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Monthly Archives: January 2014

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Quick update on our Panama Canal transit

Posted on January 30, 2014 by John
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We will be in the third nest of boats, with a smaller catamaran on our right hand side and a slightly longer yacht on the other side of the cat. If looking from ahead, we will be on the right. … Continue reading →

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Canal Transit

Posted on January 30, 2014 by John
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Please note, Panama time is 5 hours behind GMT so add 5 hours to our local time to get UK time. We are starting our transit of the canal on Thursday. We shall be leaving Shelter Bay Marina at about … Continue reading →

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27/01/2014 – Back to civilization (wi-fi)!

Posted on January 29, 2014 by John
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We did go to the Lemon Cays the following day, carefully following the waypoints from the pilot book. John was worried as the reefs seemed to be very close to the boat but we never saw less than 12 metres … Continue reading →

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22/01/2014 – The idyllic San Blas islands

Posted on January 21, 2014 by John
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First of all, many apologies for not writing a blog on Sunday and wishing niece Hester a very happy birthday and great-nephew Harry a very happy first birthday and as well. We arrived in the San Blas island group in … Continue reading →

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18/01/2014 – The last frustrating day and a bit!

Posted on January 18, 2014 by John
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From midday Thursday, when we had 200 miles left to run, the wind dropped and we lost the helpful current. All of a sudden the anticipated daylight arrival became an impossible dream! They say it’s better to travel hopefully than … Continue reading →

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17/01/2014 – What a difference a day makes.

Posted on January 17, 2014 by John
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During Thursday we had almost everything except rain! The overnight watches were not pleasant with winds in the 22-25 knot range with gusts up to 30, which is nearly gale force. We were well reefed and the winds were not … Continue reading →

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16/01/14 – A close shave and a rude awakening

Posted on January 16, 2014 by John
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Don’t worry, the close shave was quite benign. Soon after midnight Wednesday I felt a splash on my face and heard a slap, most likely I had company in the cockpit! I searched around but didn’t find the culprit then … Continue reading →

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15/01/2014 – Halfway there.

Posted on January 15, 2014 by John
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Where is halfway? Is it the midpoint of a straight line drawn between the start and finish lines or half the combined distance of start to waypoint to finish or even half the total distance we will sail? The latter … Continue reading →

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14/01/2014 – Why do things always happen at night?

Posted on January 14, 2014 by John
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First of all, Happy Birthdayto our nephew Paul. I remembered without Facebook to remind me! We are currently about 100 miles north of the Dutch islands of Curacao and Bonaire, over 400 miles from St Lucia, making good speed towards … Continue reading →

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13/01/2014 – Making progress

Posted on January 13, 2014 by John
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Our fantastic start and good average speed until about midnight on Saturday, together with the fact that we are double handed and try to avoid sail changes in the dark, conspired to send us tumbling down the leaderboard! Let me … Continue reading →

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