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Day 131 Thursday, January 31, 2008 44.30S 65.11 E
Covered 87 miles in the last 24 hours travelling at 3.4 knots. Wind is from the NW 10 knots, waves are 1 metre from the NW. Barometer is 1007. Temperature is 14 C with 100% cloud cover. Distance to hafl way point: 1154 nautical miles. Distance to Cape Horn: 4305 nautical miles.
Day 130 Wednesday, January 30, 2008 44.06S, 67.10 E
Covered 105 miles in the last 24 hours travelling at 6 knots. Wind is from the N 15 -20 knots, waves are from the N @ 1.5 metres. Barometer is 1017 with 20% cloud cover. Distance to half way point: 1241 nautical miles. Distance to Cape Horn: 4362 nautical miles.
Day 129 Tuesday, January 29, 2008 43.30 S 68.54 E
Covered 23 miles in the last 24 hours travelling at 4 knots. Wind filled in around midnight last night fom the NW 10 - 15 knots so we are underway again. The weather has been pleasant but it's nice to be back sailing. Waves are 1 metre from the NW, swell is 2 metres from the NW @ 10 seconds. Barometer is 1015. Temperature is 25 C with 10% cloud cover. Distance to half way point: 1346 nautical miles. Distance to Cape Horn: 4426 nautical miles.
Day 128 Monday, January 28, 2008 43.32 S 69.28 E
Covered 19 miles in the last 24 hours. Becalmed; no wind, no waves, 2 metre swell from the SW. Barometer 1019. Temperature 27 C. No cloud cover. Distance to half way point: 1346 nautical miles.
Day 127 Sunday, January 27, 2008 43.41 S 69.59 E
Covered 31 miles in the last 24 hours at a speed of 2.4 knots. Wind is from the E at 5 knots, waves nil. Swell is 2 metres from the SW @ 10 seconds. Barometer is 1020. Temperature is 25 C with 20 % cloud cover. Distance to half way point: 1365 nautical miles.
Day 126 Saturday, January 26, 2008 43.51 S 70.46 E
Covered 101 miles in the last 24 hours at a speed of 6.8 knots. Wind is 15 - 20 knots; waves are from the W at 1 metre. Swell is 2 metres from the W. Barometer is 1019. Temperature is 16 C with 100% cloud cover. Glenn reports spending time writing, ..."thoughts of being at sea for another four and a half months, reaching the half way milestone - 1382 miles to go to halfway mark, thinking about the home coming ... Distance to half way point: 1396 nautical miles. Distance to Cape Horn: 4439 nautical miles.
Day 125 Friday, January 25, 2008 43.50 S 73.10 E
Covered 127 miles in the last 24 hours at a speed of 5.5 knots. Wind is from the NW 15 - 20 knots; waves are from the NW at 2 metres. Swell is 3 metres from the W @10 - 12 seconds. Barometer is 1012. Temperature is 16 C with 100% cloud cover. Glenn reports this is the second day of fog and some rain. Glenn reports trying to collect rain water under the goose neck fitting in the main sail but abandoned the idea as there were too many waves coming over the boat which would contaminate the fresh water. Distance to half way point: 1597 nautical miles. Distance to Cape Horn: 4479 nautical miles.
Day 124 Thursday, January 24, 2008 43.0 S 75 51' E
Covered 72 nautical miles in the last 24 hours. Wind is from the NW 15 - 20 knots, waves are NW @ 2 metres. Brometer is 1021. Temperature is 20 C with 100% cloud cover. Distance to half way point: 1624 nautical miles. Distance to Cape Horn: 4616 nautical miles.
Day 123 Wednesday, January 23, 2008 42.35 S 77.25 E
Covered 56 miles in the last 24 hours at a speed of 4 knots. Wind is from the SW at 5 - 10 knots. No waves ! and swell is 3 metres from the W. Barometer is 1026. Temperature is 20 C with 100% cloud cover.
Distance to half way point: 1698 nautical Miles. Distance to Cape Horn: 4616 Nautical Miles.
