Time zone UTC + 0.00
Local hour (Italy) + 2.00
Local hour (Tunisia) + 1.00
05.30 - Departure from Hammamet
Coordinates 36º22’382N 010.º32’753E
After having been prevented from departure because the Tunisian Coast Guard thought the winds were too strong 40km/h roughly 20 knots. It took us hours to understand that they use km/h instead of knots as speed unit for wind speeds, and we couldn’t understand how could our forecasts be so different from theirs. We ended up leaving in Monday morning instead of Sunday night as planned, weather window was getting a bit tight and the alternative seemed to be to wait at least another week if we hadn’t left.
05.40 - Mainsail
Coordinates 36º22’382N 010.º34’110E
Heading: 085 degrees
Wind speed: 10 knots
Wind direction: 60 degrees from starboard
Barometer: 1015 atm
Cloud coverage: 100%
Visibility: 90%
Sea state: swell
SOG: 4.5 knots
08.05 - Mainsail and Genoa, engine off
Coordinates 36º24’364N 010.º49’097E
Heading: 065 degrees
Wind speed: 10 knots
Wind direction: 60 degrees from starboard
Barometer: 1015 atm
Cloud coverage: 100%
Visibility: 90%
Sea state: light swell
SOG: 5.5 knots
12.00 - Furl Genoa, engine on
Coordinates 36º32’045N 011.º07’953E
Heading: 100 degrees
Wind speed: 10 knots
Wind direction: 10 degrees from starboard
Barometer: 1010 atm
Cloud coverage: 100%
Visibility: 90%
Sea state: light swell
SOG: 5.4 knots
18.00 - Engine on, no sails
Coordinates 36º33’487N 011.º45’011E
Heading: 100 degrees
Wind speed: 14 knots
Wind direction: 0 degrees
Barometer: 1010 atm
Cloud coverage: 100%
Visibility: 90%
Sea state: swell
SOG: 5.5 knots
20.00 - Mainsail and Genoa, engine on
Coordinates 36º33’531N 011.º51’670E
Heading: 100 degrees
Wind speed: 14 knots
Wind direction: 40 degrees from port
Barometer: 1010 atm
Cloud coverage: 100%
Visibility: 90%
Sea state: swell
SOG: 5.7 knots
23.00 - Engine only
Coordinates 36º32’610N 012.º16’743E
Heading: 95 degrees
Wind speed: 15 knots
Wind direction: 0
Cloud coverage: 100%
Visibility: 90%
Sea state: swell
SOG: 5.7 knots
08.30 - Crossing shipping channel under motor sail
Coordinates 36º34’336N 013.º19’641E
Heading: 095degrees
Wind speed: 8 knots
Wind direction: 0
Barometer: 1020 atm
Cloud coverage: 100%
Visibility: 90%
Sea state: calm
SOG: 5 knots
09.30 - Finally the wind turned and is more beamy, Genoa and main
Coordinates 36º34’522N 013.º26’353E
Heading: 095 degrees
Wind speed: 13 knots
Wind direction: 35 degrees from port
Barometer: 1020 atm
Cloud coverage: 100%
Visibility: 90%
Sea state: calm
SOG: 5.8 knots
15.30 - Furl Genoa, engine on
Coordinates 36º36’630N 014.º12’357E
Heading: 090 degrees
Wind speed: 10 knots
Wind direction: 30 degrees from port
Barometer: 1016 atm
Cloud coverage: 100%
Visibility: 90%
Sea state: calm
SOG: 6.2 knots
05.30 - Arrival to Siracusa
Coordinates 37º03’486N 015.º17’006E
Total hours of the trip: 48h
Total hours sailing: 9h
Total hours motor-sailing: 26.5h
Total hours motoring: 39h
Average Speed Over Ground: 5.4knots
Maximum Speed Over Ground: 8knots
Distance: 263.1nm
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