We are all set for our transit of the Panama canal.  We have a date of Friday 1st May.  We  will have 3 other yacht crew members to help us with lines.  Mike from Octagon and Ruth and Peter from Mudskipper. Link to web cams of the canal We expect the following time table but […]

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We are well on our way to making the rudder for the windpilot. Ryce came up trumps finding exactly the correct tube for the shaft and doing some exquisite welding. You can contact him on +507 433 0433 or +507 6429 4288 if you need help with stainless parts. I’ll get to mention all the […]

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Arrived at the Caribbean end of the canal on Wednesday after a magical sail in force 3 down from San Blas islands. We are in shelter bay marina [9.367, -79.951].

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Benny’s Flambé Bananas Peel bananas, split length ways, and fry in pan with little butter and sugar if you wish. Add rum to pan, heat, pour onto dish and light rum carefully. Serve, eat when the flames have gone out. Unless you’re a flame eater.

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Position:  9.5446,-78.9007. Lemmon Cays, San Blas Islands Distance run 1096 Sorry no e-mail yesterday.  We were on “final approach” at the time and then needed to hurry to catch the officials for permits etc.  Then we had to celebrate arrival. Was fed up about needing to have the windpilot self-steering gear repaired especially as the […]

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Position at 11:25 BST 11.008,-77.581 118 miles to go.  ETA at 5 knots 06:02 7th Apr Wind NE 5 We kept well offshore as we passed Columbia in the hopes of avoiding the higher winds and seas associated with the area just off the coast.  We have had 20-25 knots and seas large enough for […]

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Position at 11:25 BST 12.674,-75.842. ETA at 5knts 12:11 Tues 7th Apr. 261 miles to go GPS run 137 miles. Wind NE 20 to 30 knots The extra wind came as expected around dinner time last night. We went for an over cautious trysail and genoa to be sure we could handle squalls on top […]

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Position at 11:25 BST 13.53,-73.516 ETA at 5knts 14:16 7th Apr.  398 miles togo Wind E 4/5 Passed the northern tip of South America yesterday afternoon – Punta Gallinas.  I wonder if it has a naff signpost like the ones at Lands End and John o groats with New York 1955, Auckland 8033, Edinburgh 4679, […]

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Position 13.933,-70.516 ETA at 5 knts 00:03 8th Apr.  560 miles to go Wind SE 5.  Days run by GPS 155 miles I think the dolphins that visited us as the sun went down last night were escapees from a fun park in Florida.  They performed an amazing routine of jumps, belly flops and tail […]

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Position at 11:25 BST 14.088,-67.723 ETA at 5 knts 05:18 8th Apr.  715 miles to go Wind ESE 3/4.  GPS distance run since yesterday 158 miles. I’m glad to say there is nothing to report.  A pretty sunset and a pretty sunrise.  Subtle changes in the wind and sea.  Excellent grapefruit for breakfast. I think […]

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