svbeachhouse

Category: Position Reports

  • POSITION REPORT

    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

  • POSITION REPORT

    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

  • POSITION REPORT

    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

  • POSITION REPORT

    YOTREPS: YES
    TIME: 2013/06/29 03:36
    LATITUDE: 03-50.06S
    LONGITUDE: 032-24.43W
    MARINE: NO
    WIND_SPEED: 3
    WIND_DIR: W
    CLOUDS: 100%
    VISIBILITY: 14
    BARO: 1015
    AIR_TEMP: 24.4C
    COMMENT: Beach House -ANCHORED-Fernando de Noronha Island – Brazil – 6 days, 9 hours

    We just anchored next to s/v \”This Side Up\” and it\’s 12:30 a.m. local time. We\’ve had rain ALL DAY and it has stopped here at the anchorage.
    We had a nice sail despite the multi direction swell and humid damp conditions.

    We\’ll update the blog in the morning when we rise!…
    Safe and Sound,
    Scott and Sleepy Nik

  • POSITION REPORT

    YOTREPS: YES
    TIME: 2013/06/29 03:36
    LATITUDE: 03-50.06S
    LONGITUDE: 032-24.43W
    MARINE: NO
    WIND_SPEED: 3
    WIND_DIR: W
    CLOUDS: 100%
    VISIBILITY: 14
    BARO: 1015
    AIR_TEMP: 24.4C
    COMMENT: Beach House -ANCHORED-Fernando de Noronha Island – Brazil – 6 days, 9 hours

    We just anchored next to s/v \”This Side Up\” and it\’s 12:30 a.m. local time. We\’ve had rain ALL DAY and it has stopped here at the anchorage.
    We had a nice sail despite the multi direction swell and humid damp conditions.

    We\’ll update the blog in the morning when we rise!…
    Safe and Sound,
    Scott and Sleepy Nik

  • POSITION REPORT

    YOTREPS: YES
    TIME: 2013/06/28 08:10
    LATITUDE: 03-40.01S
    LONGITUDE: 030-07.46W
    COURSE: 267T
    SPEED: 8.0
    MARINE: YES
    WIND_SPEED: 12
    WIND_DIR: NE
    WAVE_HT: 0.1M
    WAVE_PER: 9
    SWELL_DIR: SE
    SWELL_HT: 2.0M
    SWELL_PER: 10
    CLOUDS: 90%
    VISIBILITY: 6
    BARO: 1014.8
    AIR_TEMP: 24.4C
    SEA_TEMP: 26.1C
    COMMENT: Beach House -En ROUTE – Fernando de Noronha Island – Brazil – Day 6 – 177 nm

    We\’ve motored 18 of the last 24 hours but are getting the wind back and we\’ll set sail around 8 am.
    It\’s been pretty rainy and squally, but the squalls take as much wind away as some of them give. Nothing over 18 knots.
    We\’ve 135 nm to go and expect to be at the anchorage early tomorrow morning.

    Blog will be up shortly… www.svbeachhouse.com
    Scott and Nikki

  • POSITION REPORT

    YOTREPS: YES
    TIME: 2013/06/27 08:14
    LATITUDE: 03-33.55S
    LONGITUDE: 027-14.00W
    COURSE: 267T
    SPEED: 7.0
    MARINE: YES
    WIND_SPEED: 7
    WIND_DIR: ENE
    WAVE_HT: 0.0M
    WAVE_PER: 0
    SWELL_DIR: E
    SWELL_HT: 1.5M
    SWELL_PER: 11
    CLOUDS: 85%
    VISIBILITY: 6
    BARO: 1015.8
    AIR_TEMP: 23.9C
    SEA_TEMP: 26.1C
    COMMENT: Beach House -En ROUTE – Fernando de Noronha Island – Brazil, Day 5 – 162 nm

    Flew the spinnaker is light to dying breeze till early this morning when the proverbial towel was thrown in and we dropped the spinnaker
    and are now motoring. We\’ve had several squalls within the last three hours and they\’re mostly wind thieves and rain makers.
    Nice to get the boat washed!

