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Heading North
D Vernon Goodfellow | Public | Feb 3, 2012 2:05:47 AM | By vernongoodfellow
Transom is beautiful with new lettering. New boom is on and rigged correctly. We left Grenada about 9 yesterday heading ...

Finisterre: No Cliff Diving for You
Gary Hostetler & Tom Rhodes ... | Public | Feb 3, 2012 12:21:47 AM | By finisterre
Have decided to bypass Acapulco and continue to Punta Galera where we will rest up for final push to Huatulco. This is a...

Finisterre: Groundhog day in Ixtapa
Gary Hostetler & Tom Rhodes ... | Public | Feb 1, 2012 5:09:49 PM | By finisterre
We used to think that the movie Groundhog Day was impossible. That was before cruising in Mexico. This was our 5th morni...

Le frigo...toute une aventure!
claude vadnais | Public | Jan 31, 2012 6:50:42 PM | By nenufarr
Toujours du soleil.....on ne s'en plaindra pas!!! Ces derniers jours ont été consacrés principalement à l'installation d...

Finisterre: Ixtapa by any other name
Gary Hostetler & Tom Rhodes ... | Public | Jan 29, 2012 10:56:02 PM | By finisterre
We arrived in Ixtapa no worse for the wear. However, our new Link battery monitor indicates problems with the alternato...

Splash down
D Vernon Goodfellow | Public | Jan 28, 2012 1:52:32 PM | By vernongoodfellow
We are back in the water. Hull and transom look great. Even got rid of most of the accumulated scratches. Boom arrived ...

Finisterre: leaving Las Hadas
Gary Hostetler & Tom Rhodes ... | Public | Jan 27, 2012 4:31:36 PM | By finisterre
Yesterday morning we motored out of Las Hadas southbound to Ixtapa. We met some wonderful people at the anchorage and ha...

Finisterre: leaving Las Hadas
Gary Hostetler & Tom Rhodes ... | Public | Jan 27, 2012 11:15:38 AM | By finisterre
This morning after a cup of coffee we stowed the anchor on deck and motored out of Las Hadas. We met some wonderful peop...

Finisterre: Dumb and Dumber in Las Hadas
Gary Hostetler & Tom Rhodes ... | Public | Jan 25, 2012 4:07:04 PM | By finisterre
Bo Derick ran the beach 30 years ago and they have not cleaned the banos since. Wow! In Las Hadas the toilets fight bac...

Finisterre: no agua
Gary Hostetler & Tom Rhodes ... | Public | Jan 23, 2012 2:25:14 PM | By finisterre
We discovered that in Tenacatita you can't drink the water-if you don't have any. We decided to try out our watermaker a...

Finisterre: sleepless in Chamela
Gary Hostetler & Tom Rhodes ... | Public | Jan 21, 2012 3:38:11 PM | By finisterre
Wow: what a night in Chamela. During the night we picked up a south swell which entered the bay directly on our beam. ...

Finisterre: chilling in Chamela
Gary Hostetler & Tom Rhodes ... | Public | Jan 20, 2012 12:47:51 AM | By finisterre
After a full day in Chamela we are finally starting to get into the cruising life a little bit. Gary and I caught a mes...

Resting in Chamela
Gary Hostetler & Tom Rhodes ... | Public | Jan 19, 2012 5:56:03 PM | By finisterre
Jeanne arrived on Sat. just in time to finish some last minute projects. Narrowly excaping the dredging barge and small ...

Au rythme du sud
claude vadnais | Public | Jan 17, 2012 5:17:10 PM | By nenufarr
Tous les jours, nous avons droit à une belle température. Le soleil et la chaleur sont toujours au rendez-vous. Aujourd...

