Category: 2013 July Positions

YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2013/07/12 10:19
LATITUDE: 02-44.54N
LONGITUDE: 047-17.31W
COURSE: 297T
SPEED: 8.0
MARINE: YES
WIND_SPEED: 5
WIND_DIR: SE
WAVE_HT: 0.0M
WAVE_PER: 0
SWELL_DIR: ESE
SWELL_HT: 1.0M
SWELL_PER: 8
CLOUDS: 40%
VISIBILITY: 15
BARO: 1015
TREND: 1
AIR_TEMP: 35.0C
SEA_TEMP: 27.2C
COMMENT: Beach House -EN ROUTE – Forteleza – Cayenne, French Guyana – Day 4 – 174 motoring miles

The winds have teased us a bit from astern, but alas not enough yet. Lots of distant lightening last night, a bit more squalls in the neighborhood but very little
rain. We\’ve 300 miles to Cayenne and expect to be there on Sunday morning. The Amazon\’s \”fan\” of outflow is now pushing with the current and as such at very low RPM we\’re doing 8+ knots most of the time. Blog will be up shortly…
KIT,
Scott and Nikki

YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2013/07/11 10:10
LATITUDE: 01-30.06N
LONGITUDE: 044-46.54W
COURSE: 296T
SPEED: 5.7
MARINE: YES
WIND_SPEED: 3
WIND_DIR: SE
WAVE_HT: 0.0M
WAVE_PER: 0
SWELL_DIR: ENE
SWELL_HT: 1.0M
SWELL_PER: 8
CLOUDS: 10%
VISIBILITY: 15
BARO: 1014.5
AIR_TEMP: 33.3C
SEA_TEMP: 27.2C
COMMENT: Beach House -EN ROUTE- Forteleza – Cayenne, French Guyana-Day 3- 162nm

We\’ve been motoring now for 27 hours. The wind news is that it may come up enough this afternoon to try and sail?
That may last for the duration of this leg…or not!

Very calm and I believe we have lost our current which is being checked by the Amazon! It\’s flowing between our hulls!…
(With apologies to Paula Cole). Hopefully as we get north of the rivers outlet, it will add to the push north? We shall see.

Blog up soon,
KIT,
Motoring along, Scott and Off watch Nik

YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2013/07/09 10:22
LATITUDE: 01-27.41S
LONGITUDE: 040-21.91W
COURSE: 301T
SPEED: 7.8
MARINE: YES
WIND_SPEED: 10
WIND_DIR: E
WAVE_HT: 0.0M
WAVE_PER: 0
SWELL_DIR: SE
SWELL_HT: 1.0M
SWELL_PER: 8
CLOUDS: 50%
VISIBILITY: 12
BARO: 1017.1
AIR_TEMP: 30.0C
SEA_TEMP: 26.7C
COMMENT: Beach House -EN ROUTE – Forteleza, Brazil – Cayenne, French Guyana – First 21.5 hours = 178 nm!

Our first day was quite nice. I\’ll update it all in the blog which will be up shortly. The big deal of why this
coastal route seems to be better than the ocean route is that we have an amazing current pushing us up the coast.

I think we\’ll go to Cayenne, French Guyana. (As someone just wrote me, \”It sounds Hot\”…:-)
Belem, Brazil has a \”mixed bag\” reputation including some nasty stuff, hence I think we\’ll pass.
KIT,
Scott and sleeping Nikki in the air conditioned cabin!

YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2013/07/08 13:19
LATITUDE: 03-35.96S
LONGITUDE: 038-34.16W
COURSE: 343T
SPEED: 7.7
MARINE: NO
WIND_SPEED: 15
WIND_DIR: ESE
CLOUDS: 50%
VISIBILITY: 15
BARO: 1018.7
AIR_TEMP: 29.4C
COMMENT: Beach House -EN ROUTE – Forteleza to Cayenne, French Guyana???

We\’re winging this destination a bit as the coast is not particularly inviting.
If we do go all the way to French Guyana, it\’s about 1000 miles northwest of us.

Forteleza was \”interesting\”, I\’ll finish it up in the next blog.

