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1-3 Jan, Cartagena, Colombia days 13-15: After our passage from Santa Marta and News Year Eve celebrations we slept like babies on our first night in Club de Pesca marina. Most of…
1-3 Jan, Cartagena, Colombia days 13-15: After our passage from Santa Marta and News Year Eve celebrations we slept like babies on our first night in Club de Pesca marina. Most of…
31 Dec, Puerto Valero to Cartagena, Colombia day 12: NYE in Getsemani We are awake early and depart our tranquil anchorage at Puerto Valero aiming to be settled in Cartagena in time…
30 Dec, Colombia day 11: After 10 days in Santa Marta, we depart for Cartagena hoping to arrive for NYE celebrations. Total distance is 110nm so not possible to do in daylight…
20-29 Dec, Santa Marta: We spent 10 days in Santa Marta Marina before sailing to Cartagena for New Year. The first 2 days Ray and I were feverishly busy washing the boat…
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…