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uu NEW uu Day 191 Monday, March 31, 2008 40.39S 31.00 W
1130 UTC - Covered 65 nmi in the last 24 hours at a speed of 5 knots. Wind is from the S at 15 knots with a 2 metre swell from the SW. Barometer is 1020. Temperature is 14 C with 60% cloud cover. Distance to Falklands waypoint: 1279 nmi. Distance to Cape Horn: 1677nmi.
Day 190 Sunday, March 30, 2008 41.0 S 29.30 W
1130 UTC - Covered 65 nmi in the last 24 hours at a speed of 3 knots. Wind is from the SW at 20 knots with a 3 metre swell from the SW. Barometer is 999. Temperature is 15 C with 75% cloud cover. Distance to 30 W: 22 nmi. Distance to Cape Horn: 1710 nmi.
Day 189 Saturday, March 29, 2008 41.14 S 28.19 W
1130 UTC - Covered 11 nmi in the last 24 hours at a speed of 5 knots. Wind is from the NW at 20 knots with a 2 metre swell from the NW. Barometer is 1007. Temperature is 16 C with 80% cloud cover. Distance to 30 W: 105 nmi. Distance to Cape Horn: 1728 nmi.
Day 188 Friday, March 28, 2008 42.95 S 27.24 W
1100 UTC - Covered 87 nmi in the last 24 hours at a speed of 3.5 knots. Wind is from the S at 30+ knots with a 4 - 5 metre swell. Barometer is 997. Temperature is 15 C with 85% cloud cover. Distance to 30 W: 116 nmi. Distance to Cape Horn: 1731 nmi.
187 Thursday, March 27, 2008 No report available at this time
Day 186 Wednesday, March 26, 2008 42.21 S 24.29 W
1100 UTC - Covered 98 nmi in the last 24 hours at a speed of 5 knots. Wind is from the S at 10 knots with a 1 mete swell from the SW. Excerpt from Glenn's log
"Great day today. I had a young whale and two dolphins around the boat this afternoon. The whale stayed with me for about an hour swimming back and forth across Kim Chow's bow. Light winds, overcast and not much sea today - nice weather for drying things out and drying out my berth. Was busy today with lots of chores. I changed the propane tank so I won't have to do that while I'm going around the corner. I cleaned out the forward cabin, washed the walls and ceiling, and the cabin sole. Stowed some garbage in the lazarette. Then, I made some great appies this afternoon - smoked tuna, sun dried tomatoes, cheddear cheese and crackers. Put on some classical music and I felt good. The GPS has just ticked over to 25' West ... YES! I talked to Carl on the Patagonian net and gave him my position so I will register with him every day. He tells me there are lots of boats still moving around in that area so that is good news. I put the ship's clock back an hour this morning so it feels like it's been a long day but all in all, a great day."
Distance to 30 W: 244 nmi. Distance to Cape Horn: 1819 nmi.
Day 185 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 43.03 S 22.15 W
1130 UTC - Covered 74 nmi in the last 24 hours at a speed of 4 knots. Wind is from the SW at 20 - 25 knots with a 3 - 4 metre swell from the SW. Barometer is 1013. Temperature is 14 C with 100% cloud cover. Distance to 30 W: 342 nmi. Distance to Cape Horn: 1866 nmi.
Day 184 Monday, March 24, 2008 42.55 S 20.34 W
1130 UTC - Covered 66 nmi in the last 24 hours at a speed of 5 knots. Wind is from the W at 20 knots with a 3 - 4 metre swell from the W. Weather conditions and big seas continue today. Distance to 30 W: 416 nmi. Distance to Cape Horn: 1928 nmi.
Day 183 Sunday March 23, 2008 43.39 S 19.05 W
1130 UTC - Covered 18 nmi in the last 24 hours at a speed of 3 knots. Wind is from the NW at 5 - 10 knots with a 3 metre swell from the W. Barometer is 1010. Temperature is 14 C with 100% cloud cover. Glenn reports robust sea conditions today and although the wind speed is not great, the swell is high. Ham radio communications with South African operator Sam is becoming difficult as Genn sails out of range and soon Glenn will move to an operator in the Falkland Islands. Glenn feels honoured and privileged to have had the support from Sam over the past number of weeks and will miss their terrific evening conversations. Distance to 30 W: 482 nmi. Distance to Cape Horn: 1949 nmi.
Day182 Saturday March 22, 2008 42.39 S 18.30 W
1130 UTC - Covered 85 nmi in the last 24 hours at a speed of 5 knots. Wind is from the NW at 20 knots, with a
3 - 4 metre swell from the NW. Barometer is 1006. Temperature is 19C with 50% cloud cover. Glenn reports enjoying his contact on the radio with other passing yachts in the Atlantic. Distance to 30 W: 500 nmi. Distance to Cape Horn: 2000 nmi.
