{"id":2235,"date":"2026-01-22T15:48:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T15:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aegir-ran.com\/?p=2235"},"modified":"2026-01-22T16:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:04:11","slug":"check-in-january-22-2026-1600-utc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aegir-ran.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/22\/check-in-january-22-2026-1600-utc\/","title":{"rendered":"Check-in January 22, 2026; 16:00 UTC"},"content":{"rendered":"
Current Position: 4 04.385\u2019S 28 57.684\u2019W; Timezone: UTC-3; SOG: 4.4 kt; COG: 310; TWS: 14; TWD: 111; Current Speed (includes effect of surfing): 1.3 kt; Current Direction: 268; Distance to Waypoint (IFN, 274): 196 nm; Distance to Endpoint (Bridgetown): 2100 nm; Total Miles Sailed: 21,292 nm; Engine Hours: 414; Estimate Fuel: 60+8+50;
\nComments: A word to the wise \u2026 never bring cans of tonic water onboard. Unless used immediately, they almost always leak. I have tried many brands, and they all leak over time. I don\u2019t mean the degas, I mean the liquid actually comes out of the can. I think it has something to do with the fact the metal is thinner for tonic than say beer. I have had tonic leak in the refrigerator, in lockers, and in storage bins, and the sugary liquid makes a mess. Only bring plastic bottles of tonic onboard. Rant over. Sunset is at 17:30 at 32.5W (Ilha de Fernando de Noronha). At 28.0W it should be at 17:12, but was behind clouds. I downloaded data at 17:30 and did not find any threats on the OTH AIS, so I set a timer for 2h before going to sleep. At 19:45 I was waken up by a strange sound. It was a Black Noddie perched on the Danforth anchor on the stern \u2026 squawking. I made a half-hearted (unsuccessful) effort to shoos him off, then tried to go back to sleep. A few minutes later I got up because the bird would not shut up. That is when I discovered three more on the solar panels. It was a Noddie party. I tried to encourage them to leave, but they would have nothing of it. One of them actually let me pet it. I gave up and went back to bed. At 1:30 I tacked to port to take advantage of the current and to avoid two cargo ships. The birds were not happy, particularly as the jockeyed to reclaim their favorite spots. The only one I forced off had chosen the top of the windvane and was consequently changing the course of the boat. Sunrise is at 5:12 at 32.5W (Ilha de Fernando de Noronha). At 28.5W it should be at 4:56. The cargo ship Defense passed 6 nm N of me at 3:15. I woke up at 4:35. I tacked to starboard at 4:45. The sun came up behind clouds. It started rain lightly at 5:20 from single dark cloud. I went in deck to shower. The experience was unique because the rain was falling behind the cloud as it passed, so the sun was already shining brightly. I have started looking beyond IFN. I should reach the island Saturday morning. I should reach the coast and begin a continuous starboard tack NW to Barbados Tuesday morning. I will see currents up to 2.5 kt on a shallow broad to beam reach with 12-20 kt winds, so the remainder of the passage will be fast, perhaps 11-12 days. It is 11:45 and there is a ship 25 nm that is steaming towards my starboard quarter. I expect it to pass my stern in 1.5h. It is 13:00. In about an hour I will be at 4.0S, due E of IFN. At that point I will tack to port. Heading straight for IFN with a strong current, I should make good time the rest of the way. The distance sailed towards IFN in the last 24h was 280-196=84 nm. The total distance sailed was 21292-21141=151 nm (158\/24=6.6 kt avg).<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Current Position: 4 04.385\u2019S 28 57.684\u2019W; Timezone: UTC-3; SOG: 4.4 kt; COG: 310; TWS: 14; TWD: 111; Current Speed (includes effect of surfing): 1.3 kt; Current Direction: 268; Distance to Waypoint (IFN, 274): 196 nm; Distance to Endpoint (Bridgetown): 2100 nm; Total Miles Sailed: 21,292 nm; Engine Hours: 414; Estimate Fuel: 60+8+50; Comments: A word … <\/p>\n

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