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18.02.2019
How the Skipper looks at the world.
I had to climb up the mast three times to work on my lazy jack lines and to install a new halyard. No one there to winch me up. I‘m totally worn out, and relax on the beach now.
06.02.2019
⛵️Faule Haut has reached New Zealand.
After having spent six days at the Kingdom of Tonga 🇹🇴, ⛵️Faule Haut left the island Tongatapu on Jan. 29th, 2019 and reached Opua, (northern) New Zealand 🇳🇿 on Feb 6th, safe and sound. This was ⛵️Faule Haut‘s fastest passage so far. She covered the distance of 1,025 nm within 8 1/2 days, averaging a speed of little over 5 kn. Windspeed was mostly above 25 and 30 kn, so that the sails had to be reefed almost permanently. High waves and gusty winds from abeam made it a tough ride. Wind and waves – which the autopilot often could not handle. It quit working often and made the nights a drag. Jumping on deck in the middle of the night because of an alarming and not functioning autopilot is no fun and wears you out after a few nights. Sleep deprivation is the hardest thing to endure when singlehand sailing and has exhausted Skipper Ingo up to the max. But now he has dropped the anchor in a beautiful bay at LAT 35° 07.022’ S, LON 173° 58.931‘ E, close to Opua, and is looking forward to meeting the Kiwis – but first … sleeeeeeeep.😴💤
Oh – I almost forgot:
SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE
⛵️Faule Haut has left her home port Vinaròs, Spain🇪🇸, on Nov. 4th, 2017. Vinaròs is located close to Longitude 000°, the Greenwich 000°-meridian. She sailed westward, which means longitudes were „W“ and counting upwards. On Jan. 23rd she crossed the International Dateline close to Tonga and on Feb. 2nd she crossed LON 180° W which is likewise LON 180° E.
This means, that SHE HAS NOW COMPLETED HALF OF HER PLANNED CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF THE GLOBE, 😎😁🤗 being on her cruise for one year and three months and two days (or 459 days).
From now on LON figures are „E“ and … counting backwards.
Feels like the skipper is sailing home now.🤗
Skipper is sailing singelhand. Two free double berths available.