07/08 Feb. Passage: Frigate Bay, St Kitts to Road Town, Tortola, BVI - Distance 131.6 nm
Bootlegger of Mann
Frank Newton
Sun 8 Feb 2009 20:53
Bootlegger Log
Saturday 070209
Position: 18:24.8690N 64:36.2877W
Passage: Frigate Bay, St Kitts to Road Town, Tortola, BVI - Distance 131.6 nm
Crew: FN / KB
Frigate Bay 17:16.5886N 62:41.3914 Weather: Beautiful day; fine and sunny
with 60% cloud cover. Wind: E 10 – 12kts Fuel left: 450 litres
11.05 Weighed anchor and set an initial heading for WP111 the first of
three in Route 15 to Road Island, SOG: 7.1 kts on engine. Tortola. DTG
131.6 nm ETA: 08.30 hrs Sunday.
14.30 17:27.52N 63:04W Sailing – all out. S.O.G. ave. 7.3kts Wind: 22kts
DTG to next WP: 105.3nm CSE: 315 m. Just passed Dutch island of St
Eustacious, looks like it has a bunkering facility with several tankers
lying off what is at the end of the day a very small island. The next
island to pass is Saba, again Dutch. At Kevin’s suggestion introduced Day
Watch. I’m on 12 – 16.00. Kevin forward, asleep. Think we will revert to the
Position: 18:24.8690N 64:36.2877W
Passage: Frigate Bay, St Kitts to Road Town, Tortola, BVI - Distance 131.6 nm
Crew: FN / KB
Frigate Bay 17:16.5886N 62:41.3914 Weather: Beautiful day; fine and sunny
with 60% cloud cover. Wind: E 10 – 12kts Fuel left: 450 litres
11.05 Weighed anchor and set an initial heading for WP111 the first of
three in Route 15 to Road Island, SOG: 7.1 kts on engine. Tortola. DTG
131.6 nm ETA: 08.30 hrs Sunday.
14.30 17:27.52N 63:04W Sailing – all out. S.O.G. ave. 7.3kts Wind: 22kts
DTG to next WP: 105.3nm CSE: 315 m. Just passed Dutch island of St
Eustacious, looks like it has a bunkering facility with several tankers
lying off what is at the end of the day a very small island. The next
island to pass is Saba, again Dutch. At Kevin’s suggestion introduced Day
Watch. I’m on 12 – 16.00. Kevin forward, asleep. Think we will revert to the
normal Night Watch system after today.
16.15 17:34.52N 63.15.74W Kevin’s Watch until 20.00 hrs. Weather: Fine &
Sunny. Wind: E 22.5kts T S.O.G.: 8.2kts DTG: 91nm
19.15 17:48.207N 63:37.46W KB Watch. First all night sail since the ARC.
Still sailing with every thing up. Wind: E26.7 T S.O.G: 8.3kts,
DTG:66.6nm TTG: 8hrs 54 mins. ETA: 08.10 hrs. Batteries: 24.2v. Cruise
ship Carnival Victory coming up . off Port quarter. Called him up for a
radar reflector check. He confirmed he had us on radar 7.3 nm to
Starboard. Relieved Kevin who came off Watch to make a lovely dinner of
home made burgers that he made with his own hands. Difficult to consume
with the heavy rolling of the boat.
We have a current ETA on present speed of 03.30 hrs. Decided to lose main
and reduce headsail giving us a reduced speed of 6 – 6.5 kts and a new ETA
of 05.00 hrs.
22.00 hrs 17:57.095N 63:54.205W FN Watch. Vessel 9.3 nm to Starboard
sailing in opposite direction.
Sunday 08 Feb. 03:45 hrs 18:17.65N 64:25.755W FN Watch. Very rollie with
large waves. S.O.G: 6.5kts with headsail handkerchief and mizzen only out.
Wind: E23 -30kts. Can see Peter, Salt and Cooper islands some twelve nm
ahead and the many lights of Tortola behind.
06.30 hrs 18:25.445N 64:36.814 F.W.E. after dropping anchor in Road Bay,
Tortola near to Moorings Marina. Distance done : 134nm Time taken: 19 hrs
from anchorage to anchorage. Engine hrs: 1.00 Gen. run : 5hrs
Later moved into Village Cay Marina where we took berth B14. Place is very
much geared to the US charter market and is full of charter yachts, mainly
cats.
16.15 17:34.52N 63.15.74W Kevin’s Watch until 20.00 hrs. Weather: Fine &
Sunny. Wind: E 22.5kts T S.O.G.: 8.2kts DTG: 91nm
19.15 17:48.207N 63:37.46W KB Watch. First all night sail since the ARC.
Still sailing with every thing up. Wind: E26.7 T S.O.G: 8.3kts,
DTG:66.6nm TTG: 8hrs 54 mins. ETA: 08.10 hrs. Batteries: 24.2v. Cruise
ship Carnival Victory coming up . off Port quarter. Called him up for a
radar reflector check. He confirmed he had us on radar 7.3 nm to
Starboard. Relieved Kevin who came off Watch to make a lovely dinner of
home made burgers that he made with his own hands. Difficult to consume
with the heavy rolling of the boat.
We have a current ETA on present speed of 03.30 hrs. Decided to lose main
and reduce headsail giving us a reduced speed of 6 – 6.5 kts and a new ETA
of 05.00 hrs.
22.00 hrs 17:57.095N 63:54.205W FN Watch. Vessel 9.3 nm to Starboard
sailing in opposite direction.
Sunday 08 Feb. 03:45 hrs 18:17.65N 64:25.755W FN Watch. Very rollie with
large waves. S.O.G: 6.5kts with headsail handkerchief and mizzen only out.
Wind: E23 -30kts. Can see Peter, Salt and Cooper islands some twelve nm
ahead and the many lights of Tortola behind.
06.30 hrs 18:25.445N 64:36.814 F.W.E. after dropping anchor in Road Bay,
Tortola near to Moorings Marina. Distance done : 134nm Time taken: 19 hrs
from anchorage to anchorage. Engine hrs: 1.00 Gen. run : 5hrs
Later moved into Village Cay Marina where we took berth B14. Place is very
much geared to the US charter market and is full of charter yachts, mainly
cats.