    A really amazing experience last night…it\’s all in the blog which will be up by the time most of you read this!
    YES SANDRA, Nikki did get your direct email to the boat, she\’s just been a bit tired and will write soon!
    KIT,
    Scott and Hopefully Sleeping Nikki

  • POSITION REPORT

    YOTREPS: YES
    TIME: 2013/06/26 08:08
    LATITUDE: 04-32.73S
    LONGITUDE: 024-29.69W
    COURSE: 308T
    SPEED: 7.9
    MARINE: YES
    WIND_SPEED: 12
    WIND_DIR: E
    WAVE_HT: 0.0M
    WAVE_PER: 0
    SWELL_DIR: E
    SWELL_HT: 1.5M
    SWELL_PER: 11
    CLOUDS: 70%
    VISIBILITY: 12
    BARO: 1015.3
    AIR_TEMP: 26.1C
    SEA_TEMP: 26.1C
    COMMENT: Beach House – En ROUTE – Fernando de Noronha Island, Brazil – Day 4 – 175 nm

    PINCH ME! See if I\’m awake! What an incredible sail we\’ve had the last 14 hours. It\’s almost flat water and we\’re beam reaching with the spinnaker up
    in 12 knots of wind doing 7-10 knots! Yesterday, I figured out that by adding more dagger board, the boat steering really behaves much better.
    We\’ve changed time to -1 on GMT (Fernando is at -2 GMT).

    Blog will be up in a few minutes: REMEMBER NIKKI\’S EMAIL IS NOT FORWARDING, WRITE HER AT THE BOAT DIRECTLY.

    KIT,
    Scott and off watch Nikki

  • POSITION REPORT

    YOTREPS: YES
    TIME: 2013/06/25 08:10
    LATITUDE: 05-58.92S
    LONGITUDE: 021-59.12W
    COURSE: 284T
    SPEED: 7.2
    MARINE: YES
    WIND_SPEED: 18
    WIND_DIR: E
    WAVE_HT: 0.1M
    WAVE_PER: 11
    SWELL_DIR: ESE
    SWELL_HT: 2.3M
    SWELL_PER: 11
    CLOUDS: 25%
    VISIBILITY: 12
    BARO: 1015.5
    AIR_TEMP: 27.8C
    SEA_TEMP: 26.1C
    COMMENT: Beach House -En ROUTE -Fernando de Noronha Island – Brazil – Day 3 – 176 nm

    A good days run and we\’re still under full main and genoa poled to starboard. The weather has been great but we may start to see some rain and
    squalls within the next 24 hours? For the full story and Nikki in bed with a flying fish!…check out the blog at: www.svbeachhouse.com
    Two nights and one day in a row we\’ve seen ships.
    Blog up in a few minutes…
    Enjoy,
    Scott and Fishy Nikki

  • POSITION REPORT

    YOTREPS: YES
    TIME: 2013/06/24 08:05
    LATITUDE: 07-35.64S
    LONGITUDE: 019-32.23W
    COURSE: 281T
    SPEED: 7.3
    MARINE: YES
    WIND_SPEED: 18
    WIND_DIR: E
    WAVE_HT: 0.1M
    WAVE_PER: 11
    SWELL_DIR: ESE
    SWELL_HT: 2.2M
    SWELL_PER: 11
    CLOUDS: 80%
    VISIBILITY: 12
    BARO: 1016.1
    AIR_TEMP: 25.6C
    SEA_TEMP: 26.1C
    COMMENT: Beach House -En ROUTE -Fernando de Noronha Island – Brazil. Day 2 – 170 nm

    We jibed last night at sunset and took down the spinnaker. Nice days run, genoa on the port pole, full main.
    Easy sailing, saw one big ship out here who seemed to be stopped and all lit up last night; just 2 miles away.
    Blog should be up soon…

    Scott & Sleeping Nikki