Clarabella - Day 10 - Strong head winds now

Day 10 - Strong head winds now

Clarabella

Gerard Coulson

Mon 12 Nov 2007 22:05

Date: 12 Nov 2007, 1100 local time (GMT +13)
Position: 27:51.4S 174:46.5E
Day's run: - nm
Course: -
Distance to run: 439 nm

Strong head winds and large seas have stopped our progress, we cannot make our way south until they go away.

The past few daily positions have been wrong, the longitude should hjave been East not West.

Blog Entries

2007

Nov 2007

Mon 19 Nov 04:56
- Day 15 - We've arrived in NEW ZEALAND! Yay!
Sat 17 Nov 01:37
- Day 14 - Yet more headwinds on the final approach
Thu 15 Nov 22:30
- Day 13 - Calms: motoring
Wed 14 Nov 22:49
- Day 12 - Headwinds. Slow progress again
Tue 13 Nov 22:24
- Day 11 - Finally on course for NZ
Mon 12 Nov 22:05
- Day 10 - Strong head winds now
Sun 11 Nov 20:20
- Day 9 - Plugging on
Sat 10 Nov 21:55
- Day 8 - Still lumpy
Fri 9 Nov 22:15
- Day 7 - A bit lumpy
Thu 8 Nov 22:14
- Day 6 - Variable winds
Wed 7 Nov 22:57
- Day 5 - Under way again - light winds
- Day 4 - Minerva Reef
Mon 5 Nov 22:45
- Day 3 - Easy going
Sat 3 Nov 22:29
- Day 1 - light head winds

Oct 2007

Fri 12 Oct 02:37
- Tonga

Sep 2007

Sat 15 Sep 22:06
- Niue
Fri 7 Sep 23:15
- Day 1 - Jonty's Birthday
- At Palmerston Atoll

Aug 2007

Tue 28 Aug 23:28
- Day 5 - Full Lunar eclipse
Mon 27 Aug 23:13
- Day 4 - Wild night out!
Sun 26 Aug 23:07
- Day 3 - Going well
Sat 25 Aug 23:39
- Day 2 - Good sailing
Fri 24 Aug 23:13
- Day 1 - Not a lot happening
Tue 14 Aug 06:49
- Bora Bora
Sat 4 Aug 19:18
- Cruising in French Polynesia

Jul 2007

Wed 18 Jul 08:51
- In Tahiti
Sat 14 Jul 19:59
- In Rangiroa, Tuamotu Archipelago

Jun 2007

Sun 17 Jun 01:29
- Day 23 - Arrived Fatu Hiva, Marquesas
- Day 22 - Frustrating weather, but we're nearly there...
Wed 13 Jun 23:43
- Day 21 - 3 weeks at sea. No wind...
Tue 12 Jun 21:43
- Day 20 - Slow but steady progress
Mon 11 Jun 22:38
- Day 19 - No wind!
Sun 10 Jun 21:44
- Day 18 - Very light winds,
Sat 9 Jun 21:07
- Day 17 - 3/4 of the way there!
- Day 16 - Motoring
Fri 8 Jun 00:12
- Day 15 - Less than 1000 miles to go!
Thu 7 Jun 03:10
- Day 14 - 2 weeks at sea
Tue 5 Jun 20:12
- Day 13 - Uncomfortable conditions
Mon 4 Jun 21:29
- Day 12 - Fickle winds so slower progress
Sun 3 Jun 20:26
- Day 11 - We're half way!
Sat 2 Jun 20:22
- Day 10 - Good sailing, Fair progress
Fri 1 Jun 20:22
- Day 9 - No shortage of wind
- Day 8 - Wind and Rain

May 2007

Wed 30 May 23:24
- Day 7 - A week at sea, awful sailing
Tue 29 May 22:18
- Day 6 - Frustrating sailing
Mon 28 May 19:01
- Day 5 - 1/4 of the way!
Sun 27 May 19:07
- Day 4 - Better winds
- Day 4 - Better winds
Thu 24 May 18:56
- Day 1 - A good start
Wed 23 May 03:51
- Leaving the Galapagos

Apr 2007

Tue 24 Apr 03:15
- Day 6 - The Galapagos - We've arrived!
Sat 21 Apr 20:03
- Day 5 - Nearly there!
- Day 4 - No Wind!
Thu 19 Apr 18:01
- Day 3 - Peaceful conditions
- Day 2 - Not much wind out here
Mon 16 Apr 02:12
- Leaving for Galapagos
Wed 11 Apr 01:16
- (no subject)

Day 10 - Strong head winds now

Blog Entries

Mon 19 Nov 04:56

Sat 17 Nov 01:37

Thu 15 Nov 22:30

Wed 14 Nov 22:49

Tue 13 Nov 22:24

Mon 12 Nov 22:05

Sun 11 Nov 20:20

Sat 10 Nov 21:55

Fri 9 Nov 22:15

Thu 8 Nov 22:14

Wed 7 Nov 22:57

Mon 5 Nov 22:45

Sat 3 Nov 22:29

Fri 12 Oct 02:37

Sat 15 Sep 22:06

Fri 7 Sep 23:15

Tue 28 Aug 23:28

Mon 27 Aug 23:13

Sun 26 Aug 23:07

Sat 25 Aug 23:39

Fri 24 Aug 23:13

Tue 14 Aug 06:49

Sat 4 Aug 19:18

Wed 18 Jul 08:51

Sat 14 Jul 19:59

Sun 17 Jun 01:29

Wed 13 Jun 23:43

Tue 12 Jun 21:43

Mon 11 Jun 22:38

Sun 10 Jun 21:44

Sat 9 Jun 21:07

Fri 8 Jun 00:12

Thu 7 Jun 03:10

Tue 5 Jun 20:12

Mon 4 Jun 21:29

Sun 3 Jun 20:26

Sat 2 Jun 20:22

Fri 1 Jun 20:22

Wed 30 May 23:24

Tue 29 May 22:18

Mon 28 May 19:01

Sun 27 May 19:07

Thu 24 May 18:56

Wed 23 May 03:51

Tue 24 Apr 03:15

Sat 21 Apr 20:03

Thu 19 Apr 18:01

Mon 16 Apr 02:12

Wed 11 Apr 01:16