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Bonaire->Cartagena: Day 2

Kind of as we expected the stronger winds didn’t hold and we lost the beneficial current which turned into one against us. Therefore on day 2 we didn’t cover the miles we did on day 1. We forgot to note how far we’d gone at the 48 hour mark but my guesstimate was that we […]

Addendum to 149nm

Forgot to mention sailing conditions and location. We have achieved the 15-20 knot wind forecast for a number of hours but much of the time it’s been 13-15. Wind has been right from behind almost all the way except for a few hours when it clocked about 15 degrees to the north. The seas have […]

149nm

149nm is not at all bad for our first day. For planning purposes I use 110nm per day for distance covered to handle those days when wind is lousy. Making this progress on our first 24 hours makes Tuesday arrival practical certain and is now making a Monday afternoon arrival possible. We’ll need to sustain […]

One that got away

Dave and Jacquie arrived aboard Dignity last night to say goodbye just as I was sending yesterday evenings blog. One reason to come aboard was to see how email over SSB works so they know what to look for as they try to make theirs work. They brought wine, beer and nibbles as a thank […]

Ready to go

All our chores our done.

We’ve cleaned the boat, put things away, performed all our checks, provisioned for the trip, done the washing, made water, charged all the batteries, cleared out, raised the quarantine flag, retrieved our deposit for the dinghy dock key, dropped off trash, removed the outboard from the dinghy, raised and tied […]