Day 122 Tuesday, January 22, 2008 42.13 S 78.25 E
Covered 70 miles in the last 24 hours at a speed of 6 knots. Wind is from the NW at 10 - 15 knots. Waves are 1 metre from the NW. Swell is 2 metres from the W @ 7 seconds. Barometer is 1022. Temperature is 20 C with 90% cloud cover. Distance to half way point: 1743 nautical miles. Distance to Cape Horn: 4652 nautical miles. Glenn reports..." Making great miles today. The half way point is going to be a real barrier to burst through, I will not be far from rounding the second Great Cape - The Cape of Good Hope, quite aptly named I might add, and the beginning of my course to Cape Horn. All very exciting times for me and psychologically big milestones".
Day 121 Monday, January 21, 2008 42.37 S 80.21 E
Covered 60 miles in the last 24 hours travelling at 4 knots and heading west on a starboard tack. Wind is from the SW 10 - 15 knots, waves are from the W at 2 metres. Swell is from the SW 5 - 6 metres @ 16 seconds. Barometer is 1025. Temperature is 20 C with 40% cloud cover. laundry day on board Kim Chow today. Cockpit is filled with cushions, sheets and clothing. Spectacular sunset with a full moon rising this evening. Here's an excerpt from Glenn's email. "The sky lit up from the west, east, north and south. All the while albatross were gliding above the great swell coming from the southern ocean. The sky was on fire; with many different shades of pink, purple, red, and blue and to top it all off the full moon rose out of the east. Someone left the porch light on. Its light will fill the interior of the boat all night." Breathtaking. Distance to half way point: 1818 nautical miles. Distance to Cape Horn: 4655 nautical miles.
Day 120 Sunday, January 20, 2008 43.47 S 81.21 E
Covered 95 miles in the last 24 hours travelling at 3.5 knots. Wind is from the N 20 - 25 knots, waves are 2 -3 metres from the N. Barometer is 1008. Temperature is 16C with 100% cloud cover. Winds from the North are mild and pleasant. Glenn reports excellent propagation on his ham radio today for both New Zealand and Australia. Glenn is experimenting with various sail combinations in the current weater conditions to get the most speed from Kim Chow while trying to maintain a liveable environment on board. Distance to half way point: 1835 nautical miles. Distance to Cape Horn: 4601 nautical miles.
Day 119 Saturday, January 19, 2008 44.21 S 83.05 E
Covered 118 miles in the last 24 hours travelling at 4.0 knots. Wind is from the SW at 5 - 10 knots. Waves are 1 metre from the SW. Barometer is 1011. Temperature is 19 C with 50% cloud cover. Glenn reports making a great stew for dinner tonight with fresh onions and potatoes. His supply of both is getting low so he is savouring every morsel. And he polished off his last egg for breakfast this morning - That's 20 dozen (except for the few that broke and the few that exploded) in 17 weeks! Spent a lovely sunny day sitting in the companionway feet braced against the side munching on muffins and drinking hot chocolate. At one point he counted no less than 20 Albatross circling the boat. All they got were used tea bags. Distance to half way point: 1898 nautical miles. Distance to Cape Horn: 4592 nautical miles.
Day 118 Friday, January 18, 2008 44.18 S 85.56 E
Covered 95 miles in the last 24 hours travelling at 5.3 knots. Wind is from NW at 10 - 15 knots, waves are from the NW at 1.5 metres. Barometer is 1017. Temperature is 16 C with 100% cloud cover. Distance to half way point: 2016 nautical miles. Distance to Cape Horn: 4628 nautical miles.
Day 117 Thursday, January 17, 2008 43.25 S 87.36 E
Covered 85 miles in the last 24 hours travelling at 4.4 knots. Wind is from NW 5 - 10 knots, waves are from the W at 1.5 metres. Barometer is 1019. Temperature is 15 C with 50% cloud cover. Distance to half way point: 2199 nautical miles. Distance to Cape Horn: 4697 nautical miles.
