Hello Everyone. We are transiting the Panal Canal from the Pacific to the Caribbean today starting around 8:00 a.m. Central Time. You will be able to see us live through the Panama Canal live webcams at each lock. Cut and … Continued
1,250 NM That is a lot of miles. In fact it’s 1,438 statute miles or 7.6 million linear feet. Anyway, for Happy Together the trip in July was a big one ending with the final run from Chiapas to Los … Continued
T-Pecker I hate this term. I have been hearing it for years. Not sure why I hate it. It’s the name given to sailors who have crossed the Gulf of Tehuantepec in Pacific Mexico. This part of Central America is … Continued
Hi Everyone! We just returned from Panama and Happy Together is getting ready for another canal transit. We have some special guests coming on that one so be on the lookout for it! Before that we will attend the Annapolis … Continued
This is a reprint of a story I wrote for Lattitude 38, which is a West Coast sailing magazine. If you haven’t seen it here it is! It details our 2018 travels in Mexico and Central America. Happy Together, our … Continued
Top 10 lists are awesome A few years ago, I read a blog called “how to write a sailboat blog”. The first lesson was (and the author was screaming in caps) “Don’t ever do a top 10 list”. Never. Cliché, … Continued
Alone again….naturally We took off from Barra Navidad and headed for Manzanillo where the famous Las Hadas resort had its day in the sun (so to speak) for the movie “10”. The overnight sail (motor) was great as usual and … Continued
Where did they come from? We knew the Pacific Ocean had big swells. They come from Aleutian storms in the very North Pacific. I dealt with them as a kid sailing offshore in Northern California. They would roll in from … Continued
Mexico Is Big The title of this video was easy. There is so much to see and do in Mexico you could spend a lifetime exploring it. To some, Mexico means Cancun or Cozumel, tequila shots and don’t drink the … Continued
Come on…you could have guessed When Leopard finally introduced the replacement model for the wildly successful Leopard 48, many people asked if we were going to buy one. Why would we? The 48 is great and it’s all a couple … Continued