{"id":2233,"date":"2026-01-20T15:49:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aegir-ran.com\/?p=2233"},"modified":"2026-01-20T15:57:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:57:52","slug":"check-in-january-20-2026-1600-utc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aegir-ran.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/20\/check-in-january-20-2026-1600-utc\/","title":{"rendered":"Check-in January 20, 2026; 16:00 UTC"},"content":{"rendered":"
Current Position: 6 18.781\u2019S 26 31.802\u2019W; Timezone: UTC-3; SOG: 4.6 kt; COG: 310; TWS: 16; TWD: 107; Current Speed (includes effect of surfing): 1.0 kt; Current Direction: 226; Distance to Waypoint (IFN, 293): 372 nm; Distance to Endpoint (Bridgetown): 2292 nm; Total Miles Sailed: 20,983 nm; Engine Hours: 414; Estimate Fuel: 60+8+50;
\nComments: the cargo ship passed 18 nm S of me at 14:45 and the tanker 32 nm about the same time. Sunset is at 17:29 at 32.5W (Ilha de Fernando de Noronha). At 25.5W it should be at 17:01. Sunset was actually about 17:05. I downloaded new data. There do not appear to be any threats. I set an alarm for 2h and went to sleep at 17:30. I woke up periodically, but the night was uneventful \u2026 15 kt wind without gusts, average SOG 4.7, and no traffic. Sunrise is at 5:11 at 32.5W (Ilha de Fernando de Noronha). At 26.0W it should be at 4:45. I woke at 4:20. Without 20+ kt gusts overnight, the sea was calm, so the boat was making good speed. I downloaded new data at 4:30. No surprises. I should reach IFN on Saturday. There is a cargo ship passing 15 nm to my port. A small rain cloud is passing over and it is sprinkling. The sun rise at 4:44. First time I have seen it in quite a few days \u2026 suggesting some clear weather this morning As the wind is blowing 102. It is 5:30 at 400 nm to IFN at 295. Mona is about 100 nm S of me and Oda is about 150 nm SE. they are both sailing downwind wing on wing (or with a symmetrical spinnaker). I still cannot tell where they are headed, probably Recife or IFN. If the former, they will need to turn W soon as they are both at the latitude of Recife (8S). From the OTH AIS, it looks like I will start crossing NE\/SW shipping channel tomorrow. The variation in the compass is 18W right now, which is why I switched to true compass headings on the chart plotter as it was becoming confusing while optimizing the course using PW (which uses true headings). About another 3 degrees N (48h) I should start feeling the effects of the currents of the North Atlantic Gyre, which will drive me W to the coast and then N towards Barbados. Initially, the currents will be light (0.5 kt), but will eventually reach over 2 kt along the coast. Once past the ITCZ, the current and strong winds on the beam should help me move quickly up the coast. I (re)discovered that my iPad (which I had broken out when the iPhone GPS was acting up) is able to connect to the Airmar speed sensor via Bluetooth when the iPhone cannot. I had forgotten this was the case. I recalibrated the speed sensor and the boat speed is now consistent with the SOG. It may need some fine tuning. This is good because I now expect the effects of current, leeward drift, and surfing to be more accurate. I have noticed the CAPE is increasing to about 1200 J\/kg as I approach IFN. This is not a particularly concern. However, it is approaching 2000 early next week as I pass IFN and head N through the ITCZ. Thunderstorms are predicted. It appears the days of lazily sailing across the south Atlantic may end in a bang as I cross the compression zone near the western most edge of the ITCZ. Hopefully, wind conditions will be favorable and I won\u2019t linger. It is 8:00 and the cumulus clouds have been replaced with cirrus clouds. While this suggests short-term stability, there may be a depression coming in the next few days. Today is a big day. I finished the fish yesterday and can pick a new cuisine. I am making a chicken taco soup that is all from cans, so it can be prepared very quickly. It made three meals when tortilla cheese crisps were added. The batteries were charged by noon, so I made water to bathe. The distance sailed towards IFN in the last 24h was 470-372=98 nm. The total distance sailed was 20983-20830=153 nm (153\/24=6.4 kt avg).<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Current Position: 6 18.781\u2019S 26 31.802\u2019W; Timezone: UTC-3; SOG: 4.6 kt; COG: 310; TWS: 16; TWD: 107; Current Speed (includes effect of surfing): 1.0 kt; Current Direction: 226; Distance to Waypoint (IFN, 293): 372 nm; Distance to Endpoint (Bridgetown): 2292 nm; Total Miles Sailed: 20,983 nm; Engine Hours: 414; Estimate Fuel: 60+8+50; Comments: the cargo … <\/p>\n

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