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VOYAGING UNDER POWER
VOYAGING UNDER POWER-CATAMARANJuly 5, 2013Panama City, PanamaThe book that has been our “bible” for the last 20 years has just been revised. I mean Robert Beebe’sVoyaging Under Powerhas just gone...
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Lightning Survey Results
CONSIDERATIONS for marine lightning protection (PART ONE)July 9, 2013Panama City, PanamaLightning over Isla Del Rey, Las Perlas, Panamafrom our anchorage at Espiritu SantoAllow me to vent a bit....
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Considerations for Lightning Protection
PART TWO – CONSIDERATIONS FOR LIGHTNING PROTECTIONDOMINO's original 16' VHF antenna: well above the air terminal - A big mistake!This is neither an exhaustive nor an authoritative article about...
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Fall Winds of San Blas
Windy morning in the Holandese, Gunayala"Chakasana" WindsJuly 14, 2013Panama City, PanamaHAPPY BASTILLE DAY - Just as we are getting ready to raise anchor and go celebrate our French National Holiday...
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Fav Powercats
PELICANO and DOMINO in New York CityJuly 18, 2013Panama City, PanamaIf landlubbers delight in people-watching and nature-lovers enjoy bird-watching, we go for boat-watching. Oh, how do we like our...
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Fav Sailing Cats
July 19, 2013Panama City, Panama"TANG"I was going to delay this post a bit, but considering who just dropped anchor next to us, I HAVE to share the pix. Dang! It's TANG! The coolest sailing cat on...
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Fav Superyachts
July 20th, 2013Panama City PanamaVENUS at anchor in Panama Where do you go to find the most amazing mega-yachts? At the entrance of the Panama Canal, this horrendous anchorage that is the shame of a...
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Favorite Sailing Yachts
July 21, 2013Panama City, PanamaHow could we possibly have ONE favorite sailing yacht? There are so many out-there, of all sizes. So, I'll start with the latest sighting: HETAIROS - She is 219...
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Emergency Tiller
On the port boarding platform: Open the hatch and bolt the tiller into its supportJuly 23, 2013Panama City, PanamaIt’s count-down time. Only 30 days before we leave our DOMINO to her babysitter at the...
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Honeymoon in Las Perlas
Honeymoon in Las PerlasJuly 5th, 2013Panama City, PanamaMr. & Mrs. Acey Aseltine ... quite a catch! Seriously! How many newlyweds start their honeymoon with grand’pa and grand’ma, uh? When our...
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Panama City Anchorages
Panama City on a beautiful daySeptember 13, 2013Panama City, PanamaLas Brisas de AmadorPanama Bay on a blustery dayWe’ve just spent a year in Panama City and must admit that, in spite of the yacht...
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FLAMENCO HAULOUT
HAULING OUT AT MARINA FLAMENCOAt 23', Domino just makes it into the liftSeptember 22, 2013Panama City, Panama A long ramp. There is a 3-hour optimum slot at high tide. Make an appointment!It has been...
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Provisioning in Panama
Time to lower the waterline: Shopping...September 25, 2013Isla Pedro Gonzalez, PanamaDOMINO at full loadThat’s it! After one year on the Pacific side of Panama, we’re off. Domino is fully loaded,...
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GALAPAGOS PASSAGE
October 3, 2013Bahia de los NaufragiosSan Cristobal Island, GalapagosWe made it to the Galapagos… yes, we exited Panama without getting struck by lightning again, almost a miracle when you consider...
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Isla San Cristobal
Blue -footed boobieSaturday, October 5, 2013Isla San CristobalGalapagosHigher up, the vegetation becomes lushIt’s impossible to be in the Galapagos and not feel a sense of history… natural history,...
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Santa Cruz Island (Galapagos)
October 10, 2013Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos (Ecuador)00*44.885S – 090*18.53WWe made it out of San Cristobal and into Santa Cruz, no thanks to our agent from YachtGala who was nowhere to...
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Isla Floreana
Masked boobiesOctober 12, 2013Puerto Ibarra, Isla Floreana, Galapagos01*16.54S – 090*29.468WFloreana, historically steeped in mystery, vanishing bodies, and pirate lore, seemed romantic to me; perhaps...
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Isla Isabella, Galapagos
October 19, 2013Puerto Villamil, Isla Isabella, Galapagos Archipelago (Ecuador)00°57.935S - 090°57.726WIf we had only 72 hours to cruise the Galapagos and only ONE anchorage to choose from, we would...
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CRUISING THE GALAPAGOS
October 20, 2013Isla Isabella, GalapagosWhile I’ve posted details on the 4 islands we visited, San Cristobal, Santa Cruz, Floreana and Isabella, I wanted to add a general info page on the archipelago....
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False Start
October 23, 2013Puerto Ayora, Isla Santa Cruz, GalapagosOf course I’ll blame it on the bananas! We didn’t leave on a Friday, so it had to be the green bananas. Not that we didn’t argue over the...
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