Day 116 Wednesday, January 16, 2008 41.57 S 88.39E
A great day on the pond. Covered 153 miles in the last 24 hours (a new trip record) travelling at 5 knots. Wind is from the NW 15 - 20 knots, waves are 2 metres from the NW. Barometer is 1012, temperature is 21 C with 0% cloud cover. Glenn is heading south to shorten the distance to Cape Horn and hopes to round the horn earlier than anticipated - March rather than April. He anticipates cooler weather as he moves South warming up again once he's around the horn. Distance to half way point: 2236 nautical miles. Distance to Cape Horn: 4787 nautical miles.
Day 115 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 40.39 S 90.39 E
Covered 105 miles in the last 24 hours travelling at 7 knots. Wind is from the NW 15 - 20 knots, waves are 2 metres from the NW and swell is 2 metres @7 seconds. Barometer is 1025 with 100% cloud cover. Glenn reports sailing in an ever changing weather pattern that keeps him busy on deck adjusting sails and keeping the boat moving at maximum speed. Conditions on board are damp; damp wet gear, damp deck shoes, damp fleece jacket, fogged up ports but thankfully a dry, warm bunk. Big treat today was making chocolate chip mufins with a few of the remaining fresh eggs. Here's a quote from his email " Just put in my third batch of baking today. I had a few eggs left so I thought I would use them up on muffins. I realized that what I thought was chocolate chip muffins was in fact chocolate chip cookies. So in about 12 min. we'll see how they turned out. I'm trying to trick them into thinking they're muffins by putting them in a muffin pan. Still rather light air out there today. Sun's out, cockpit is dry and we haven't had water over the deck for hours."
He also reports seeing a black bellied Petrel (close enough to the boat to reach out and touch it.) At the moment he is getting lots of interference on the ham radio making reporting a little challenging. Over the next days and weeks, he'll move from the Australian ham network to the South African that will hopefully take him a long way towards Cape Horn. He's had an abundance of fish on the line and takes great pleasure in watching the spectacle of feeding the leftovers to the circling Albatross. Distance to half way point: 2327 nautical miles. Distance to Cape Horn: 4854 nautical miles.
Day 114 Monday, January 14, 2008 39.10 S 91.59 E
Covered 102 miles in the last 24 hours travelling at 3.4 knots. Wind is from the W 5 - 10 knots, waves are 1.5 metres from the SW, no swell. Barometer is 1024. Temperature is 19 C with 100% cloud cover. Glenn reports catching more fresh fish and is happy with his mileage today. Distance to half way point: 2458 nautical miles.
Day 113 Sunday, January 13, 2008 39.14S 94.23 E
Covered 132 miles in the last 24 hours travelling at 6.5 knots. Wind is from the SW 10 - 15 knots, waves are 2 metres from the SW, swell is 3 metres from the SW @ 7 seconds. Barometer is 1012. Temperature is 17 C with 100% cloud cover. Distance to half way point: 2560 nautical miles.
Day 112 Saturday, January 12, 2008 37.42 S 96.36 E
Covered 75 miles in the last 24 hours (sailed115 miles) travelling at 4.0 knots. Wind is from the NW at 10 knots, Waves are from the NW at 1.0 metre, swell is 2 metres from the W @ 7 seconds. Barometer is 1021 with 80% cloud cover. Distance to half way point: 2692 nautical miles.
Day 111 Friday, January 11, 2008 36.13 S 97.31 E
Covered 67 miles in the last 24 hours (sailed 110 miles) travelling at 4.0 knots. Wind is from the W at 5 - 10 knots, waves are from the W at 0.5 metres, swell is 1.5 meters from the W @ 8 seconds. Barometer is 1023. Temperature is 20 C with 100% cloud cover. Reception from ham radio operators in Australia is becoming more difficult at the moment. Distance to half way point: 2766 nautical miles.
Day 110 Thursday, January 10, 2008 35.33 S 98.37 E
Covered 85 miles (sailed 115 miles) in the last 24 hours travelling at 5.0 knots. Wind is from the W at 5 - 10 knots, waves are from the W @ 0.5 metres. Barometer is 1024. Temperature is 19 C with 100% cloud cover. Distance to half way point: 2832 nautical miles.
Day 109 Wednesday, January 9, 2008 35.58 S 100.47 E
Covered 95 miles in the last 24 hours (sailed 123 miles) travelling at 5 knots. Wind is SW 15 - 20 knots, waves are SW at 1.5 metres with a 2.5 metre SW swell @ 9 seconds. Barometer is 1019. Distance to half way point: 2917 nautical miles.