Finisterre: Adios Mazatlan
Gary Hostetler & Tom Rhodes ... | Public | Jan 17, 2012 1:20:39 AM | By finisterre
After two and a half weeks of waiting for parts and working on the boat we finally leave Mazatlan with mixed feelings. ...

ocupado
Alejandro Onvlee | Public | Jan 15, 2012 9:53:26 PM | By paramalte
entrando en el rio de la plata,al medio dia frente a punta,pase de noche frenta a montevideo,poco viento durante el dia,...

Countdown
D Vernon Goodfellow | Public | Jan 15, 2012 8:14:35 AM | By vernongoodfellow
Today was the last day in Grenada for Moira and Graham, filled with last-minute shopping, the beach, and scuba diving fo...

Carriacou, Bequia, St. Vincent and back
D Vernon Goodfellow | Public | Jan 14, 2012 11:56:07 AM | By vernongoodfellow
I have been on the water for 8 months now. Nothing on the water comes close to the danger of taking the bus on St Vince...

Georgetown
claude vadnais | Public | Jan 14, 2012 12:40:31 AM | By nenufarr
Le réparateur local n'a pas réussi à remettre notre réfrigérateur en marche, donc nous en avons commandé un nouveau. Heu...

Finisterre: Manana in Mazatlan
Gary Hostetler & Tom Rhodes ... | Public | Jan 13, 2012 3:45:34 PM | By finisterre
Almost two weeks after all work was to be completed we are nearing the end. We have learned that "manana" doe...

buenas
Alejandro Onvlee | Public | Jan 12, 2012 7:07:47 PM | By paramalte
esta mañana cambie de rumbo a 258 sin viento las primeras horas,ahora con 16kts del sur.a las 1830Z en 3440S 5262W a 120...

hoy bailando
Alejandro Onvlee | Public | Jan 11, 2012 7:38:36 PM | By paramalte
al sol con olas de 4mts y viento de 33kts al ritmo de essoflux,sistemasolar,y que se yo que mas.buenisimo punchi. ahora ...

nouvelles de Georgetown
claude vadnais | Public | Jan 11, 2012 12:59:41 AM | By nenufarr
Le rythme de vie à deux a repris son cours. Aurélie nous manque déjà. Durant la fin de semaine, nous sommes allés faire ...

30 dias
Alejandro Onvlee | Public | Jan 10, 2012 7:03:02 PM | By paramalte
sin bajar a tierra.desde canarias. hoy viento NE de 30kts maximos de 43kts. navegando con 3manos de tizo en genoa.a 7kts...

Bequia blogging
D Vernon Goodfellow | Public | Jan 10, 2012 3:59:14 AM | By vernongoodfellow
Spent 3 mostly quiet days and nights in Tyrrel Bay, Carriacou. Were awoken on our first night by a very large motor-sai...

luna llena
Alejandro Onvlee | Public | Jan 9, 2012 6:57:53 PM | By paramalte
poniendose a la mañana y al mismo tiempo saliendo el sol.todo entre lejans nubes.muy muy lindo. ahora alas 1840 2951S 45...

Finisterre: still stuck in Mazatlan
Gary Hostetler & Tom Rhodes ... | Public | Jan 9, 2012 12:37:16 AM | By finisterre
The good news is if you have to be stuck somewhere Mazatlan is a great place. The town is fun and the food is fantastic...

despejando y mas viento
Alejandro Onvlee | Public | Jan 8, 2012 6:25:14 PM | By paramalte
a las 1800Z 2815S 4324W rv 230 viento 132º 23kts. recien termino de comer unos tallarines con tomates frescos y mucho aj...

In the Bahamas
Kirk W. Roeloffs | Public | Jan 7, 2012 10:53:39 PM | By virginia
On Thurs, as planned, we cruised to the Bahamas, asomewhat lumpy voyage across the 70 miles separating West Palm Beach a...

viernes
Alejandro Onvlee | Public | Jan 7, 2012 6:55:49 PM | By paramalte
anoche hasta hoy a las 1700z buen viento N con chaparrones.ahora una brisa de frenta asi que a motor entre nubes y sol. ...

