Thursday 4th July 2013
250 am Bright light along N horizon, crescent moon low in E, starry skies. “Kyoto Express” CPA 0.5 n.mi – TOO CLOSE called on VHF16 FOR 20 minutes finally replied – Changing course to port.
5 am Wind veered to NW needing to gybe – takes a time – need to furl in genoa, pole down, stow the pole, and raise the pole again on the port side and gybe the mainsail from port side to starboard side making us goose-winged again.
1030 am Weak sun through thin overcast. Wind WNW 10kt seas 1 – 2 feet (0.7 metres). Getting to sleep while weather faxes download! A very tiring night .... what with shipping, weather faxes, course adjustments and radio skeds.
4 pm Email radio sked – not so many email today so a short time. Wind up at around 15 to 20 kt time to take the genoa off the pole and stow the pole at the mast.
6 pm Seas have built up with the stronger wind so stowing the pole without car uphaul available took some time. On port tack, on a broad reach, making 5 – 6 kt – that speed should give a daylight ETA on Saturday.
7 pm Grey cloud, rough NNW seas of 2 metres or more. Really being tossed around and pressure cooker on stove knocked over – fortunately the lid was tightly closed.
830 pm Busy radio sked with lots of good contacts.
930 pm Sky completely clear but wind very strong. Remnant of sunset colours on W horizon light cloud over Vancouver Island to the NE. Seas still very rough and wind possibly up to 30 kt
24hr DMG to 2300GMT: 79n.mi. Strait of Juan de Fuca: 182n.mi. (105T); Victoria: 240n.mi.
From: KC2IOV/MM by HF radio. Transcribed by Rick, VE7TK, Victoria, BC (Many thanks to Don, VE6JY, for the internet receiver connection) via Ham Radio for posting
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