Today's Report
Sep. 9/11 0800 JST
Position: 29°41'N, 141°09'E
Remaining to
Hachijojima: 210 nm (ETA: 2 days)
Remaining to
Yokohama: 341 nm / 99.6% finished, (ETA: ?)
Winds were light during
the night but returned this morning to put 5 kts occasionally on the knot log,
with winds steady from the east. They were expected to continue that way
between 11 – 13 kts for a near-perfect broad reach the rest of today and into
tomorrow.
He achieved 95 nm under
sail during the period as he kept the engine off. The generator ran 11 hours to
keep batteries topped off.
He again reported that
everything was fine aboard ship and was pleased with his progress. He has
adjusted his ETA for "some time Sunday, probably in the morning."
He called Mike Seymour
later in the morning and in that call indicated he was having to charge the
batteries longer than normal (usually about 9 or 10 hours in two sessions) and
asked for advice. The batteries were replaced in Chile and are actually
heavy-duty truck batteries, rather than the original deep-cycle marine
batteries added in Hawaii during the initial refit. This may or may not be a
developing problem and will looked into after he arrives at Hachijojima in a
few days.
Typhoon Kulap, No. 14, has
been relegated to a tropical lowappears to present no threat to Saito-san as it
heads 11 kts NNW obliquely away from his position. As of 0800 today it was 525
nm west and should be 545 nm further away by tomorrow.
Update: By
the noontime locator beacon position today he was 199 nm from Hachijojima,
averaging 4.8 kts since 0600.
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Distance in last 24 hours: 95 nm DOG / 95 nm DMG
Distance in last 24 hours: 95 nm DOG / 95 nm DMG
Total
distance completed: 28,114 nm
To Yokohama:
341 nm (measured)
To
Hachijojima: 210 nm (measured)
DMG over
last 2 days of sailing: 168 nm (measured)
ETA,
Yokohama: ? days
Heading: 345°
Reported
boat speed: 4.5 - 5.0 kt
Average boat
speed: 4.0 kt
Weather:
clear w/ scattered clouds; mild
Temperature:
28.0° C
Barometer:
1012 hPa
Wind (from):
8-12 kts E
Waves: 1.5 -
2.0 m
Sails: Genoa
90%, staysail 0%, mainsail 2pt reef
Engine: 0
hrs
Generator:
11 hrs
[Weather and wind forecasts are from ClearPoint Weather, a Saito 8 Supporting
Sponsor.]
