Position Report: January 23 2010

After a night in the Secas Islands, we pulled into Boca Chica yesterday afternoon to replenish our dwindling food supplies. With 4 guys on board, and a week since we last saw anything that resembled a store, food has been running pretty low the past few days. We also...

Position Report: January 17 2010

Escape. We finally escaped the confines of Santa Catalina, an incredible surfing spot and fun town, to find out what Panama looked like before the trees were chopped down, the roads built and the native animals killed. Isla Coiba is a UNESCO protected nature...

Position Report: January 8 2010

Isla Cebaco For the past few days its just been Rob (of Livity Fame) and I (Hugh) anchored off a spectacular beach on the south coast of Isla Cebaco. It is about as remote as you can get in the part of Panama, maybe even on the west coast of Central America… And...

Position Report: January 1 2010

Anchored in Isla Santa Catalina, Panama. Happy New Year all! Just got back from another session at the point at Santa Catalina; too bad everybody else in Panama did too! Yikes, what a crowd. Well, despite the crowds, Rob, Robb, Tammy and I did manage to pick off a few...

Position Report: December 30 2009

Anchored in Ensenada Naranja, Panama. Ah, day sailing! When each night brings a flat(ish) boat, a new anchorage and 8 to 13 hours of sleep! We made a fast 52 miles today with the help of some unexplainable land breeze and favorable current. Today as we rounded Punto...

Position Report: December 28 2009

Anchored in Ensenada Venao, Panama. We arrived here on Boxing Day after a fast overnight sail from the Las Perlas, making the 89 miles in a little over 13 hours! We were helped along by 1 – 2 knots of current that flows out of the Gulf of Panama to the south...