Day 181 Friday, March 21, 2008 42.52 S 16.50 W
1130 UTC - Covered 39 nmi in the last 24 hours at a sped of 5 knots. Wind is from the NW at 15 - 20 knots with a 2 metre swell from the NW. Barometer is 1023. Temperature is 18C with 80% cloud cover. Glenn reports balmy temperatures tooday. "Every warm day now is a bonus." Distance to 30 W: 585 nmi. Distance to Cape Horn: 2092 nmi.
Day 180 Thursday, March 20, 2008 2.47 S 15.49 W
1130 UTC - Covered 64 nmi in the last 24 hours at a speed of 4.5 knots. Wind is from the W at 15 knots with a 1 metre swell. Barometer is 1022. Temperature is 16C with 40% cloud cover.Distance to 30 W: 624 nmi. Distance to Cape Horn: 2094 nmi.
Day 179 Wednesday, March 19, 2008 43.26 S 14.20 W
1130 UTC - Covered 52 nmi in the last 24 hours at a speed of 6 knots. Wind is from the NW at 20 knots with a 1 metre swell from the NW. Barometer is 1024. Temperature is 14 C with 100% cloud cover. Distance to 30 W: 688 nmi. Distance to Cape Horn: 2116 nmi.
Here's an excerpt from Glenn's log " The wind filled in around 3 am and as usual I jerked myself out of a perfectly good sleep into semi consciousness and readied myself for going on deck. Reminds me of getting up in the night when the girls were babies except I don't have that nice warm bundle to hold and gaze at. Those were precious times. All went smoothly and I was back in my bunk a half hour later. My heading is slightly south of west and I've only made 40 miles so far so I'm not breaking any records today. My plan is to stay on this heading until 50 W and then, depending on weather, head towards Cape Horn. I have the charts out daily and I'm trying to put to memory all the details; the location of Staten Island, its distance to the Cape, the depth of the shelf that extends out around Diego Ramirez Island and how far off shore I need to stay as I enter the Pacific. The anticipation is enormous and with it the excitement of entering the Pacific again. By the time I get around Cape Horn I will have been at sea for more than 200 days and I have nurtured a very healthy respect for its awesome power, grace and beauty. With that respect comes some degree of anxiety which sharpens my resolve and keeps me focused. I've learnd to take each day as it comes and each day I do the best I can. I'm aware of all the souls that have gone before me and whose experience I will call upon to make my rounding and I feel humbled by those great sailors who have passed this way and honoured to be part of that fleet. I'm glad I never gave up on my dream."
Day 178 Tuesday, March 18, 2008 43.19 S 13.08 W
1130 UTC - Covered 100 nmi in the last 24 hours at a speed of 5 knots. Wind is from the SW at 15 knots with a 1 metre swell is from the SW. Barometer is 1024. Temperature is 14 C with 100% cloud cover. Distance to 30 W: 740 nmi. Distance to Cape Horn: 2161 nmi.
Day 177 Monday, March 17, 2008 43.11S 10.11 W
1130 UTC - Covered 67 nmi in the last 24 hours at a speed of 4 knots. Wind is from the W at 25 - 30 knots with a 3 - 4 metre swell from the W. Barometer is 1018. Temperature is 15 C wih 100% cloud cover. Distance to 30 W: 840 nmi. Distance to Cape Horn: 2243 nmi.
Day 176 Sunday, March 16, 2008 42.46 S 09.23 W
1130 UTC - Covered 80 nmi in the last 24 hours at a speed of 5 knots. Wind is from the SW at 15 - 20 knots, with a 3 metre swell from the SW. Barometer is 1024. Temperature is 14 C with 80% cloud cover. Glenn reports sailing through the night with reefs in the main and the jib - a fairly bumpy ride. All's well on board today. Distance to 30 W: 907 nmi. Distance to Cape Horn: 2308 nmi.
Day 175 Saturday, March 15, 2008 42.47 S 07.34 W
1130 UTC - Covered 117 nmi in the last 24 hours at a speed of 4 knots. Wind is from the NW at 40 knots, 3 metres swell is from the NW at Barometer is 1013. Temperature is 17 C with 100% cloud cover. Glenn has taken advantage of the recent heavy rain squalls to fill his water tanks. Has made radio contact with a new operator in the Falkland Islands who is providing very good weather forecasts. He's been busy planning his route and discussing his strategy for rounding the Horn. Distance to 30 W: 987 nmi. Distance to Cape Horn: 2369 nmi.
