Today's Report
July 19/10 0800 JST
Position: 20°32'N, 164°20'W
He thought he'd left it all behind him, but building headwinds and seas this morning caused Saito-san this morning to rue, "It's like a mini-Southern Ocean, except hot!"
He said waves, heightened by a combination of headwinds in the low- to mid-20s and a mixed current, are at 3 meters and "really rough." He has furled the headsails, with the main at 2-pt reef, and is motoring to make headway.
The leak fix is continuing to hold, with bilges remaining dry.
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As of today's 0800 JST call he was 364 nm from Hawaii, making 76 nm DOG and moving 54 nm DMG closer to Hawaii in the 24-hr period.
He tacked to the NNE about 10 hours ago and is now more directly approaching Hawaii.
Winds were strong and opposing in a range of 20-25 kts out of the ENE. On ClearPoint, the wind is predicted to be out of the E for the next 7 hrs, then changing back to ENE at 13-15 kts. The wind strength shown on ClearPoint was about 5-8 kts less than what Saito-san was experiencing at the time of the morning call.
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Distance in last 24 hours: 76 nm over ground/54 nm DMG
Heading: 030°
Reported boat speed: 5.0 kts (motoring at 1800 rpm)
Average boat speed: 4.3 kts
Engine: 10 hrs, 1800 rpm
Generator: 9.75 hrs
Weather: Overcast
Temperature: 26.5° C
Barometer: 1015 hPa
Wind (from): 20-25 kts ENE, expected to become 13-15 kts E & ENE over next 19 hrs
Waves: 3.0 m
Current (from): 0.3 kts SE, mixed
Sails: Genoa 0%, staysail 0%, mainsail 2-pt reef
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