Time zone UTC + 0.00
Local time (Portugal ) + 1.00
Local time (Spain ) + 1.00
08.15 - Departure from Machico, Madeira, Portugal - Full sails and engine
Coordinates 32º42’900N 016º45’710W
Heading: 155 degrees
Wind Force: 2BF
Wind direction: 140 degrees starboard
Cloud coverage: 80%
Visibility: 90%
Barometer: 1009
Sea state: calm
SOG: 6 knots
10.00 - Full sails - finally outside the island wind shadow
Coordinates 32º33’734N 016º39’162W
Heading: 150 degrees
Wind speed: 3BF
Wind direction: 60 degrees starboard (southwest)
Cloud coverage: 80%
Visibility: 80%
Barometer: 1009
Sea state: 0.5 metre waves
SOG: 5 knots
11.00 - Furl Jib - wind is too upwind to round southern most island of the Desertas islands group
Coordinates 32º30’518N 016º36’223W
Heading: 150 degrees
Wind speed: 3BF
Wind direction: 60 degrees starboard (southwest)
Cloud coverage: 70%
Visibility: 80%
Barometer: 1009
Sea state: 0.5 metre waves, lumpy seas
SOG: 6 knots
11.30 - Full sails
Coordinates 32º27’129N 016º33’585W
Heading: 150 degrees
Wind speed: 3BF
Wind direction: 60 degrees starboard (southwest)
Cloud coverage: 70%
Visibility: 80%
Barometer: 1009
Sea state: 0.5 metre waves, lumpy seas
SOG: 5 knots
Dolphins! A big pod of very small dolphins as we passed in the area of the Desertas Islands. Ella was to distracted checking the water turbulence made by the boat moving from the stern.
15.00 - 1 Reef Jib, full Mainsail
Coordinates 32º10’892N 016º17’064W
Heading: 150 degrees
Wind speed: 4BF
Wind direction: 60 degrees starboard (southwest)
Cloud coverage: 95%
Visibility: 80%
Barometer: 999
Sea state: 1 metre waves, 8 sec period, confused seas ocean swell from northwest with waves from southwest
SOG: 6.5 knots
This is the second line of mini squalls for the day, first one was a bit smoother but did bring rain.
This one had a few gusts of 18 knots, still gentle in the end. Proper rain this time.
18.50 - Full sails - finally outside the squalls line
Coordinates 31º51’283N 015º58’817W
Heading: 153 degrees
Wind speed: 4BF
Wind direction: 60 degrees starboard (southwest)
Cloud coverage: 40%
Visibility: 80%
Barometer: 1003
Sea state: 0.5 metre waves, 8 sec period, calm seas with ocean swell from northwest
SOG: 6.5 knots
22.15 - Full sails
Coordinates 31º36’310N 015º44’091W
Heading: 145 degrees
Wind speed: 3BF
Wind direction: 50 degrees starboard (southwest)
Cloud coverage: 40%
Visibility: 80%
Barometer: 1004
Sea state: calm seas
SOG: 5.5 knots
End of John night watch from 7pm dinner time until 10pm (local time)
03.20 - Full sails
Coordinates 31º16’890N 015º24’357W
Heading: 150 degrees
Wind speed: 3BF
Wind direction: 50 degrees starboard (southwest)
Cloud coverage: 40%
Visibility: 80%
Sea state: calm seas
SOG: 5 knots
End of Ana’s night watch from 10pm until 4.20am (local time)
07.10 - Full sails
Coordinates 30º58’794N 015º09’896W
Heading: 148 degrees
Wind speed: 3BF
Wind direction: 60 degrees starboard (southwest)
Cloud coverage: 30%
Visibility: 90%
Barometer: 1007
Sea state: calm seas
SOG: 6.5 knots
End of John’s second night watch from 4.20am until 8am (local time)
12.25 - Full sails
Coordinates 30º33’755N 014º45’370W
Heading: 145 degrees
Wind speed: 3BF
Wind direction: 60 degrees starboard (southwest)
Cloud coverage: 50%
Visibility: 80%
Barometer: 1005
Sea state: calm seas
SOG: 6.5 knots
16.40 - Mainsail and engine
Coordinates 30º02’205N 014º21’255W
Heading: 140 degrees
Wind speed: 2BF
Cloud coverage: 10%
Visibility: 80%
Barometer: 1004
Sea state: calm seas
SOG: 6 knots
Just by sunset the wind died.
00.00 - Mainsail and engine
Coordinates 29º38’207N 013º56’646W
Heading: 150 degrees
Wind speed: 1BF
Cloud coverage: 10%
Visibility: 80%
Barometer: 1009
Sea state: calm seas
SOG: 5.5 knots
End of John’s first night watch from 9.45pm until 1am (local time).
Really funny bioluminescence activity on our stern, caused by the propeller it looks the boat is farting lights!
Engine at 1600RPM to arrive with daylight.
Can already see the lights of Lanzarote on the horizon.
03.30 - Full sails for 30min
Coordinates 29º22’300N 013º42’772W
Heading: 140 degrees
Wind speed: 2/3BF
Cloud coverage: 20%
Visibility: 70%
Barometer: 1009
Sea state: calm seas
SOG: 4.5 knots
Wind filled a bit but kept dropping. Sails flapping.
Furled the Jib again and motored through.
Engine at 1600RPM to arrive with daylight.
05.30 - Drooped Mainsail and kept motoring
Coordinates 29º16’591N 013º38’476W
Heading: 140 degrees
Wind speed: 1BF
Cloud coverage: 10%
Visibility: 80%
Sea state: calm seas
SOG: 4.5 knots
Engine at 1600RPM to arrive with daylight.
Approaching La Graciosa Island.
07.15 - Arrival to Playa Francesca, Isla La Graciosa, Canary Islands, Spain
Coordinates 29º13’047N 013º31’813W
Total hours of the trip: 46h
Total hours sailing: 35h
Total hours motoring: 10.5h
Total hours motor-sailing: 0.5h
Maximum Speed Over Ground: 10.5knots
Average Speed: 5.8knots
Distance: 272 nautical miles
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