YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/11/20 11:20 LATITUDE: 28-47.71S LONGITUDE: 032-04.71E MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 9 WIND_DIR: ENE CLOUDS: 90% VISIBILITY: 10 BARO: 1012.4 AIR_TEMP: 29.4C COMMENT: Beach House -DOCKED- International Wharf, Richards Bay, South Africa
Beat the weather in. We had 20-28 knots last 15 hours. The barometer is dropping! Safely tied up. Welcome to Africa!
Drop us a note, love to hear from you. Scott and Sailor Nik
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/11/19 07:04 LATITUDE: 25-58.83S LONGITUDE: 034-05.61E COURSE: 191T SPEED: 6.9 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 3 WIND_DIR: ESE WAVE_HT: 0.0M WAVE_PER: 0 SWELL_DIR: S SWELL_HT: 2.8M SWELL_PER: 6 CLOUDS: 80% VISIBILITY: 10 BARO: 1010.9 AIR_TEMP: 25.6C COMMENT: Beach House – MOTORING – Maputo Bay to Richard\’s Bay, SA
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YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/11/19 07:04 LATITUDE: 25-58.83S LONGITUDE: 034-05.61E COURSE: 191T SPEED: 6.9 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 3 WIND_DIR: ESE WAVE_HT: 0.0M WAVE_PER: 0 SWELL_DIR: S SWELL_HT: 2.8M SWELL_PER: 6 CLOUDS: 80% VISIBILITY: 10 BARO: 1010.9 AIR_TEMP: 25.6C COMMENT: Beach House – MOTORING – Maputo Bay to Richard\’s Bay, SA
New blog posted at: www.svbeachhouse.com
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/11/17 13:02 LATITUDE: 23-44.12S LONGITUDE: 035-23.66E MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 25 WIND_DIR: NNE CLOUDS: 30% VISIBILITY: 15 BARO: 1011.6 AIR_TEMP: 27.8C COMMENT: Beach House ANCHORED -Linga Linga Point – Inhambane Bay, Mozambique
We came in to Linga Linga as the conditions in the bay were way too bouncy. The SSEasterlies are not expected till 9pm-12am. Hence, here we stay. Lovely spot with it\’s own WRECK right in front of us. There are two resorts on this point. One is called, \”Castle of the Sea\” in Portuguese.
The entry was as Des said it would be. We came in one hour after low tide. Least water was 3.1 meters about 10 feet UNDER the hulls. This was a very brief time, perhaps 30 seconds. Never shallower than 16 feet anywhere else. Mostly in the 20+ and up to 60 feet. (The previous is for Dave of Sunflower). Dave, if you want some more waypoints…email me!
The strong SSE is supposed to last only about 4-6-8 hours? We\’ll be off in earnest tomorrow on the rising tide around 6 a.m. KIT, Scott and Nikki, anchored in Africa!
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/11/17 07:45 LATITUDE: 23-37.83S LONGITUDE: 035-36.73E COURSE: 220T SPEED: 4.6 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 17 WIND_DIR: NNE WAVE_HT: 0.5M WAVE_PER: 4 SWELL_DIR: SE SWELL_HT: 0.5M SWELL_PER: 5 CLOUDS: 25% VISIBILITY: 20 BARO: 1015.1 AIR_TEMP: 27.8C COMMENT: Beach House – Hove To – Inhambane Bay, Mozambique
HOVE To with just the third reef in the main. It\’s fairly calm out here, but we wish to not enter the Linga Linga anchorage and go over the shoal water. If we can wait this wind out. We\’re 10 miles north of the bay entrance and we\’d prefer to just go straight to the \”Lighthouse\” anchorage. If we go there now, it will be uncomfortable as it\’s open to the wind and chop. The tide is not right to go into Linga Linga for another 2 hours in any event. We might change our minds and go in on the rising tide, but it\’s 8 miles in and out. We would then just stay there till tomorrow morning and leave early a.m. with the incoming tide again. However, that\’s our second choice.
