Monthly Archives: April 2014

Headed to the Galapagos Day Two

An other beautiful day on the high seas today, nary a cloud to be found. And for a few hours at mid day, nary a whisper of wind. But fortunately that didn’t last too long. So far the weather is defying the models and we have enough wind to move Read On..

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En Route to the Galapagos – Day One

Finally at 2:00 local time we pulled the anchor and left Panama! At first the seas were glassy and we left under power. As we cleared Tabogo Island a nice fresh breeze picked up and we’ve been sailing ever since. The wind has dropped a bit in the evening but Read On..

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Zarpe Diem

We have our Zarpe, or exit paperwork for exiting Panama. Our passports are stamped and we are cleared out.  We have a few more housekeeping tasks like storing the dinghy on the deck and we are ready to move.  We should be underway in a couple of hours. We estimate Read On..

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Anonymous Minor Delay

Names have been changed in this article to protect the innocent…if any of them can be found. Recently a vessel had to had her mast removed in a foreign location to service a main sail furling system.  On returning the mast to the boat, it was decided that the masthead Read On..

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We’re Going to Need a Bigger Bolsa

Approaching the final steps in our departure from Panama one of the last things to do is complete our provisioning. Provisioning is cruiser-speak for shopping.  But it is more than just grocery shopping.  When we used to shop on land it was the way “normal” people shop.  We’d do some Read On..

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Getting Ready to Go

We’ve finally gotten our package with our documentation from the states, the major repairs are complete, and we are now preparing to leave Panama for the Galapagos. Which means work. Lots and lots of work. We have a long list of things to secure, check, service or fix to make Read On..

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It Was Not Us

Recently an American vessel named Evenstar was lost on route to Ecuador from Panama.  All hands were rescued safely by a passing freighter. IT WAS NOT US. There was a second Evenstar sharing the anchorage with us in Panama.  I met the owner a couple of times and I’d like Read On..

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