23 May, (Less than 20 miles from the Eastern Hemisphere), 2011 – 9 p.m. Local Time Conditions: 23 deg 54 min South 179 deg 30 min WEST Wind: 15 to 25 knots, ESE Swell: 16 feet, 4 meters ESE Heading: Changed course to 315 T, we\’ve changed ports to Lautoka, Fiji (near the repair yard […]
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YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/05/23 00:17 LATITUDE: 24-35.62S LONGITUDE: 178-41.41W COURSE: 002T SPEED: 7.1 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 22 WIND_DIR: 126T WAVE_HT: 1.0M WAVE_PER: 8 SWELL_DIR: ESE SWELL_HT: 3.5M SWELL_PER: 8 CLOUDS: 40% VISIBILITY: 20 BARO: 1019.3 TREND: 1 AIR_TEMP: 24.4C SEA_TEMP: 23.9C COMMENT: Beach House – ENROUTE – POSSIBLE COURSE CHANGE TO LAUTOKA, Fiji. 175 nm
May 22nd, (Staying with this date though we are currently in the WESTERN Hemisphere), 2011 – 11:30 p.m. local time Conditions: 26 deg 13 min South 178 deg 15 min WEST Wind: ESE, 25-35 knots Swell: ESE, 3.5 meters, bumpy! (Kate\’s getting the adventure she came out here for!) Heading 020 True Speed: 6.2 knots
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/05/20 00:00 LATITUDE: 27-23.19S LONGITUDE: 179-25.73W COURSE: 021T SPEED: 9.2 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 25 WIND_DIR: 118T WAVE_HT: 1.0M WAVE_PER: 8 SWELL_DIR: ESE SWELL_HT: 3.5M SWELL_PER: 8 CLOUDS: 40% VISIBILITY: 20 BARO: 1027.3 TREND: 1 AIR_TEMP: 22.2C SEA_TEMP: 21.1C COMMENT: Beach House – ENROUTE – Savusavu, Fiji. If we can make Minerva before
May 21st (Eastern Hemisphere – but not for long!), 2011 Conditions: Bumpy!… 28 deg 57 min South 179 deg 43 min East Wind: 23-30 knots ESE: We\’re in the trade winds now, re-enforced by the South Pacific Convergence Zone fronts to our north. Swell: ESE, 2.5 – 3 meters Temp: 66 degrees F – 18.9
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/05/21 00:06 LATITUDE: 29-56.96S LONGITUDE: 179-07.13E COURSE: 024T SPEED: 5.7 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED:26 WIND_DIR: 120T WAVE_HT: 0.5M WAVE_PER: 8 SWELL_DIR: ESE SWELL_HT: 2.0M SWELL_PER: 8 CLOUDS: 100% VISIBILITY: 15 BARO: 1027.3 TREND:-1 AIR_TEMP: 20.0C SEA_TEMP: 22.2C COMMENT: Beach House – ENROUTE – Savusavu, Fiji. Day 3 – 152 nm distance. Just found
May 20th, (Eastern Hemisphere), 2011, 9:30 p.m. local time \”Werewolves of London\”….Warren Zevon Dear F&F, I thought I\’d share a small world story with you. The song title has even more meaning as it\’s the last night of the full moon tonight. Though I have not yet had the time to catch the original website
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May 20th, (Eastern Hemisphere) 2011, 8:30 p.m local time Conditions: Very nice, very comfortable 31 deg 28 min South 178 deg 20 min East Wind: 12 knots SSE Swell: 1.5 meter SSE Barometer: 1025 and rising Heading: 011 True Speed: 5.5 knots (got light tonight, windy ahead) Temp: 65 deg F – 18.3 deg C
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/05/20 00:24 LATITUDE: 32-15.34S LONGITUDE: 177-56.01E COURSE: 024T SPEED: 7.5 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 15 WIND_DIR: 146T WAVE_HT: 0.5M WAVE_PER: 8 SWELL_DIR: SSE SWELL_HT: 2.0M SWELL_PER: 8 CLOUDS: 40% VISIBILITY: 20 BARO: 1025.5 TREND: 1 AIR_TEMP: 18.9C SEA_TEMP: 20.0C COMMENT: Beach House – ENROUTE – Savusavu, Fiji. Full Main & genoa. Beautiful sunny
May 20th, (Eastern Hemisphere), 2011 6:45 a.m. local time. Conditions: Motoring, awaiting Kate\’s watch and we\’ll set sail on a starboard tack beam reach 32 deg 49 min S 177 deg 35 min E Wind: SSE, 15 knots Swell: SSE – 2 meters Temp: 63 deg F, 17.3 deg C (warming?) Sea Temp: 68 deg