On May 8, 2022 we left Bocas del Toro for a short one day passage to Colón which is an important Panamanian seaport town at the Atlantic entrance of the Panama Canal. There’s also a boatyard and a marina located…
Another year, another hurricane season escape!
On April 4th, with the 2021 hurricane season approaching, my wife and I left Dallas for Freeport, Grand Bahamas to join our Super Maramu which was sitting there on the hard. We had to transport quite a large amount of…
Annapolis to the Bahamas
After a long year without much sailing due to the Covid-19 virus, we decided it was time to look ahead to the next sailing season. My hope was to be somewhere else other than Annapolis before the next hurricane season.…
Away from the Hurricane Zone! Making our way to Annapolis, MD
At the time, we were less than two months away from the 2020 North Atlantic hurricane season. Our hull insurance coverage requires us to be north of Cape Hatteras by June 1st. It’s about 500 or 700 NM all the…
Back to the USA – among the COVID-19 pandemic!
For most of our three week stay in the Dominican Republic, we were trying to figure out where to go or at least how to reach the US coasts. Most of the surrounding Caribbean nations were already in lockdown or…
Dominican Republic
Once we arrived at Puerto Bahia, we were pleasantly surprised with the quality of the marina. The marina itself is part of The Bannister Hotel & Yacht Club so the amenities are top notch. Anyone staying at the marina can…
British Virgin Islands
Approaching Tortola island, BVI (February 29, 2020) While hanging the fenders and attaching the mooring lines at the bow in preparation to enter Road Town, I noticed that my genoa had gotten some damage at…
Saint Martin
Photo left: On approach to Saint Martin. View of the Great Bay on the northern tip of the Dutch part of the island, Sint Maarten. We arrived in Saint Martin on Fat Tuesday so rightfully, we…
Île Fourchue
“Île Fourchue, also known as Île Fourche is an island between Saint-Barthélemy and Saint Martin, belonging to the Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy. The island’s inside is privately owned. It is located about 3 NM north-west of the island of Saint…