Remember, DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS. USE OUR SAILMAIL ADDRESS ON THE BOAT.
KIT,
Scott and Nikki

YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2013/07/03 14:22
LATITUDE: 03-43.16S
LONGITUDE: 038-31.75W
MARINE: NO
WIND_SPEED: 7
WIND_DIR: ESE
CLOUDS: 70%
VISIBILITY: 12
BARO: 1017.1
AIR_TEMP: 28.9C
COMMENT: Beach House – MED MOORED – Forteleza Marina – 2 days, 355 miles

We anchored out and came into the marina with the dinghy. There are about 7 boats here all Med Moored (not my favorite!).
The Marina staff helped us get hooked up and tied to the dock. Next the \”passerelle\” (gangway) and then we\’ll be ashore.
This is the first time I\’ve done it on my bow anchor instead of chain system that the Marina\’s usually provide.

All is well, we\’ll get checked in and rested. I\’ll update the blog later tonight or tomorrow….
KIT,
We\’re in South America!
Scott and Nikki

YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2013/07/03 08:28
LATITUDE: 03-41.19S
LONGITUDE: 038-09.02W
COURSE: 273T
SPEED: 6.7
MARINE: YES
WIND_SPEED: 24
WIND_DIR: ESE
WAVE_HT: 0.1M
WAVE_PER: 7
SWELL_DIR: ESE
SWELL_HT: 2.0M
SWELL_PER: 8
CLOUDS: 90%
VISIBILITY: 5
BARO: 1015.4
AIR_TEMP: 24.4C
SEA_TEMP: 26.7C
COMMENT: Beach House -EN ROUTE-Fernando de Noronha Island – Forteleza, Brazil – Day 2 – 170 nm

I\’m doing the position report early and will update it when we are settled at the Marina this morning.
It\’s 5:35 a.m. local time at now -3 on GMT in Forteleza. We\’ve essentially motored the last 24 hours and have had no
wind till about three hours ago. Too many ships, oil rigs?, fishing boats around to just start sailing through the crowd the last 30 miles.
We\’ll just motor on in. Blog up shortly, we\’ll post a new position when anchored, moored, docked? at the Marina.
KIT,
Scott and Off Watch Nik

YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2013/07/02 10:00
LATITUDE: 03-51.24S
LONGITUDE: 035-11.28W
COURSE: 271T
SPEED: 7.2
MARINE: YES
WIND_SPEED: 14
WIND_DIR: 147T
WAVE_HT: 0.0M
WAVE_PER: 0
SWELL_DIR: ENE
SWELL_HT: 1.5M
SWELL_PER: 8
CLOUDS: 90%
VISIBILITY: 10
BARO: 1015.3
AIR_TEMP: 26.1C
SEA_TEMP: 26.7C
COMMENT: Beach House -EN ROUTE-Fernando de Noronha Island – Forteleza, Brazil Day 01 – 171nm

A combination of sailing and motoring. Though we are NOT in the ITCZ yet, it sure acts like it. The squalls don\’t have lots
of extra wind, but we can have 100 degree wind shifts. It\’s hot and humid and will get more so as we go north!

Blog will be up shortly.
We hope to be at Forteleza Marina by Wednesday before dark.
KIT,
Scott and Nikki

YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2013/07/01 10:44
LATITUDE: 03-52.58S
LONGITUDE: 032-30.25W
COURSE: 255T
SPEED: 6.5
MARINE: YES
WIND_SPEED: 6
WIND_DIR: E
WAVE_HT: 0.0M
WAVE_PER: 0
SWELL_DIR: SSE
SWELL_HT: 1.5M
SWELL_PER: 10
CLOUDS: 85%
VISIBILITY: 12
BARO: 1015.7
AIR_TEMP: 28.3C
SEA_TEMP: 26.1C
COMMENT: Beach House -EN ROUTE- Fernando de Noronha Island – Forteleza, Brazil

We\’re off after running the length of the island (only 5 miles) and headed to the main land.
Unfortunately, we\’ve mixed reviews of Fernando, but it IS an island paradise unto itself.

We\’re in very light air, but it should pick up later today. I expect to arrive in Fortelza sometime on Wednesday.

The blog is updated at: www.svbeachhouse.com AND Nikki\’s Gmail is again working to be forwarded to the boat!
KIT,
Scott and Nikki