If the lull before the shift to the SSE comes soon, it will be our best option to go straight to the \”Light House\” anchorage. The reason for this stop is an expected 20-25 knots SSEasterly tonight. It will only last 6-8 hours, but have some punch and be going directly against this now 1.5-2.0 southerly current. AFTER it passes, we should have favorable conditions to sail straight to Richard\’s Bay, SA. WE THEN MUST BE THERE BY THE MORNING OF THE 21ST as a very strong SW gale will hit the area in the afternoon that day. We should have no problem covering the 350 miles in the allotted time. Our ETA will be the afternoon of the 20th a full day ahead of the wind. KIT, Scott and Cooking Nik
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/11/16 09:23 LATITUDE: 20-59.79S LONGITUDE: 037-05.25E COURSE: 205T SPEED: 7.0 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 1 WIND_DIR: WSW WAVE_HT: 0.0M WAVE_PER: 0 SWELL_DIR: S SWELL_HT: 1.0M SWELL_PER: 5 CLOUDS: 30% VISIBILITY: 15 BARO: 1017.1 AIR_TEMP: 31.1C COMMENT: Beach House -EN ROUTE -Madagascar to Richard\’s Bay, South Africa Sorry a little late on the position report today. End Day 4, 167 nm for 27 hours. Abeam Bazaruto, Mozambique, 150 nm to Inhambane, Mozambique where we may? stop for a day to see about a quick SSWesterly? Currently motoring BOTH engines!..yeah! New blog later today…. KIT, Scott and Navagatrix Nik
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/11/15 06:30 LATITUDE: 19-22.26S LONGITUDE: 038-39.81E COURSE: 212T SPEED: 5.9 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 7 WIND_DIR: S WAVE_HT: 0.5M WAVE_PER: 4 SWELL_DIR: SSE SWELL_HT: 1.3M SWELL_PER: 5 CLOUDS: 25% VISIBILITY: 15 BARO: 1018.2 AIR_TEMP: 30.6C COMMENT: Beach House -EN ROUTE -Madagascar to Richard\’s Bay, South Africa Day 3 – 155 miles. At least respectable. We\’re now motoring on the starboard engine following the pattern of wind at night, none during the day. Expect 15-20+ SSE this evening and all gone tomorrow. We\’re 2 days from Inhambane, Madagascar\’s \”hidey hole\”. We\’re in a pushing (south flowing) current of about 1 knot. We\’re staying a bit East today so we can sail toward the SW when the wind comes in later. Too bumpy to work with the engine. Checked the fuse and swapped voltage regulators on the 24 V alternator. No luck. Decent sail last night. Nikki\’s cooking…:-) KIT, Scott and Niiki
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/11/15 06:30 LATITUDE: 19-22.26S LONGITUDE: 038-39.81E COURSE: 212T SPEED: 5.9 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 7 WIND_DIR: S WAVE_HT: 0.5M WAVE_PER: 4 SWELL_DIR: SSE SWELL_HT: 1.3M SWELL_PER: 5 CLOUDS: 25% VISIBILITY: 15 BARO: 1018.2 AIR_TEMP: 30.6C COMMENT: Beach House -EN ROUTE -Madagascar to Richard\’s Bay, South Africa Day 3 – 155 miles. At least respectable. We\’re now motoring on the starboard engine following the pattern of wind at night, none during the day. Expect 15-20+ SSE this evening and all gone tomorrow. We\’re 2 days from Inhambane, Madagascar\’s \”hidey hole\”. We\’re in a pushing (south flowing) current of about 1 knot. We\’re staying a bit East today so we can sail toward the SW when the wind comes in later. Too bumpy to work with the engine. Checked the fuse and swapped voltage regulators on the 24 V alternator. No luck. Decent sail last night. Nikki\’s cooking…:-) KIT, Scott and Niiki
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/11/14 07:00 LATITUDE: 17-55.18S LONGITUDE: 040-40.41E COURSE: 274T SPEED: 5.3 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 10 WIND_DIR: ENE WAVE_HT: 0.0M WAVE_PER: 0 SWELL_DIR: S SWELL_HT: 0.5M SWELL_PER: 6 CLOUDS: 35% VISIBILITY: 15 BARO: 1017 AIR_TEMP: 30.0C COMMENT: Beach House-EN ROUTE-Madagascar to Richard\’s Bay, South Africa
Day 2 – 135 miles. A record….low mileage day. As if nothing else could go wrong, our clew patch on the mainsail broke. FORTUNATElY, we were able to roll the sail into the boom to the first reef which I did in the bosun\’s chair while Nikki operated the furling system. That will be as much main sail as we\’ll be able to use the rest of the trip. Shades of the Galapagos crossing.
Wind is variable, last night it was non existent till 3:30 a.m., then 14-18 from the SSE, now ENE at 10, we\’re temporarily motoring. Glad I\’ve lots of fuel filters; they are lasting all of about 30 hours each!… Getting busy out here. We just passed two Japanese Long Liners and two cargo ships last night and one just about 20 miles ahead of us now. Also, we\’ve had a 1.5 knot current going AGAINST us for the last 20 hours. We are currently heading west to try and get to the African side of it where we should get a nice push all the way to Richard\’s Bay…. 800 or so mile to go! KIT, Still trying to GET to the motor project. With all that\’s gone on, I need a break. Poor Beach House needs some TLC when we get to SA!.. Scott and Able Sea-woman Nikki
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/11/13 05:57 LATITUDE: 16-49.09S LONGITUDE: 042-46.03E COURSE: 233T SPEED: 6.9 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 8 WIND_DIR: NE WAVE_HT: 0.0M WAVE_PER: 0 SWELL_DIR: S SWELL_HT: 1.2M SWELL_PER: 6 CLOUDS: 20% VISIBILITY: 15 BARO: 1017.3 AIR_TEMP: 31.7C COMMENT: Beach House – EN ROUTE – Madagascar to Richard\’s Bay, South Africa ABEAM Isla Juan de Nova
We\’ll catch up on the blog asap….. Now motoring on one engine (port engine is not working)-that\’s why Miss Piggy has two!…:-)