Clarabella - Day 4 - Wild night out!

Day 4 - Wild night out!

Clarabella

Gerard Coulson

Mon 27 Aug 2007 23:13

Date: 27 August, 1200 local time (GMT -10)
Position: 17:50.8S 160:24.8W
Day's run: 155nm 2nd best day's run ever!
Course: 249
Distance to run: 157nm

We've eaten up the miles in the last 24 hours. With 2 reefs in the main and a well rolled jib we've been hurtling along under strong SE trades. With the jib poled out we remain dry but drop to leeward of our track. With the jib and main out to starboard and harder on the wind we take water in the cockpit, this is how we spent the night! Still, we're going well and will hopefully reach Palmerston tomorrow.

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 4 - Wild night out!

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