May 23—Congratulations Jacob! Major Accomplishment.

Background: Notes here on our Google Earth tracking of Jacob Adoram

                                 Index of Google Earth overlays.  Download the KLM file.

Please download a new copy of the KML file. We have added several features, including WindSAT scatterometer data and new charts,

Jacob has gotten around the Lihou Reef which was a tremendous amount of work for him, fighting the 25 + kt SE trades.  This has lightened up as forecasted, thank goodness, and now he is doing well on course to meet the next one: Tregrosse Reefs, which are about 60 miles off, which is a bout a day and a half.

Wind forecast is favorable for this, but it is still a lot of work in rowing this big boat of his.  A LuckGrib meteogram assuming 1.6 kts on the indicated course is below.

We see the wind staying below 15 kts which is manageable.  You can view the climatic winds at the Google Earth posting, which we home maintain or go lighter for the duration of the voyage.

We will post shortly a new tool for noting if Jacob is in daylight or darkness. Plus we have to make a post on a fantastic new source of nautical charts.

Here is a short audio discussion.

Here is a WindSat image from our GE overlays that was valid at 21z on May 23. This was not processed yet at the time this note was originally posted. It could be the WindSat data takes longer to process than the ASCAT. I need to check that. We do get good wind data this way in most cases. I think if the WindSat and ASCAT disagreed in any circumstance, most meteorologists would go with the ASCAT.