Here's an excerpt from Glenn's log..."If it's true that you gain courage in direct proportion to the amount of warmth and encouragement you receive from friends and family, then I should have the courage of a lion and the confidence of a king, for I am blessed with a plethora of both warmth and encouragement from my family and many friends from around the world. It is to all of you that I owe any success I should have, for without friends and family I am but a lone sailor upon the ocean. Love to all from the bottom of my heart."
Day 174 Friday, March 14, 2008 42.31S 04.55 W
1130 UTC - Covered 72 nmi in the last 24 hours at a speed of 6 knots. Wind is from the NW 15 - 20 knots, swell is from the NW 1.0 metre. Barometer is 1026. Temperature is 16 C with 100% cloud cover. Distance to 30 W: 1104 nmi. Distance to Cape Horn: 2467 nmi.
Day 173 Thursday, March 13, 2008 42.21 S 03.19 W
1130 UTC - Covered 70 nmi in the last 24 hours. Becalmed. No wind. Barometer 1027. Temperature 17 C with 100% cloud cover. Took advantage of the calm weather. Did chores and baked muffins. Made radio contact with our friends on Starfire who are presently sailing from Rio de Janeiro to Bermuda. Distance to 30 W: 1176 nmi. Distance to Cape Horn: 2527 nmi.
Day 172 Wednesday, March 12, 2008 41.49 S 01.50 W
1100 UTC - Covered 118 nmi in the last 24 hours at a speed of 5.5 knots. Wind is from the NW at 10 knots, swell is from the NW at 0.5 metres. Barometer is 1028. Temperature is 19 C with 15% cloud cover. Glenn reports enjoying some fine sunny weather relaxing and reading on deck today.
Day 171 Tuesday, March 11, 2008 40.42 S 00.00 W at Greenwich Meridian
1100 UTC - Glenn reached an important milestone today. At 1300 UTC he crossed the Greenwich Meridian at 00.00 W. He covered 95 nmi in the last 24 hours at a speed of 5.5 knots. Wind is from the NW at 10 - 15 knots, swell is from the NW at 0.5 metres. Barometer is 1029. Temperature is 18 C with 60 % coud cover. He has set his next waypoint at 42S, 30W, a distance of 1345 nmi. His estimated n. miles travelled so far is 19,000, with 11,000 to go. Glenn gets detailed daily weather reports and forecasts from our ham radio partner in Vancouver and is paying particular attention to weather patterns at Cape Horn so he can plot his strategy to get around safely. Once he reaches his next waypoint, he'll begin to head further south as he makes his approach to the Horn - located at 55°59′00″S, 067°16′00″W.
Day 170 Monday, March 10, 2008 40.37 S 01.54 E
1100 UTC - Covered 92 miles in the last 24 hours at a speed of 5 knots. Wind is from the S at 15 metres, swell is from the S at 1.5 metres. Barometer is 1018. Temperature is 16 C with 25% cloud cover. Distance to Greenwich: 95 mi. Distance to Cape Horn: 2772 n.mi.
Day 169 Sunday, March 9, 2008 41.38 S 04.02 E
1100 UTC - Covered 105 miles in the last 24 hours at a speed of 5.5 knots. Wind is from the SW at 25 knots, swell is from the SW at 2 metres. Barometer is 1005. Temperature is 16C with 50% cloud cover. Glenn reports robust sailing today with Kim Chow taking the weather very well. He's been spending lots of time over the past few days calculating miles travelled and miles to go. He estimates he'll leave the Atlantic Ocean and enter the Pacific Ocean in approximately 6 weeks, around the first week in May, if all goes according to plan, a bit of good luck, lots of good wishes and a prayer or two. Distance to Greenwich: 187 nmi. Distance to Cape Horn: 2798 nmi.
*** Read the story Keeping in touch from sea, Sailing around the world no barrier to regular contact in today's Times Colonist about Glenn reaching the half way point.
Day 168 Saturday, March 8, 2008 41.31 S 06.25 E
1100 UTC - Covered 78 miles in the last 24 hours at a speed of 5 knots. Wind is from the NW at 15 knots, swell is NW 0.5 metres. Barometer is 1023. Temperature is 17 C with 80% cloud cover. Here's an excerpt from Glenn's log.
"It's getting late and the sun is setting just off the bow. A biblical sunset with creation clouds painted in pastel colours fills the dusk sky - an awesome sight. Watching that, I feel rather small in comparison to nature's grand scale, but also very much apart of it as Kim Chow and I head into the blazing horizon ahead of us like we have so many nights these past 168 days."
Distance to Greenwich: 292 nmi. Distance to Cape Horn: 2880 nmi.
