Today's Report
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Distance in last 24 hours: 19 nm DOG / 7 nm DMG
July 6/11 0800 JST
Position: 25°58'N, 143°44'E
Remaining to Yokohama: 630 nm (ETA: ? days)
Remaining to Ogasawara: 136 nm (ETA: 3-4 days)
Still another day of weak winds that saw him eke out barely 7 nm made good for the 24-hr period and, of that, just 1 nm since last night.
He described the seas as flat and virtually windless. "I think the wind is either zero, or maybe sometimes 3 kts," he guessed. The Kurosio Current, his one source of reprieve from a dead stop, is edging him closer to Ogasawara, now 136 nm away.
He described the seas as flat and virtually windless. "I think the wind is either zero, or maybe sometimes 3 kts," he guessed. The Kurosio Current, his one source of reprieve from a dead stop, is edging him closer to Ogasawara, now 136 nm away.
He did see 19 nm of DOG (distance overground) that took him up northward about 9 nm, then back south again the same amount as he jibed yesterday. At 0800, he reported a boat speed of about 1 kt on a heading of 220-240°.
No adverse weather is seen on ClearPoint, other than occasional passing squalls.
Distance in last 24 hours: 19 nm DOG / 7 nm DMG
Total distance completed: 27,907 nm
To Yokohama: 630 nm (measured)
To Ogasawara: 136 nm (measured)
Average daily DMG over last 4 days of sailing: 38.5 nm (measured)
ETA, Ogasawara: 3-4 days
ETA, Yokohama: ? days
Heading: 220-240°
Reported boat speed: 1.0 kt
Average boat speed: 0.8 kt
Weather: Broken clouds, warm, squalls in the area
Temperature: 29.0° C
Barometer: 1011 hPa
Wind (from): 0-3 kts WSW
Waves: 1.0 m
Sails: Genoa 90%, staysail 0%, mainsail 3pt reef
Engine: 0 hrs
Generator: 0 hrs
[Weather and wind forecasts are from ClearPoint Weather, a Saito 8 Supporting Sponsor.]
