DOMINO
FollowDOMINO is a 20-meter Malcolm Tennant power catamaran, sandwich construction, white structure, black hulls. Owners are JP and Marie Dufour. Blog at http://dominocatamaran.blogspot.com
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DOMINO - October 31, 2018
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San Evaristo, small fishing village, excellent anchorage in these westerlies, quaint, good hunting:snapper today!
DOMINO - October 30, 2018
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Isla San Francisco. Another stunning anchorage, gin-clear water, flat seas, no wind, great snorkeling: green Moray, Angelfish, nudibranch, and spear fishing with every meal (hogfish, triggerfish ... Read More
DOMINO - October 29, 2018
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Sea of Cortez WOW.. Like Arizona on a lake. The easiest cruising ever. Stunning Isla Partida, sunken crater. Snorkeling with turtles, sea lions, King angel fish and a ton of sea life in 28c water ... Read More
DOMINO - October 24, 2018
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Just arrived La Paz Marina. This 3rd Transpac was the best ever. No hughe beam seas, no mechanical scare, just chillin’.
DOMINO - October 24, 2018
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overnight stop at Bahia Los Sueños, too chicken to navigate the San Lorenzo channel at night. Good thing we have 2 anchors. Big Bertha?s foot pedal wasn?t working, so we dropped Li?l Lou. Fixed BB?s ... Read More
DOMINO - October 23, 2018
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Port Captain has closed Bahia Cabo San Lucas, so no anchoring there possible, good thing we had decided on moving north. Passing Cabo Los Frailes now, with 2m SE seas, wouldn?t be a good anchorage ... Read More
DOMINO - October 23, 2018
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Port Captain has closed Bahia Cabo San Lucas, so no anchoring there possible, good thing we had decided on moving north. Passing Cabo Los Frailes now, with 2m SE seas, wouldn?t be a good anchorage ... Read More
DOMINO - October 23, 2018
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Cabo San Lucas! TRANSPAC #3 complete! It was uphill the whole way and DOMINO worked hard. Zero problem! By the Numbers: 2,661 NM, 10 days 18 hours, average 10.3 Knts. Calculating fuel burn when not ... Read More
DOMINO - October 22, 2018
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12 hours to go and at long last, Fair winds and (almost) following seas. Will beat Willa to the line, but will continue to La Paz without stopping in Cabo, afraid that the anchorage might become ... Read More
DOMINO - October 22, 2018
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racing to Cabo before hurricane Willa, 245 NM to go. No room at Cabo?s marinas, plan to drop anchor, do our formalities, and leave immediately for refuge in La Paz if Wilma cuts too close ... Read More
DOMINO - October 21, 2018
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winds @ 16-22 all yesterday and night, backing to N. Seas smoother this morning, but still 1.5m. DOMINO working hard against 1-1.5knt current and beam seas. Greatly improved weather this morning ... Read More
DOMINO - October 20, 2018
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short-lived respite yesterday morning, then wind ramped up to 18-24 till now, while backing to NE and NNE. Choppy seas but at 30* to port bow, not bad. Expect wind to die later today. 800 NM to Cabo ... Read More
DOMINO - October 20, 2018
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short-lived respite yesterday morning, then wind ramped up to 18-24 till now, while backing to NE and NNE. Choppy seas but at 30* to port bow, not bad. Expect wind to die later today. 800 NM to Cabo ... Read More
DOMINO - October 19, 2018
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seas still lumpy but getting much smoother, wind finally down 10-15kts. So far, fuel burned 1,100 gal for 1,628 NM, or 1.5 mpg, average speed 9.9 mph. Not bad on a full belly and adverse conditions ... Read More
DOMINO - October 18, 2018
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passed the half-way point last evening; rough seas, as expected for this part of the passage, will continue for next 24-36hrs, then wind should turn to NE and decrease, while we?ll turn SE and speed ... Read More
DOMINO - October 18, 2018
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passed the half-way point last evening; rough seas, as expected for this part of the passage, will continue for next 24-36hrs, then wind should turn to NE and decrease, while we?ll turn SE and speed ... Read More
DOMINO - October 17, 2018
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just caught another mahi-mahi. Domino dancing straight into small head seas and current. Looks like the 2 lows SE of Baja are dissipating. ETA Cabo Monday morning. Stats in current conditions, with ... Read More
DOMINO - October 16, 2018
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went through several small lows yesterday, rain and 18-22kts SE wind, choppy seas all day and night. Better now, still 16-18 Kts, barometer is up. Low pressure system SE of Baja seems to be ... Read More
DOMINO - October 15, 2018
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rough night, 20-25kt winds SE, confused chop. Hurricane scheduled to arrive Cabo next Sunday, same day as us. Decided to slow down to conserve fuel and wait to see which way that hurricane will go ... Read More
DOMINO - October 14, 2018
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at 0700 Hawaii time: 2,180 NM to go... easy passage so far, comfortable, audiobooks binge. We slowed down a bit to time our arrival for Sunday evening, not willing to pay Customs an immigration ... Read More