N\t 25\u00b0 55.062
\nE\t142\u00b0 41.089<\/p>\n
Shortly after 0400, when I started my 2nd watch duty, the wind went down into the 2 Bft range.<\/p>\n
The sails start to just hang down. By 0630 I added an engine.<\/p>\n
When Tobi came up at 0800, we set the gennaker. Better then engine. But wind got weaker and weaker.<\/p>\n
Short calculation showed we need an averaged SOG of 3.4 KN to make it until noon tomorrow into Chichi-Jima.<\/p>\n
No choice but we need an engine and set it at 3.5 KN STW with a current of about
\n0.3-0.4 we got a good SOG with some safety margine for the arrival.<\/p>\n
Thereafter, I sat in cockpit and watched the smooth blue ocean. A gentle swell of about a meter but only around 50 m wavelength. Smooth. Peaceful. Just relaxing. No comparison to the rough sea of 5, sometimes 6 Bftwe had days ago. Then, we had a swell of around 3 m but a longer wavelength. Wind waves were about 2 m. Rough. Bumpy. However we were fast!<\/p>\n
Very fast. The top day distance was 201 NM accompanied by a few just below the 200 NM. MaRe flew over the sea and watching her wake was fascinating.<\/p>\n
Then we had days with 3 and 4 Bft. Still a good progress. Until this very early morning.<\/p>\n
Now we are back sailing. At least we are sailing through a very smooth blue ocean. With the current speed we would make a day distance of around 90 NM. Less than half of what me made before.<\/p>\n
But, no rocking, no bumping into the back of a wave, no wave slamming on the hulls, no noise, just the peaceful, smooth blue ocean. Addictive!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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