Category: 2011 Positions

YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/05/27 02:25 LATITUDE: 17-35.96S LONGITUDE: 177-26.50E MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 6 WIND_DIR: 059T CLOUDS: 20% VISIBILITY: 25 BARO: 1013 AIR_TEMP: 32.8C COMMENT: Beach House – Med Moored – Vuda Point Marina. Windlass and Sail drive repairs. BIG clean up to do as well….

YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/05/26 03:35 LATITUDE: 17-35.97S LONGITUDE: 177-26.49E MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 12 WIND_DIR: 043T CLOUDS: 30% VISIBILITY: 25 BARO: 1010.6 AIR_TEMP: 30.6C COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED – Lautoka, Fiji (7 days 20 hours). All checked in, moving to Vuda Point Marina tomorrow for check out of sail drive and a few other \”delightful projects\”. We\’ll be there at least two days getting cleaned up (sorted as Kate would say). The most bureaucratic check in ever, easy enough.

YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/05/26 03:35 LATITUDE: 17-35.97S LONGITUDE: 177-26.49E MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 12 WIND_DIR: 043T CLOUDS: 30% VISIBILITY: 25 BARO: 1010.6 AIR_TEMP: 30.6C COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED – Lautoka, Fiji (7 days 20 hours). All checked in, moving to Vuda Point Marina tomorrow for check out of saildrive and a few other \”delightful projects\”. We\’ll be there at least two days getting cleaned up (sorted as Kate would say). The most bureaucratic check in ever, easy enough.

YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/05/23 00:00 LATITUDE: 19-29.99S LONGITUDE: 177-36.52E COURSE: 332T SPEED: 6.0 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 25 WIND_DIR: 101T WAVE_HT: 1.0M WAVE_PER: 8 SWELL_DIR: ESE SWELL_HT: 3.0M SWELL_PER: 8 CLOUDS: 70% VISIBILITY: 18 BARO: 1014.5 TREND: -1 AIR_TEMP: 27.8C SEA_TEMP: 27.8C COMMENT: Beach House – ENROUTE – Lautoka, Fiji. 194 nm day 07 run. 15 miles to abeam Kandavu Island landfall. 95 miles to Navalu Pass entry, 114 miles to Lautoka. We are under 3 reefs, no head sail to slow for the next 20 hours. We will enter Navalu Pass at first light tomorrow, check in Lautoka by afternoon. Kate still cooking and finishing Skippers course. It\’s now tropical warm at 81 deg F, water 80 deg F. Almost there. Still very windy, big swell. We should have protection from the swell once by Kandavu Island in about 3-4 hours. USE Sailmail address to respond.

YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/05/24 00:09 LATITUDE: 22-25.27S LONGITUDE: 179-03.28E COURSE: 328T SPEED: 7.5 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 21 WIND_DIR: 104T WAVE_HT: 1.0M WAVE_PER: 8 SWELL_DIR: ESE SWELL_HT: 3.5M SWELL_PER: 8 CLOUDS: 40% VISIBILITY: 20 BARO: 1017.6 TREND: 1 AIR_TEMP: 25.6C SEA_TEMP: 24.4C COMMENT: Beach House – ENROUTE – LAUTOKA, Fiji (change of port for engine room leak repair). 181 nm Day 6 run. 7pm to 7pm will be over 200 nm!.. We hit 18.9 knots today! Kate still studying Day Skipper and Diving Course. Expect A.M. arrival on 26 May (Eastern Hemisphere Date). 295 nm to go.

YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/05/23 00:17 LATITUDE: 24-35.62S LONGITUDE: 178-41.41W COURSE: 002T SPEED: 7.1 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 22 WIND_DIR: 126T WAVE_HT: 1.0M WAVE_PER: 8 SWELL_DIR: ESE SWELL_HT: 3.5M SWELL_PER: 8 CLOUDS: 40% VISIBILITY: 20 BARO: 1019.3 TREND: 1 AIR_TEMP: 24.4C SEA_TEMP: 23.9C COMMENT: Beach House – ENROUTE – POSSIBLE COURSE CHANGE TO LAUTOKA, Fiji. 175 nm for Day 5 run. We will skip Minerva Reefs as to poor weather conditions and expected arrival after dark. Kate has started PADI Open Water Dive course modules on DVD. Investigating fixing leak at Musket Cove near Lautoka, WEST Fiji. Estimate arrival 27th May. 475 nm to Lautoka, Fiji. Will keep you all updated. We are IN the Tropics. Scott with wide awake Kate!….:)

YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/05/20 00:00 LATITUDE: 27-23.19S LONGITUDE: 179-25.73W COURSE: 021T SPEED: 9.2 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 25 WIND_DIR: 118T WAVE_HT: 1.0M WAVE_PER: 8 SWELL_DIR: ESE SWELL_HT: 3.5M SWELL_PER: 8 CLOUDS: 40% VISIBILITY: 20 BARO: 1027.3 TREND: 1 AIR_TEMP: 22.2C SEA_TEMP: 21.1C COMMENT: Beach House – ENROUTE – Savusavu, Fiji. If we can make Minerva before losing light tomorrow, we will try and enter the reef. If not, we may pass. 172 nm today, our best and we are flying. On schedule to due well over 200 nm day for tomorrow. Minerva Reef North is 223 nm to go. We are on the WEST SIDE of the Date line. 1/2 way point to Savusavu.