Curacao to Tortola Day 2
Bootlegger of Mann
Frank Newton
Fri 18 Feb 2011 15:54
Bootlegger of Mann Log
Date 19 02 11
12:58N 066:12W
Day 2 Curacao to Tortola - Saturday 19th February 2011
12:21.03N 068:17 W
00.10 Course 93 degrees. S.O.G. 6 kn; wind direction: 80 degrees; wind speed: 18 kn
On donkey only; sails put away. Visable engine check done = OK
02.20 hrs No AIS ?
03:00 hrs 12.24.65N 68.00.27W Sea flat. Course 90 degrees ( E) S.O.G. 09.00 kn. Wind: 16kn @ 25 degrees. AIS restored. Then,
later, alternating on and off.
06:00 hrs 12.28.45N 67.43.67W. Course 90 degrees; Wind 85 degrees; S.O.G. 5.8 kn Batteries 27.3v. Diesel tank: ¾ full
09:00 12.35N 67.20W Sea flat. Course 83 degrees; wind direction: 05 degrees; wind speed: 16 kn S.O.G.: 5.8 kn. AIS OK
Had a good breakfast ( muesli, coffee and hot chocolate). Everything perfect !
Opened holding tank of fwd heads.
11:30 hrs. Engine oil checked; ¾ full. Engine water level OK. Bilge pump showing empty.
Fuel: We used 150 L in 21 hours of engine running time. Therefore 7.1 litres per hour consumed.
This leaves 450 litres or 60 hrs of engine time left.
Noon 12.37.40N 067.14.71W Sea condition: Flat Course : 89 deg. Wind direction: 90 deg. Wind speed: 15kn S.O.G. : 5.9 kn
15.00 hrs 12:40N 66.58.41W Course: 89 deg. S.O.G. 5.3 kn Wind direction 90 deg. Wind speed: 10 km
18:00hrs 12.49N 66.42W Sea state: Flat; Wind direction: 70 deg. Wind Speed: 10 kn S.O.G.: 5.8 kn
21:00 hrs 12.59N 66.25W Course: 78 deg. Wind direction: 50 deg. Wind speed: 15 kn
Unfavourable wind shift and current to west. S.O.G. 5 kn
22:00 hrs Course: 100 deg. With Genny and main out getting S.O.G. of 5.00 kn
24:00 hrs 12:57.70N 66:12.19W Course 125 deg. Wind dir.: 90 deg.Wind speed: 15kn
S.O.G. 5.4 kn.
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