Category: Position Reports

YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/10/21 02:03 LATITUDE: 11-46.40S LONGITUDE: 062-07.66E COURSE: 269T SPEED: 7.8 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 18 WIND_DIR: SE WAVE_HT: 0.2M WAVE_PER: 7 SWELL_DIR: SSE SWELL_HT: 2.8M SWELL_PER: 7 CLOUDS: 90% VISIBILITY: 10 BARO: 1015.3 AIR_TEMP: 23.9C COMMENT: Beach House -En-ROUTE- Chagos to Madagascar. Day 4, 178 nm

Changed course to head for Cap d\’Ambre. Found a 1600 spot to pass over the Mascarene Bank Rain, all is well, now with the pole up, wind at 130 degrees on the port quarter.

YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/10/20 02:00 LATITUDE: 10-19.43S LONGITUDE: 064-47.59E COURSE: 238T SPEED: 8.2 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 23 WIND_DIR: SE WAVE_HT: 0.5M WAVE_PER: 6 SWELL_DIR: SSE SWELL_HT: 3.0M SWELL_PER: 10 CLOUDS: 60% VISIBILITY: 15 BARO: 1014.3 AIR_TEMP: 30.0C COMMENT: Beach House -En-ROUTE- Chagos to Madagascar. Day 3 – 192 nm.

We\’re heading for an intermediate waypoint at approx: 11-42 deg SOUTH x 062-19 deg EAST. At that point we\’ll head west toward the barn! We expect this stronger wind to be with us for about another 24 hours. New blog posted at: www.svbeachhouse.com KIT, Scott and Nikki

YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/10/19 01:54 LATITUDE: 08-32.75S LONGITUDE: 067-24.05E COURSE: 248T SPEED: 10.8 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 20 WIND_DIR: SE WAVE_HT: 0.2M WAVE_PER: 6 SWELL_DIR: SSE SWELL_HT: 2.5M SWELL_PER: 10 CLOUDS: 70% VISIBILITY: 15 BARO: 1013.9 AIR_TEMP: 28.9C COMMENT: Beach House – En-ROUTE – Chagos to Madagascar. 173 nm last 24 hours.

New blog posted at: www.svbeachhouse.com For Dave & Kathy on Sunflower…You can post as many times per day as you like on YOTREPS. It only shows the most recent. SWU on the radio this p.m. We moved our clocks to +5…

YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/10/18 01:53 LATITUDE: 06-58.67S LONGITUDE: 069-50.58E COURSE: 231T SPEED: 6.8 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 14 WIND_DIR: ESE WAVE_HT: 0.2M WAVE_PER: 6 SWELL_DIR: SSE SWELL_HT: 2.3M SWELL_PER: 10 CLOUDS: 50% VISIBILITY: 15 BARO: 1014.2 AIR_TEMP: 29.4C COMMENT: Beach House -En-ROUTE- Peros Banhos Atoll, Chagos Archipelago to Madagascar.

New blog posted at www.svbeachhouse.com s/v \”Sunflower\” is a bit behind us, weather cooperating and all is well. KIT, Scott and Sleeping Nikki

YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/10/05 03:49 LATITUDE: 05-21.24S LONGITUDE: 072-12.47E MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 13 WIND_DIR: ENE CLOUDS: 90% VISIBILITY: 10 BARO: 1016 AIR_TEMP: 26.7C COMMENT: Beach House – MOORED – Salomon Atoll, Chagos Archipelago. 131 miles last 24 hours

Trip 10 days. We\’re moored next to \”Sunflower\” who graciously helped us get on the mooring. A bit tired, one big squall last night. New blog shortly….. resting and cleaning up today.o KIT, Scott and \”Cookin\’ Nikki\”!….:-)

YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/10/05 03:49 LATITUDE: 05-21.24S LONGITUDE: 072-12.47E MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 13 WIND_DIR: ENE CLOUDS: 90% VISIBILITY: 10 BARO: 1016 AIR_TEMP: 26.7C COMMENT: Beach House – MOORED – Salomon Atoll, Chagos Archipelago. 131 miles last 24 hours

Trip 10 days. We\’re moored next to \”Sunflower\” who graciously helped us get on the mooring. A bit tired, one big squall last night. New blog shortly….. resting and cleaning up today.o KIT, Scott and \”Cookin\’ Nikki\”!….:-)

YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/10/04 01:55 LATITUDE: 05-58.77S LONGITUDE: 074-12.65E COURSE: 305T SPEED: 4.7 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 18 WIND_DIR: NE WAVE_HT: 0.1M WAVE_PER: 6 SWELL_DIR: ENE SWELL_HT: 2.2M SWELL_PER: 10 CLOUDS: 70% VISIBILITY: 10 BARO: 1013.6 AIR_TEMP: 28.3C COMMENT: Beach House – EN ROUTE – Salomon Atoll, Chagos Archipelago. Day 9 145 nm. 123 nm to go!

Expect to arrive at Salomon Atoll, Chagos tomorrow morning. Weather has calmed, though still squally and northerly. Stove is working again…whew!.. New blog just posted at: www.svbeachhouse.com

KIT, Scott and Sleeping Nikki

YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/10/03 01:53 LATITUDE: 07-06.45S LONGITUDE: 076-21.04E COURSE: 292T SPEED: 6.5 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 18 WIND_DIR: NE WAVE_HT: 0.2M WAVE_PER: 6 SWELL_DIR: ENE SWELL_HT: 3.5M SWELL_PER: 10 CLOUDS: 90% VISIBILITY: 10 BARO: 1015.1 AIR_TEMP: 27.2C COMMENT: Beach House – EN ROUTE – Salomon Atoll, Chagos Archipelago. 157 miles last 24 hours; Day 8

We\’ve 266 miles to go, hoping for an early Friday arrival, two more nights? We just passed an old junkie looking fishing boat headed in the opposite direction toward Indonesia. We passed within a mile of each other. We\’re 200 miles due East of the Diego Garcia Navy base. New post is up at: www.svbeachhouse.com Hopefully a more comfy 24 hours ahead? KIT, Scott and \”On Watch\” Nikki…

YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/10/02 01:56 LATITUDE: 08-10.98S LONGITUDE: 078-44.46E COURSE: 293T SPEED: 7.8 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 21 WIND_DIR: ENE WAVE_HT: 0.2M WAVE_PER: 6 SWELL_DIR: E SWELL_HT: 2.0M SWELL_PER: 10 CLOUDS: 70% VISIBILITY: 10 BARO: 1015.2 AIR_TEMP: 28.3C COMMENT: Beach House – EN ROUTE – Salomon Atoll, Chagos Archipelago. 161 nm last 24 hours

I\’ll post a blog soon. 422 nm to go. Should arrive early morning our Friday. Actually SEVEN ships yesterday, we crossed a major shipping lane from SE Asia/China to the tip of Africa. KIT, Scott and Nikki

YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/10/02 01:56 LATITUDE: 08-10.98S LONGITUDE: 078-44.46E COURSE: 293T SPEED: 7.8 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 21 WIND_DIR: ENE WAVE_HT: 0.2M WAVE_PER: 6 SWELL_DIR: E SWELL_HT: 2.0M SWELL_PER: 10 CLOUDS: 70% VISIBILITY: 10 BARO: 1015.2 AIR_TEMP: 28.3C COMMENT: Beach House – EN ROUTE – Salomon Atoll, Chagos Archipelago. 161 nm last 24 hours

I\’ll post a blog soon. 422 nm to go. Should arrive early morning our Friday. Actually SEVEN ships yesterday, we crossed a major shipping lane from SE Asia/China to the tip of Africa. KIT, Scott and Nikki