A good day of sailing however we could of used a bit more wind or the wind could have lasted longer. We got about four hours of good sailing out of seven hours of passage.
March 2019 - We are
currently anchored in the Bahia de Navidad Lagoon
Gusts to 24 knots?
But wait, it must be +\- 1\2 of that because that is what we got😎
Ok but we were looking for a bit more wind.
Ok but we were looking for a bit more wind.
A beautiful day and we sailed right along our route!
Debbie down below.
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Sailing along our route.
Our nice, comfy Islander Freeport 36' sailboat.
A sea kindly old boat (40 years old - 1978) and a well performing boat.
Nice windows for viewing!
Easy three steps to the cockpit. Most time you do not even need to hold on😊
A nice galley, among other things.
We are approaching Cuastecomates.
Approaching Cuastecomates.
Looking into the bay by Cuastecomates.
Cuastecomates was too crowded with boats so we left for the Bahia de Navidad Lagoon. Here we are approaching Bahia de Navidad.
Approaching Bahia de Navidad.
Approaching Bahia de Navidad.
And the next day was "mess-with-things" time.
Cleaning up my Starboard Whopper ASAP Paddle Board.
Looking good😎
Sailing along our route.
Because we wanted to make an anchorage by 7:00 PM, which is sundown and the wind was slowly dying out, tacking was a concern. If we got too far off course then we may not have time even motoring to get to an anchorage before dark. We decided at 3:00 PM and at 12 nm out we had to decide on motoring or how far to tack each time and wind speed etc.
It would take us till sun down (7:00 pm) to get to the anchorage if it were 5:00 pm because we go about 5 knots. So you can see the math. To complicate it more if we get to Cuastecomates and it is full then the next anchorage is about an hour to get to the Bahia de Navidad Lagoon😓Yikes!
Our nice, comfy Islander Freeport 36' sailboat.
A sea kindly old boat (40 years old - 1978) and a well performing boat.
A good encapsulated keel and spade hung rudder.with good tankage. That means no need for all the Jerrry Jugs! They are heavy and the weight is right where you do not want it! The list goes on and we actually like our boat more as the years go on😁 Ok we have a Ocean Kayak Malibu Two on the rail and it weighs about the same as a Jerrry Jugs, a little less than 50 lbs. However😏 it is a great utility vehicle for us and a lot of fun.The Starboard Whopper ASAP Paddle Board is about half the weight of one Jerrry Jug. Admittedly, both could cause windage issues in bad weather but they also could be put up onto the foredeck if necessary. That however complicates sail handling issues like using the whisker pole. Just saying😈
Easy three steps to the cockpit. Most time you do not even need to hold on😊
A nice galley, among other things.
We are approaching Cuastecomates.
Looking into the bay by Cuastecomates.
Debbie likes these "caves", made by the wave erosion.
Yesterday Debbie got our Spectra Ventura Watermaker 200TDeluxe unpickled and running good. We also got the Honda 9.9 hp outboard on our Achilles LSI-310E dinghy and took a spin around the lagoon😀
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