Sept 4
Hi All,
Another very pleasant and boring day….just what you want on an overnighter:))) It’s 3am as I start to write this blog and it struck me that this will be our last overnighter for a while….certainly for this season….whoa!!! It’s not that we object to doing overnighters but they can be tiring with the very real potential of stuff happening…..so, just a bit stressful until it’s over and we are relaxing with that passage beer!!!
AND, this will be the completion of our Pacific Ocean Circumnavigation. Certainly not the same as a world circumnavigation, but nevertheless for Kathy and me, a very real accomplishment!!!!
This has been a true trawler condition day…..winds <10ts and most of the time <5kts, partly sunny, and the swell calmed to 1-3′ from S-SW…..all this made for a smooth ride and warm day!!!
However, the Alaskan Coastal Current decided to not play nice….our favorable current turned foul for a good part of the day…..up to 0.6 foul current….maybe half the time and the other half either neutral or slightly positive. I did increase the rpm’s from 1600 to 1675 to insure we arrive in Sitka early afternoon!!
We could see the coastal mountains 50-75nm away…..the largest mountain was Mt Fairweather….>15k….whoa!!!
Stats: Sept 4 8:30am AKDT:
Position: 57 05N 136 13W
Traveled: 191nm today; 393 total; 32nm to go; ETA to Sitka 12:30pm, Tuesday, Sept 4
Course: 101.5M COG
Wind: 9kts N
Waves: 1-3′ SW swell, med period
Speed: current speed is 7.8 kts SOG; has varied 7.3-8.5 kts today; passage avg is 7.8kts; 1675rpm
Weather: 100% sunny; air temp is 61*F, sea temp is 58*F
Boat sightings: 1 cruise ship today going to Sitka out of Cross Sound; 5 total all on AIS
Hit something: Nothing
Boat Slammings: ZERO!!!
Wildlife: Not many sightings….albatross, puffin, a few shearwaters and 2 basking sharks….very rare, but no whales:((((
Fishing: Nope
Sail: down
Fuel burn: no reading yet
Hope all is well!
John
Mystic Moon
GO MYSTIC GO
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