Day 167 Friday, March 7, 2008 41.14 S 08.1 E
1100 UTC - Covered 78 miles in the last 24 hours at a speed of 5 - 10 knots. Wind is from the SW at 5 - 10 knots, swell is from the SW at 2 metres. Barometer is 1024. Temperature is 15 C with 100% cloud cover. Distance to Greenwich: 370 nmi. Distance to Cape Horn: 2932 nmi.
Day 166 Thursday, March 6, 2008 42.13 S 10.07 E
1130 UTC - Covered 132 miles in the last 24 hours at a speed of 4.5 knots. Wind is from the NW at 35 - 40 knots, waves are from the NW at 3 metres. Barometer is 1002. Temperature is 17 C with 100% cloud cover and rain. Glenn reports making terrific progress westerly today and preparing for the forecasted strong winds tonight. Distance to Greenwich: 448 nmi. Distance to Cape Horn: 2970 nmi.
Day 165 Wednesday, March 5, 2008 42.06 S 13.04 E
1130 UTC - Covered 42 miles in the last 24 hours at a speed of 6.3 knots. Wind is from the N 10-15 knots, waves are from the N at 1 metre. Barometer is 1026. Temperature is 20 C with 80 % cloud cover. Glenn reports having a great sail today, although becalmed for a few hours in the morning. Prepared the boat in anticipation of worsening weather in the next 24 hours. Distance to Greenwich: 580 nmi. Distance to Cape Horn: 3069 nmi.
Day 164 Tuesday, March 4, 2008 42.58 S 14.07 E
1130 UTC - Covered 79 miles in the last 24 hours at a speed of 5 knots. Wind is from the W at 10 - 15 knots, waves are from the W at 2.5 metres. Barometer is 1031. Temperature is 15 C with 65% cloud cover. Glenn reports Kim Chow has come through the high winds and rough seas very well despite some water down below. He had some damage to the self steering which he has repaired for now. He is enjoying lighter winds and a calmer sea today - perfect for drying out bedding and clothing on deck. Also good for preparing a pot of stew of dried potatoes, lentils, corn, dried vegetables, bouillon, chicken, tomato paste, and a few spices. He'll make enough to last 3 or 4 days and to get him through the next round with the Southern Ocean. Distance to Greenwich Meridien: 622 nmi. Distance to Cape Horn: 3064 nmi.
Day 163 Monday, March 3, 2008 44.11 S 15.56 E
Covered 47 miles in the last 24 hours at a speed of 5.5 knots. Wind is from the W at 25 knots. Waves are from the W at 7 metres. Barometer is 1007. Temperature is 14 C with 60% cloud cover. Distance to Greenwich: 701 nmi. Distance to Cape Horn: 3070 nmi.
Day 162 Sunday, March 2, 2008 44.09 S 17.01 E
1130 UTC - Covered -11 miles in the last 24 hours travelling at 6 knots. Wind is from the NW at 20 knots. Waves are 3 metres from the NW. Barometer is 1006. Temperature is 16 C with 100% cloud cover. Distance to Greenwich 748 nmi. Distance to Cape Horn: 3104 nmi.
Day 162 Sunday, March 2, 2008 44 S 17 E
Weather conditions in the Southern Atlantic over the past 24 hours have made it difficult for Glenn to make contact with the ham radio operators in South Africa. Wind is currently 45 knots from the NW; swells are 10 metres from the NW. Glenn reports a "bumpy" night on the drogue. There is a high moving south producing strong winds for the next 24 hours.
Day 161 Saturday, March 1, 2008 - off Cape Agulhas - No position reported
Glenn is currently about 700 nautical miles off Cape Agulhas in South Africa, the southern most point of the continent and 170 kilometres southeast of Cape Town. The cape, named by Portugese navigators as Cabo das Agulhas, means "Cape of Needles" after noticing that the direction of magnetic north coincided with true north in the region. The meridian of Cape Agulhas is used as the boundary between the Atlantic and Indian oceans.The sea off Cape Agulhas is notorious for winter storms and mammoth rogue waves, which can range up to 30 metres (100 ft) high and can sink even large ships. These conditions are caused by a number of factors. The naturally strong winds of the roaring forties, which blow from west to east, and the cold Antarctic Circumpolar Current flowing in the same direction, come up against the warmer Agulhas Current in the region of the cape. These conflicting currents of water of different densities, and the west winds blowing against the Agulhas Current, can create extremely hazardous wave conditions; these are further exacerbated by the shallow waters of the Agulhas Bank, a broad, shallow part of the continental shelf which juts 250 kilometres (155 mi) south from the cape, after which it falls steeply away to the abyssal plain.