Day 108 Tuesday, January 8, 2008 36.19 S 103.08 E
Covered 67 miles in the last 24 hours (sailed 95 miles) travelling at 1.4 knots. Wind is from the W at 5 knots. Waves are from the NW at 1 metre; swells are 2 metres from the S @ 9 seconds. Barometer is 1010. Temperature is 20 C with 100% cloud cover. Distance to halfway point: 3012 nautical miles. Glenn reports he has just passed the 3000 mile point ! Way to go Glenn.
Day 107 Monday, January 7, 2008 35.39 S 104.17 E
Covered 50 miles (sailed 100 nautical miles) travelling at 3.4 knots. Wind is from the NW at 5 - 10 knots. Waves are from the W at .5 metres with 2 metre; swells from the W @ 10 seconds. Barometer is 1021. Temperature is 19 C with 100% cloud cover. Distance to the next way point: 50 miles. Distance to half way point: 3079 nautical miles.
Day 106 Sunday, January 6, 2008 36.20 S 105.51 E
Covered 68 miles in the last 24 hours (sailed 124 nautical miles) travelling at 5.5 knots. Wind is from the W at 12 - 15 knots; waves are from the W at 1 metre with a swell of 3 metres @ 12 seconds. Barometer is steady at 1022. Temperature is 20 C with 100% cloud cover. Glenn reports having some difficulty staying connected to his ham radio operators in New Zealand but continues to get great copy from the operators in Australia. Glenn has discoverd a patch of goose barnacles on the hull aft so he plans to don his wet suit and get out the scraper once the weather calms down enough to go over the side. He enjoyed dinner of fresh tuna (10 pounder) caught earlier in the day with fried onions and fried potatoes. Anyone following the cricket match in Sydney, Australia? Thanks to some some insider connections, one of the ham radio operators (Ian VK3 VIN), managed to get Glenn acknowledged on the National Radio Broadcast during the match between India and Australia. Thank you Ian! Today marks Glenn's first full week in the Indian Ocean and although progress has been a bit slow ( 384 miles in the past 7 days), all's well on board. Guess it's tuna again for lunch.
Day 105 Saturday, January 5, 2008 37.15 S 107.59 E
Covered 64 miles in the last 24 hours travelling at 6.4 knots. Wind is from the S at 10 - 15 knots, waves are from the SW @ 1 metre. Swell is from the SW @ 4 metres. Barometer is 1019, Temperature is 18 C with 35% cloud cover.
Day 104 Friday, January 4, 2008 37.16 S 109.45 E
Covered 66 miles in the last 24 hours travelling at 4.1 knots. Wind is 10 - 15 knots from the NW, waves are 1.5 metres from the W, Swell is 3 metres. Barometer is 1018. Temperature is 20 C with 50% cloud cover.
Day 103 Thursday, January 3, 2008 38S, 111.46 E
Covered 68 miles in the last 24 hours travelling at 4.7 knots. Wind is from the W @ 10 knots, waves are from the SW @ 1 metre. Barometer is 1012, temperature is 21 C with 10% cloud cover. Distance to half way point: 3339 nautical miles.
Day 102 Wednesday, January 2, 2008 37.55 S 113.19 E
Covered 44 miles in the last 24 hours travelling at 4.6 knots. Wind is from the E at 5 - 10 knots, waves are from the E @ .5 metres. Barometer is 1017. Temperature is 22 C with 100% cloud cover. Glenn reports making a wonderful batch of muffins today to have with his tea. In the middle of the process, his propane tank ran out so changed tanks in anticipation of his treat. To date he has used 3 tanks and has 7 left to go. He lost the end to his spinnaker pole; made the necessary repairs and continued on.
Day 101 Tuesday January 1, 2008 37.19 S 114 .00 E
Happy New Year! Covered 55 miles in the last 24 hours. The new year starts very quietly. Glenn and KimChow are becalmed today. No wind, no boat speed, waves 2 metres. Barometer 1018. Temperature 23 C with 75% cloud cover.
