{"id":2230,"date":"2026-01-17T15:49:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T15:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aegir-ran.com\/?p=2230"},"modified":"2026-01-17T15:55:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T15:55:36","slug":"check-in-january-17-2026-1600-utc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aegir-ran.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/check-in-january-17-2026-1600-utc\/","title":{"rendered":"Check-in January 17, 2026; 16:00 UTC"},"content":{"rendered":"
Current Position: 9 49.885\u2019S 22 38.891\u2019W; Timezone: UTC-3; SOG: 4.7 kt; COG: 324; TWS: 15; TWD: 132; Current Speed (includes effect of surfing): 2.1 kt; Current Direction: 312; Distance to Waypoint (IFN, 300): 675 nm; Distance to Endpoint (Bridgetown): 2601 nm; Total Miles Sailed: 20,520 nm; Engine Hours: 414; Estimate Fuel: 60+8+50;
\nComments: Beginning with this entry, I will use Barbados time (UTC-3). Sunset is at 17:28 at 32.5W (Ilha de Fernando de Noronha). At 21.5W it should be at 16:44. Sunset was at 16:55. I went to sleep at 18:00. The only vessel I see is a boat. If it maintains its course, we should cross paths about 22:00, so I set the first timer for 2h. I woke at 22:00 and saw the cargo ship on the AIS 10 nm away. It would pass at 3 nm in 30m. At 22:45 I went to the cockpit to watch it pass, then went back to bed with a 2h timer. I woke at 4:00 and downloaded the new GRIB. Sunrise is at 5:10 at 32.5W (Ilha de Fernando de Noronha). At 22.25W it should be at 4:29. The sun came up behind clouds. A gale warning has been issued up to 300 nm off the coast of Brazil. I am currently about 750 nm off the coast. The route has me on a starboard tack until midday. I noticed the 5.80 racers are still at St. Helena. It\u2019s been 8d since the first one arrived. I have noticed large fleets of fishing boats N of 8E. I am glad to be avoiding them. If the pattern continues, I won\u2019t have to deal with them until Monday. I am 700 nm from IFN and should be passing by around Friday. It is 5:15 and the morning gusts have started, 20 kt, driving the boat over 6 kt. Once at IFN, I would be about 2w from Barbados. The wildcard is the ITCZ. Honestly, I wouldn\u2019t mind a gale to blown me through there. The sun broke through the clouds by 5:45. A large and very dark heavy cloud passed over at 6:30, but there was no rain. I marinaded some fish this morning to prepare for dinner \u2026 eighth straight day of marlin. The last package of fish was not completely frozen. Because of the clouds the past few days, I have not been able to keep the fridge as cold. There was very good sun after about 9:00 and the batteries were charged by 11:30, so I made water again to bathe. The membrane is going so the salinity is high. I will wait to but the new membrane in this summer as I have plenty of fresh water onboard. The distance sailed towards IFN in the last 24h was 773-675=98 nm. The total distance sailed was 20520-20378=142 nm (142\/24=5.9 kt avg).<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Current Position: 9 49.885\u2019S 22 38.891\u2019W; Timezone: UTC-3; SOG: 4.7 kt; COG: 324; TWS: 15; TWD: 132; Current Speed (includes effect of surfing): 2.1 kt; Current Direction: 312; Distance to Waypoint (IFN, 300): 675 nm; Distance to Endpoint (Bridgetown): 2601 nm; Total Miles Sailed: 20,520 nm; Engine Hours: 414; Estimate Fuel: 60+8+50; Comments: Beginning with … <\/p>\n

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