longitude: | W140°40.55' |
Day#: | 743 |
Course: | 200 ° |
Speed: | 6.1 kn |
Log (Day): | 166 nm |
Log (Leg): | 166 nm |
Log (Total): | 43219 nm |
Covered distance: 90 nautical miles
Distance to Raroia Atoll: 340 nautical miles
Weather: 12-24 E-wind, 6 feet waves, lots of squalls
Mood of the crew: optimistic
It seems we have entered the Squall-Autobahn again. Actually we have wonderful sailing weather if we would not constantly encounter bigger and smaller squalls. We are in a constant process of reefing the sails in and out.
This is nither dramatic nor real dangerous but it is definitely no fun.