My personal logbook

Age : 43 Inscrit le : 08 Nov 2007 Messages : 40 Localisation : Galicia

Just for curious, some thoughts and technical real data from this Round the World Race, aboard my "Breitling" Open 60:

Nov 24. N12º 20' W023º 18'. 12 days at sea.

This is my first entry on the logbook. I did a nice start, crossing Gibraltar Strait in a good position in the fleet. But days later the Canary Islands has been a real pain for me. Very very little breeze, crawling the saharian coast, while some others enjoyed fresh winds far from me.

I went down the classification, but now I'm doing some nice 20 kts, and a great 471 miles 24h run recorded at 20:00Z. Doldrums ahead, but I'm confident, I think it will be a quick jump to the southern hemisphere.

1012 mb steady, temp is 26.8 ºC, 2.5 m waves, sounding gives an impressive 4600 m depth. "Breitling" is now trimmed to spend the night.

Good winds to all the fleet !!

Inscrit le : 09 Nov 2007 Messages : 225 Localisation : Ales

Hi Breitling lol!

Nice loogbook !
I apologize for my English Embarassed

I'm coming soon in Doldrums.
In French, we said "pot au noir".
You can translate by "dead calm zone" or "deathtrap".
My boat name Fomalhaut, because my zodiac sign is "Fish" and Fomalhaut is the alpha star of the "Austral Fish" constellation.
You can see it in South of Capricorn.
Is name comes from arabic language "fom al-hut", who means "fish mouth". This star is called too as "the solitary...the lonely"
My position : 6°9'N, 24°59' W and I'm surrounded by fying fishes Laughing

Sunrise

was at 7:32 GMT and sunset will be at 19:21 GMT
Good winds !

Age : 43 Inscrit le : 08 Nov 2007 Messages : 40 Localisation : Galicia

Nice not to be alone Smile

We are near to meet your star on the southern skies.

Data provided are real, extracted from GRIB files at my present position, so I can dream on the real thing Smile

This morning the wind has slowed down, this is doldrums. But I keep a nice speed trhough the waves. I can hardly see a sail to the east. She must be Iannick chasing me. Today is going to be a fair light wind day, so time to get some suntan on deck.

Cheers from "Breitling"

You are almost crossing the doldrums, that do not seem to be very active until now Very Happy

I believe that we will have more problems in the South Atlantic because the Saint Helena HP is weak until now Neutral

Good luck and good winds
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chucky_jll (ex chucky_laurent) est le patron du voayager et le fondateur du Musel Team

Nos manet Oceanus circumvagus; arva beata
Petamus, arva divites et insulas,
HORACIO Epodo XVI, 41-42

Bravo Breitling:

A very good approach to Tasman Sea. It gives you enough distance to cross Cook Strait in the first position cheers

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chucky_jll (ex chucky_laurent) est le patron du voayager et le fondateur du Musel Team

Nos manet Oceanus circumvagus; arva beata
Petamus, arva divites et insulas,
HORACIO Epodo XVI, 41-42

Age : 43 Inscrit le : 08 Nov 2007 Messages : 40 Localisation : Galicia

Don't say it too loud Smile

I planned my silent attack at night to climb some positions in the ladder, but never thought I was going to be the leader next morning !! This is not an easy nor comfortable position, anyway I'll try to keep it as much as I could. Smile

Data at my present location: weather is warming up slowly. Some nice 25 kts from the west, 8.7 ºC, 5 meter seas. And now looking at backwards more time than forward Laughing

Good wind to you all !!

Bravo Breitling
cheers

Now I can say it very loudly. You have emerged from NZ heading the fleet and now we have paella in the menu. I will do my best to increase the amount of meat. One paella with two rabbits will satisfy 50 hungry sailors
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chucky_jll (ex chucky_laurent) est le patron du voayager et le fondateur du Musel Team

Nos manet Oceanus circumvagus; arva beata
Petamus, arva divites et insulas,
HORACIO Epodo XVI, 41-42

Age : 43 Inscrit le : 08 Nov 2007 Messages : 40 Localisation : Galicia

Thanks

It was hard. Three days almost trimming the boat each hour, but finally it paid off. I have to admit I thought about leaving NZ on port to reach WP6, but being not sure about the rules I decided to go ahead with something always in mind: to be the first at the gate Smile

Finally the first was Celu, but I did it fine.

I don't know what exactly means the paella stuff Smile

Tell me about that jargon please Smile

And now time for a little rest, but with my 3 day GRIB forecasts on the table Wink

Don't lose sight of my sail !!!

Some meteo from Musel Team

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chucky_jll (ex chucky_laurent) est le patron du voayager et le fondateur du Musel Team

Nos manet Oceanus circumvagus; arva beata
Petamus, arva divites et insulas,
HORACIO Epodo XVI, 41-42

Age : 43 Inscrit le : 08 Nov 2007 Messages : 40 Localisation : Galicia

Some more from me Smile

Detail:

Inscrit le : 09 Nov 2007 Messages : 225 Localisation : Ales

Hi Brietling ! How are you ?
Soon you will go across the stargate Laughing

Do you will be in another galaxy, or just in the other side of the world Question

Do you're not afraid ?
Waiting, as Maxam crossed yet, we lose around 800 Nm in ranking
affraid

It's funny Laughing

Good winds and good bounce

Age : 43 Inscrit le : 08 Nov 2007 Messages : 40 Localisation : Galicia

There is water at the other side, come on !! Smile

But something strange happened: my next waypoint is WP10 !!! I realized because Rybak was always behind me, and suddenly he is 24 miles ahead !! HEading to WP10 he is closer than me, but we have to cross WP8 and WP9 before...

This stargate really has made some time and space compressions Smile

Inscrit le : 11 Nov 2007 Messages : 23 Localisation : Paris

Year, same for me, at the beginning, i thought the stargate has droped me in the bermuda triangle .... but after checking my position with my sextant i can say that this is not !

The best way to understand is probably going back through the red line but unfortunately my rudder is locked ... don't know what happens ....

If someone want to try for me ??? rendeer

Inscrit le : 09 Nov 2007 Messages : 225 Localisation : Ales

Hi Knaqua...
Do it's of automatic pilot ?
In this case, ruders can be unlock (deactivate), by clicking on his number.
Good winds, lol!