Category: Position Reports

  • POSITION REPORT

    YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/10/08 03:05 LATITUDE: 18-21.79S LONGITUDE: 168-06.83E COURSE: 186T SPEED: 5.8 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 9 WIND_DIR: 120T WAVE_HT: 0.5M WAVE_PER: 8 SWELL_DIR: ESE SWELL_HT: 1.0M SWELL_PER: 7 CLOUDS: 70% VISIBILITY: 15 BARO: 1015 TREND: 1 AIR_TEMP: 30.0C SEA_TEMP: 26.7C COMMENT: Beach House – EN ROUTE – Port Vila, Vanuatu to Noumea, New Caledonia. Kay a bit under the weather, but doing okay!

  • POSITION REPORT

    YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/10/07 20:25 LATITUDE: 17-44.89S LONGITUDE: 168-18.61E MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 8 WIND_DIR: 117T CLOUDS: 50% VISIBILITY: 10 BARO: 1014 TREND: 1 AIR_TEMP: 27.8C COMMENT: Beach House – PREPARING – To leave from Port Vila – Vanuatu to Noumea – New Caledonia (About 50 hours). Winds lightening, small seas. Volcano at Tanna was amazing! (USE SAILMAIL TO WRITE BACK, NOT THIS ADDRESS)

  • POSITION REPORT

    YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/10/01 06:14 LATITUDE: 17-44.89S LONGITUDE: 168-18.61E MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 6 WIND_DIR: 094T CLOUDS: 85% VISIBILITY: 5 BARO: 1013 AIR_TEMP: 27.8C COMMENT: Beach House – MOORED – Paray Bay, Port Vila, Vanuatu

  • POSITION REPORT

    YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/10/01 00:17 LATITUDE: 17-08.21S LONGITUDE: 167-59.72E COURSE: 168T SPEED: 8.3 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 13 WIND_DIR: 093T WAVE_HT: 0.5M WAVE_PER: 8 SWELL_DIR: ESE SWELL_HT: 1.0M SWELL_PER: 8 CLOUDS: 70% VISIBILITY: 10 BARO: 1014 TREND: -1 AIR_TEMP: 29.4C SEA_TEMP: 26.7C COMMENT: Beach House – EN ROUTE – Gaspard Bay, Malakula Island to Port Vila, Efate Island. Capitol of Vanuatu. Expect arrival just before dark.

  • POSITION REPORT

    YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/09/30 06:40 LATITUDE: 16-28.09S LONGITUDE: 167-48.75E COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED – Gaspard Bay, Malakula Island – Vanuatu. Adjacent to the Maskelyne Islands. 80 miles North of Port Vila.

  • POSITION REPORT

    YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/09/27 05:24 LATITUDE: 15-32.31S LONGITUDE: 167-10.71E COURSE: 141T SPEED: 0.7 MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 6 WIND_DIR: 123T CLOUDS: 80% VISIBILITY: 10 BARO: 1011 AIR_TEMP: 29.4C COMMENT: Beach House – MOORED – Luganville Bay, Aore Island Resort. Diving \”SS President Coolidge\” tomorrow. Have internet, but it\’s slow.

  • POSITION REPORT

    YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/09/26 10:30 LATITUDE: 15-31.36S LONGITUDE: 167-09.94E MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 1 WIND_DIR: 135T CLOUDS: 80% VISIBILITY: 10 BARO: 1014 AIR_TEMP: 26.1C COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED – Luganville Bay – Vanuatu. 3 days 14 hours. Average 7.0 knots. Check in tomorrow.

  • POSITION REPORT

    YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/09/23 00:00 LATITUDE: 16-12.43S LONGITUDE: 168-33.18E COURSE: 296T SPEED: 6.7 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 15 WIND_DIR: 102T WAVE_HT: 0.0M WAVE_PER: 8 SWELL_DIR: E SWELL_HT: 2.0M SWELL_PER: 8 CLOUDS: 95% VISIBILITY: 15 BARO: 1014 AIR_TEMP: 25.0C SEA_TEMP: 25.0C COMMENT: Beach House – EN ROUTE – Luganville, 25 miles from Pentecost Island, hopefully Luganville by dark? Still have to remove tangled line from starboard propeller. Motoring on port engine. 160 nm days run.

  • POSITION REPORT

    YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/09/23 00:00 LATITUDE: 16-33.34S LONGITUDE: 171-11.99E COURSE: 279T SPEED: 7.2 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 21 WIND_DIR: 110T WAVE_HT: 0.5M WAVE_PER: 8 SWELL_DIR: ESE SWELL_HT: 2.0M SWELL_PER: 8 CLOUDS: 40% VISIBILITY: 15 BARO: 1015 AIR_TEMP: 27.8C SEA_TEMP: 26.1C COMMENT: Beach House – EN ROUTE – Luganville, Espiritu Santo Island – just shy of 2/3rds the way. Genoa poled to port, full mainsail, still lovely conditions.

  • POSITION REPORT

    YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/09/23 19:51 LATITUDE: 16-42.02S LONGITUDE: 174-23.18E COURSE: 274T SPEED: 8.0 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 16 WIND_DIR: 141T WAVE_HT: 0.5M WAVE_PER: 8 SWELL_DIR: ESE SWELL_HT: 1.8M SWELL_PER: 8 CLOUDS: 85% VISIBILITY: 15 BARO: 1015 AIR_TEMP: 27.8C COMMENT: Beach House – EN ROUTE – Luganville, Vanuatu – 1/3rd the way – 173 nm for day 1 run.