Week One at Sea! 0533 ship's time (1233 UTC)

13º 45.724n 119º 13.426w

Tue Apr 23 2019

We’ve just hit a milestone - our first full week on this passage. As we pass the 168 hour mark, here are the numbers:

Average speed: 5.7 knots

Maximim speed: 11.4 knots

Miles over the Earth: 954.2

Hours motoring: 48.4

Hours motorsailing: 3

Fuel consumed: 119 liters

Water made: 984 liters

Solar power generated: 34,640 watt hours

We’re pleased with our progress, as well as how JollyDogs and the entire crew is enjoying the passage. We’ve had some minor issues but corrected them, and we’ve been fortunate with the weather. Nobody has gotten hurt. We haven’t broken anything big.

Catamarans have real estate for solar panels. We’ve got 1440 watts and 720 a/h of LiFeP04 batteries, so we don’t have to burn carbon fuel to charge our batteries. Our CruiseRO water maker produces 30+ gallons per hour. We’re a bit profligate with our power and water usage, but a daily shower and music on the stereo do a lot to improve crew morale.

All is well on board SV JollyDogs!