Today's Report
Sep. 10/11 0800
JST
Position: 31°19'N, 140°14'E
Remaining to
Hachijojima: 107 nm (ETA: 1 day)
Remaining to
Yokohama: 247 nm / 99.7% finished, (ETA: 7 days – TBA)
Saito-san knocked off 109
nm DMG under sail to close within a day of his last stop-over point of
Hachijojima. He'll rest up, tend to some boat maintenance and – weather
permitting – will depart later in the week for Yokohama.
We've been delaying an
announcement of his Yokohama ETA, depending on how NBSDIII did in these past
few hundred miles. The verdict is "very well" and so it is likely
Saito-san will be able to complete his circumnavigation next Saturday,
September 17.
An official announcement
of his ETA will be made probably on Wednesday, assuming that no new typhoons
appear in the meantime. It is expected that the final 140 nm into Yokohama will
take about 2 days to complete, which is the "weather window" he will
require.
Winds were changeable
during the night veering between E and ESE from light to moderately strong
winds between 9 and 16 kts, Saito-san reported. He also noted a quite strong
leeward drift that he's had to compensate for by correcting almost 15 degrees
east. The winds were expected to continue at 13-14 kts out of the ESE and E
today and into tomorrow.
He achieved a quite good
109 nm under sail, with no engine use for nearly three days. He ran the
generator 9 hours in three 3-hour sessions and said the battery reserve now
seems to be adequate, compared to running the generator twice a day in longer
sessions. (He had commented yesterday that the draw-down on the batteries
seemed to be increasing for some reason.)
Weather appeared unthreatening this morning on ClearPoint projections. Saito-san reported that several squalls carrying "cold rain" had passed through during the night.
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Distance in last 24 hours: 109 nm DOG / 109 nm DMG
Distance in last 24 hours: 109 nm DOG / 109 nm DMG
DMG over
last 3 days of sailing: 281 nm
Total
distance completed: 28,355 nm
To Yokohama:
247 nm (measured)
To Hachijojima:
107 nm (measured)
ETA,
Hachijojima: 1 day
ETA,
Yokohama: 7 days (TBA)
Heading: 0°
Reported
boat speed: 4.0 - 4.5 kt
Average boat
speed: 4.5 kt
Weather:
overcast, occasional rain squalls
Temperature:
28.0° C
Barometer:
1019 hPa
Wind (from):
9-16 kts ESE & E
Waves: 1.5 -
2.0 m
Sails: Genoa
90%, staysail 0%, mainsail 2pt reef
Engine: 0
hrs
Generator: 9
hrs
[Weather and wind forecasts are from ClearPoint Weather, a Saito 8 Supporting
Sponsor.]