Night Vision
D Vernon Goodfellow | Public | Jan 7, 2012 3:15:44 AM | By vernongoodfellow
Tonight, we are anchored in Tyrrel Harbour on the island of Carriacou which is part of Grenada. The planned early start...

Une bonne pêche
claude vadnais | Public | Jan 7, 2012 12:22:45 AM | By nenufarr
Hier nous avons profité d'un bon vent pour aller faire de la voile et de la pêche. Gary, un ami qu'Aurélie a connu ici, ...

anoche motor
Alejandro Onvlee | Public | Jan 6, 2012 7:15:51 PM | By paramalte
esta mañana renegando con alguna brisa,ahora 10kts del NE justo de popa. asi que nada,a las 1800Z 2520S 3940W rv 235 pa ...

Finisterre: Stuck in Mazatlan
Gary Hostetler & Tom Rhodes ... | Public | Jan 6, 2012 3:51:37 PM | By finisterre
As always seems the case the work we had anticipated being completed at the boat yard over the last 2 months wasn't even...

aprovechando la calma
Alejandro Onvlee | Public | Jan 5, 2012 9:12:01 PM | By paramalte
pare en la estacion de servicio,110 lit de gasoil,chek de agua,aceite,precion de aire en la helicey un buen baño.como de...

entrando en lluvia
Alejandro Onvlee | Public | Jan 4, 2012 7:50:14 PM | By paramalte
hace 40min.sin viento a motor rumbo 200 a las 1820utc 2152S 3611W

We're back
D Vernon Goodfellow | Public | Jan 4, 2012 2:41:43 PM | By vernongoodfellow
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. May 2012 be filled with Endless Love Moira & Graham arrived yesterday. I have a new ...

bajando la velocidad
Alejandro Onvlee | Public | Jan 3, 2012 6:58:37 PM | By paramalte
hay un frente tormentozo en rio,asi que voy con 1rizo de genoa,pa dejarlo pasar.viento ya esta N 12kts asi que pronto en...

Nous avons été reniflés
Anne Marie Cabana | Public | Jan 3, 2012 6:46:19 PM | By chantauvent
Nous sommes à Santiago de Cuba depuis hier vers minuit Nous avons poppés un mousseux pour le nouvel an nos 50 ans et pou...

a las 1830utc
Alejandro Onvlee | Public | Jan 2, 2012 7:29:51 PM | By paramalte
en 1753S 3452W, con viento nne17 kts mar movida. muy molesto por la cantidad de spam que estoy recibiendo y no puedo hac...

Blues des Bahamas
Anne Marie Cabana | Public | Jan 2, 2012 2:40:59 PM | By chantauvent
Une autre belle nuit en mer Le Chantauvent se permet des pointes à 7 n?uds sous l??il attentif de la lune Au nord défile...

Bonne Année!
claude vadnais | Public | Jan 1, 2012 10:15:48 PM | By nenufarr
Bonne Année à tous!!! Tout comme pour la fête de Noël, nous avons célébré le nouvel an sur la plage. La fête a commencé ...

FELIZ 2012 PA TODOS!!!!!
Alejandro Onvlee | Public | Jan 1, 2012 5:49:44 PM | By paramalte
hoy viento un poco mas del norte,a las 1730utc en 1555 S 3405 W abrazo

FELIZ Fiestas!
Alejandro Onvlee | Public | Dec 31, 2011 6:52:23 PM | By paramalte
Todo lo mejor pa el 2012!!! yo muy bien a las 1830utc en 1350S 3315W. fiesta tranqui hoy. abrazo GRANDE!

30 dic 2015utc
Alejandro Onvlee | Public | Dec 30, 2011 8:59:05 PM | By paramalte
en 1136S 3229W rv 204 sog 6.5 viento E 15kts. hoy service de motor,sellado ventana cam babor,limpieza,gral,chapuzon, lec...

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