Dropped the hook off Porvenir in Panama's San Blas Islands at 08:00 local time this morning.. Had a really beautiful sail from Jamaica to here. Now getting ready to go ashore to clear in with Customs and Immigration and find out about flight options for Bill who needs to return to the US. More to follow later...
Picture above shows enjoying a cold drink after arrival with trying to organize his transport back to the US.
Just after sunset on Sunday, 04DEC. About 50 nm to go to Porvenir in the San Blas Islands off Panama. Trying to slow the boat down now, so we can arrive at daybreak. Beautiful sailing so far, a really nice trip. All is well aboard, stay tuned...
PS: Picture above of a squall during the approach to San Blas the next morning.
Good progress... wind and seas picking up a bit but skies are still largely clear... about 250 nm to go - all is well aboard, stay tuned...
Had another beautiful sailing day yesterday (Thursday)... Parasailor up all afternoon, worked surprisingly well under wind vane self steering. A bit more moisture in the air but still a largely clear night now, no squalls yet. Hoping for Monday morning arrival in Porvenir/Panama. All is well aboard, stay tuned...
Slipped our lines in Port Antonio at 11:30 this morning and are now about 20 nm south of Jamaica's south eastern corner. Beautiful sailing conditions, running downwind in 15kn of wind under a twistle-rigged genoa and clear starry skies. Our friend Bill arrived in Jamaica yesterday and joins us for this leg to Panama - we're very happy to have him aboard! We thoroughly enjoyed our short stay in Jamaica and think Port Antonio must be among the most under-rated cruising destinations in the Caribbean. Very friendly people in a beautiful setting.
It's been almost 3,000 nm since we set sail from Portland on 02SEP and we have covered the full length of our NW Atlantic Chart (see bright blue line in picture above) - time for a little recap.
Safely arrived in Port Antonio, on Jamaica's NE coast this morning at 07:30 am. Now waiting for customs and immigration to visit the boat and clear us in. Update to follow...
PS: Quarantine, customs and immigration did visit - see picture above... very friendly and helpful
.. about 65 nm to go to Jamaica. Still beautifully broad reaching under poled out genoa at 6 kn under starry skies - what else can we ask for...
Just passed Cuba to our right and are now sailing on an easy broad reach under a beautifully clear and starry sky. Nicky is asleep in the cockpit and all is well...
After enjoying our solitude at Mayaguana for five days, we weighed anchor yesterday (Tue) afternoon, intending to stop at Great Inagua Island, 90 nm south, before heading though the Windward Passage between Cuba and Hispaniola and on towards Jamaica. However, when checking the weather forecast this morning, we decided to pass Great Inagua by and and we are now on our way to Jamaica, where we hope to arrive sometime on Friday. After some lumpy seas last night between Mayaguana and Great Inagua we're now enjoying an easy beam reach towrads the Windward Passage under blue skies.