{"id":1433,"date":"2025-04-12T00:52:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T00:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aegir-ran.com\/?p=1433"},"modified":"2025-04-12T01:10:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T01:10:36","slug":"check-in-april-11-2025-2400-1200-am-utc-local-is-utc-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aegir-ran.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/12\/check-in-april-11-2025-2400-1200-am-utc-local-is-utc-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Check-in April 11 2025; 24:00\/12:00 am UTC (Local is UTC-9)"},"content":{"rendered":"
Current Position: 0 0.000 N\/S 131 13.836\u2019W; HDG: 182; COG: 188; SOG: 4.3 kt; TWS: 8.1 kt; TWD: 061; TWA: 124; Distance to Waypoint (Hiva Oa): 750nm; Total Miles Sailed: 2619 nm;
\nComments: At 14:30, during a lull in the 12 kt wind, I furled in half the Yankee and put a reef in the main. I also left the staysail flying, which essentially blanketed the remaining Yankee. There was nothing on the horizon that was threatening, but given the number of squalls the last few days, it\u2019s better to be safe and loose a kt of boat speed. The boat made about 5 kt with 11 kt wind nearly on the beam. The cargo ship I\u2019d been following all yesterday finally passed me 10 nm to my stern right at dusk (17:45, yesterday). It was hot in the cabin, so I slept in the cockpit until after midnight, then moved to the cabin. I woke to the 1:30 alarm to find one of the wind vane control lines had come loose and the boat had rounded up to the SE. I changed the course to 185. The boat was doing 4.5 kt in 10 kt wind and was below one degree N. I woke up just before dawn there were no immediate threats so I unfurled the rest of the Yankee and shook out the reef in the main. I was doing a little over 5 kt in 9 kt of wind in a broad reach towards the waypoint. Sunrise was at 5:41. The 7:00 (corrected for the time zone) checked showed (877-782) 95 nm progress to the waypoint. This is the first time in a while I have not made 100 nm towards the waypoint in a 24h period, due to the facts that the winds are less as I approach the equator and I have been sailing about 25 degrees off the waypoint about half the time. The winds have been backing towards the north (currently 55 degrees) all morning, making it difficult to make progress south and still maintain boat speed. I am supposed to run out of wind tonight about midnight, probably until Monday. I would like to cross the equator before I do (not that it really makes any difference other than physiological). At 9:00, I am seeing clouds build to the east. Remarkably, the control line for the wind vane is frayed again in the same place. There must be a burr there. I passed the equator at 15:00 at W 131 13.836\u2019 with 750.5 nm to go to the waypoint. There was something immensely satisfying watching the \u201cN\u201d turn into a \u201cS\u201d. I am in the South Pacific. I have been very lucky with storms today. I have seen several squall line pass in the distance ahead of me, but none threatened me. I really want to take advantage of the remaining wind. There should be a bright moon tonight, so I believe I will leave the sails deployed, doze in the cockpit, and keep an eye out for squalls. I can catch up with my sleep when I am becalmed. Finally, I have discovered that clock in the chart plotter does not automatically update the time zone (and although my iPhone has a GPS, it must be connected to cell service or the internet to update its time zone), and all of my log entries to date have been UTC-7, the time zone for San Carlos, MX. When I have a chance, I will go back to my previous posts and correct the times. This is really only an issue for the last couple of entries, when I entered UTC-9, as UTC -7 and UTC-8 in Mexico are the same time (just like Arizona and California are the same time this time of year). In the meantime, to avoid confusion, I will report the UTC time (and what I believe the local time is relative to the UTC time). All of the times in this report are in UTC-9.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Current Position: 0 0.000 N\/S 131 13.836\u2019W; HDG: 182; COG: 188; SOG: 4.3 kt; TWS: 8.1 kt; TWD: 061; TWA: 124; Distance to Waypoint (Hiva Oa): 750nm; Total Miles Sailed: 2619 nm; Comments: At 14:30, during a lull in the 12 kt wind, I furled in half the Yankee and put a reef in the … <\/p>\n

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