Sweet arrival day
Tues 20-Dec, Passage to Colombia, day 11: As my wake-up alarm goes off at 2am I can feel Cloudy is solidly in-the-groove. Stable and fast. Sail trim, heel, keel lift all in…
Tues 20-Dec, Passage to Colombia, day 11: As my wake-up alarm goes off at 2am I can feel Cloudy is solidly in-the-groove. Stable and fast. Sail trim, heel, keel lift all in…
Mon 19-Dec, Passage to Colombia, day 10: With luck this will be our last full day at sea. And according to forecast we are in for quite a grand finale. Winds increasing…
Sun 18 Dec, Passage to Colombia, day 9: Midnight and early hours see us passing the SW corner of Haiti, readying ourselves mentally and physically for the high wind dash across the…
Fri-Sat 16-17 Dec, passage to Colombia, days 7-8: As per yesterday’s blog, we start Friday at midnight ghosting along at 5-7 kts in 6-8kts of wind with both sails wrenched hard-in, managing…
14-16 Dec, Passage to Columbia, days 5-7: As the wind finally died to non-sailing conditions, our wonderful downwind sleigh-ride came to an end at 00:00 Wednesday Dec 14th. It had taken us…
11-13 Dec, Passage to Colombia, days 2-4: We were approaching the Hatteras Shoals by midday on Sunday (Dec 11th). After discussing between us the pluses and minus’ of either coastal or offshore…
10-11 Dec, Passage to Colombia, day 1: Chesapeake to Cape Hatteras. Finally, yes FINALLY! Ray and I set off from a frosty Chesapeake Yacht Club at the crack of dawn, Saturday Dec…