Pacific Crossing Day 1: The Wait is Over!
Reports of partially submerged debris along the Panamanian coastline damaging boats made us hesitant to leave without enough time to get substantially offshore before sunset. So… (read more)…
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March 2024: Behind the Scenes
During an upwelling event, the marina became infested with jellyfish. At any time of day, there were at least ten jellyfish in our slip alone! Ray had to… (read more)…
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Applying for a French Polynesia Long Stay Visa from Panama
As Americans, we would typically be given a 90-day visa upon arrival in French Polynesia. However, we hope to stay for over a year exploring the region’s 121 islands. So, we applied for a long-stay visa on February 15th, 2024… (read more)…
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February 2024: Behind the Scenes
We visited Islamorada in Panama City and had them print two small-scale paper charts, one for our Pacific crossing and one for the islands of the South Pacific, for $50 per chart. Although… (read more)…
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Transiting the Panama Canal on our Sailing Catamaran (February 2024)
The line handlers tied the messenger lines to our rental lines, and before we knew it, the doors began to close behind us… (read more)…
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Passage Diary: Saint Martin to Panama (Day 7-9)
We were enveloped by the scent of warm, wet dirt a few miles out. The smell of land is so pungent after an extended period offshore… (read more)…
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Passage Diary: Saint Martin to Panama (Day 4-6)
The moon didn’t rise until 11:30pm that night, so most of my shift was pitch black, revealing the millions of stars overhead. I got up for a snack and noticed these huge glowing balls shooting out of our stern in our wake… (read more)…
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Passage Diary: Saint Martin to Panama (Day 1-3)
There’s nothing quite like waking up to dolphins playing around the bow at sunrise. I skipped up front, squealing with excitement. It just never gets old… (read more)…
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January 2024: Behind the Scenes
We hauled out at Bobby’s Megayard in Sint Maarten. The haul, launch, and storage cost $1,344.00. Additional work was as follows… (read more)…
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