Summary & Plots: La Gomera Canary--> Mindelo Sao Vicente Cape Verde

Blue Note
Marco M.
Wed 26 Nov 2014 08:03
La Gomera Canary--> Mindelo Sao Vicente Cape Verde
Departure: November 18 @ 10:30 UTC
Arrival: November 25 @ 12:05 UTC
Total Distance Sailed: 958 NM
Distance on Rhumb Line: 801 NM
Total time: 7d 1h 35m
Average sailing speed: 5.53 kt
Average VMG: 4.72 kt
Diesel: 13.6 gallons -> 0.43 Gallon/Engine-hour
Engine usage: 17%


First few days with SW wind forcing to keep a south course. Then few days of calm at night and finally the trade winds.