Womble's Gulf Stream Log - Summer 2001
Day 4 : Saturday 30th June 2001
Log Summary
Log Detail
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Boat |
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Wind |
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Position |
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| Time |
Hdng |
Spd |
Helm |
Sky |
Dir. |
Spd |
Baro. |
Lat.(N) |
Long.(W) |
Remarks |
| 0044 |
43° |
0 |
Neil |
Clear |
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30.25 |
33°23' |
076°08' |
Track 43° @ 3.5 knots (G.S.)
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| 0056 |
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Gregg |
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Some wind - 1-2 from West occ.
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| 0215 |
045° |
2.5 |
Gregg |
Partly cloudy |
W |
0-4 |
30.24 |
33°30' |
076°03' |
Lovely gentle sailing; Mars astern.
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| 0500 |
045° |
2.0 |
Stef |
Clear |
W |
0-2 |
30.25 |
33°44' |
075°52' |
GS @ 2.2
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| 0555 |
030° |
3.3 |
Tony |
Clear |
300° |
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30.24 |
33°48' |
075°49' |
Course changed at 05.30
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| 0640 |
045° |
2.4 |
Tony |
" |
300° |
1-2 |
30.25 |
33°52' |
075°46' |
Course correction 045. GS.delta=1.8
Contacted vessel approx 4 miles abeam stb side - has 2 knts G.S.
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| 0930 |
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Holding tk pumped.
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| 0950 |
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Neil |
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North |
4 |
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Change of wind
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| 1015 |
050° |
2-3 |
Gregg |
Partly cloudy |
North |
0-4 |
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34°02' |
075°36' |
GSdelta=0.8
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| 1040 |
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Gusts from North - false hope
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| 1120 |
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NW breeze comes up
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| 1210 |
040° |
4.2 |
Gregg |
Some cumulus |
NW |
3-7 |
30.25 |
34°09' |
075°36' |
GSdelta=1.1; wind variable, but at least it's bloody blowing!
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| 1350 |
035° |
3.0 |
Stef |
Cotton wool & tissue paper |
W |
1-4 |
30.25 |
34°15' |
075°24' |
Better than no wind at all! GS @ 1.4
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| 1815 |
035° |
2.2 |
Tony |
" |
SSW |
1-4 |
30.25 |
34°51' |
075°11' |
Wind shifted from WSW to SSW GS @ 1.5
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| " |
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Set whisker pole/boat hook - wing-&-wing
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| 1845 |
060° |
4.8 |
Tony |
½ cloud, ½ not |
WSW |
5 |
30.20 |
34°37' |
075°05' |
Wind picking up - running w-&-w
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| 2101 |
60° |
5.8 |
Neil |
½ moon |
S |
7 |
30.20 |
34°44' |
074°56' |
Running free - with difficulty!
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| 2120 |
045° |
~ |
Neil |
~ |
~ |
~ |
~ |
~ |
~ |
Jib furled - course 045° mag.
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| 2150 |
~ |
~ |
Neil |
~ |
~ |
~ |
~ |
~ |
~ |
Autopilot removed in toto (jamming)
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| 2230 |
030° |
5.4 |
Neil |
Few clouds |
SW |
8-11 |
30.20 |
34°53' |
074°48' |
Course change
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Daily Synopsis
After twenty four hours of relative calm, Stef's stomach is much more settled;
now his appetite has returned and Mr. Bucket
returns to his duties as a receptacle for more regular effluent. Consensus is that the calm
weather and development of sea-legs, combined with avoidance of ginger homeopathy,
has led to the recovery; lessons learned all round.
At the other extreme, the other sick crew-member is put out of its suffering - and ours.
The auto-pilot continues to bind up the wheel even when disengaged, and we eventually
dismantle the unit altogether. This is an interesting exercise, as it requires complete
removal of the wheel; doing this underway in the dark provides entertainment all round, but
we manage to execute the manoeuvre without broaching, jibing or losing any vital components,
and the night watches return to the humdrum beauty of a moon-lit sailboat afloat on the
nocturnal ocean beneath the timeless constellations of the void.
The green tree frog is nowhere to be seen; sadly, we conclude that the sharks must have done
for him. We hope that the loss of a fresh meat supply will not prove critical in the days
ahead.
