Summary & Plots: STT -> Azores

Blue Note
Marco M.
Fri 31 May 2013 18:21
Passage St. Thomas USVI to Flores Azores
Departure: April 27 @ 09:00 EST
Arrival: May 20 @ 04:45 EST
Total Distance Sailed: 2656 NM
Distance on Rhumb Line: 2156 NM
Total time: 22d 19h 45m
Average sailing speed: 4.85 kt
Average VMG: 3.93 kt
Diesel: ~80 gallons -> 0.42 Gallon/Engine-hour
Engine usage: 35%

Fish count:
Barracuda: 1 (released)
Mahi-Mahi: 2
Black-fin Tuna: 1
Albacore : 1
Drink count:
Pinot Grigio bottles: 5
Beer: 20
Water: 24 gallon ->  ~0.35 gallon/(person*day)
This was one of the slowest passage fro Blue Note.
Just few days after leaving St. Thomas we encountered 4 days of calm and had to used the motor.
When the wind arrived it was then from North-East and forced us on a continuous close hauled course.

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