Patea

14m 2009 Beneteau First 45

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Posted: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 - 13:36

Sailing past Isla Sante Fe,. a little islet with a beautiful small lagoon on the northern side, and covered in cactus trees- yup, they're cacti but they have trunks very cool! On the way to Santa

Posted: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 - 13:36

Ahhh, Santa Cruz, a little rolly on the anchor but nice and shallow with good holding so all is good with the world! Heading to the restaurant and some good local food and some more local microbrews-

Posted: Tue, 16 Aug 2016 - 11:01

Safely anchored in Isla San Cristobal, enjoying fine Equadorian home brews, good food and the crew are off exploring the island while skip focusses on things more of a biosecurity nature!

Posted: Mon, 15 Aug 2016 - 04:54

At the entrance to Puerto Baquerizo Moreno where we will attempt customs, track down our Galapagos advisor, shower and clean 8 days of saltyness from peoples and boat, and maybe find some fresh fruit

Posted: Mon, 15 Aug 2016 - 04:54

And then the mist cleared for a fe moments just past 8am local time and there they were- the Galapagos! All the crew are asleep so I enjoyed the moment before quietly whspering below where we are

Posted: Sat, 13 Aug 2016 - 13:18

The equator!!!! The Deckie, the Dutch, Seaman Sal and Salty all cross for the first time!! 1320 local time, Seaman Sal gave us the countdown, and we submitted to Neptune, played dually by our gnome

Posted: Sat, 13 Aug 2016 - 13:18

Still smoking along- cant believe this wee monohull sits happily between 7-8 knots going to windward, with a full cruising belly and 4 people aboard taking it easy- stoked!

Posted: Fri, 12 Aug 2016 - 08:54

Posted: Fri, 12 Aug 2016 - 06:33

More dodging fishing fleets off the coast off Equador over night, but we made good ground southwards in the last 24 hours so at 2am we tacked onto our new course at 262degrees, heading directly for

Posted: Fri, 12 Aug 2016 - 06:33

After coming pretty close to the Colombia coast last night and starting to see a heap of fishing boats, net markers, and possibly some illicit Colombian narcotics boats (lol) we tacked west at about

Posted: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 - 05:39

Slow upwind passage making currently, with consistent winds (yay) directly from where we are trying to get to (arse). Heading west now with a shift, but still fighting to get to the equator and

Posted: Tue, 9 Aug 2016 - 05:09

Making reasonable time, heading south, and west when wind shifts allow us to tack across. Will be hard slog over the next few days until we get south of the equator and hopefully pick up some

Posted: Tue, 9 Aug 2016 - 01:36

Making good time, between 5-7.5 knots and heading towards the Punta Mala (Mala Point) one of the most southern points on the Panama mainland, which we should pass sometime around midnight local time

Posted: Sun, 7 Aug 2016 - 06:39

position 08 48N 79 35W Having cleared customs last night, we departed Balboa yacht club heading SW making the most of the light breeze on the beam- expecting the wind to turn round onto the nose

Posted: Sun, 7 Aug 2016 - 06:39

position 08 56.3N 79 33.4W We're in the Pacific!! Which means we're on the home stretch now;) Parked in Balboa 'Marina' on a 'mooring', which we discovered at low tide is just a liiiitlr to shallow

Posted: Sat, 6 Aug 2016 - 12:00

We're in the Pacific!! Which means we're on the home stretch now;) Parked in Balboa 'Marina' on a 'mooring', which we discovered at low tide is just a liiiitlr to shallow for us- lucky its a soft mud

Posted: Sat, 6 Aug 2016 - 12:00

Having cleared customs last night, we departed Balboa yacht club heading SW making the most of the light breeze on the beam- expecting the wind to turn round onto the nose later today and then

Posted: Sat, 6 Aug 2016 - 01:30

Having just completed transiting the Gutan locks, we are now in fresh water and 80Ã¢ÂÂ above sea level- the Panama canal was an awesome experience revelled by all, and a must do for all

Posted: Fri, 5 Aug 2016 - 20:31

Through the Gatun locks and moored for the night before we transit the lake and second set of locks at Miraflores tomorrow.

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