2016 – Guatemala to Panama to Australia Voyage

Santa Cruz Island (Photo Gallery) – The Galapagos Islands…..

We’re catching up on Ship’s Blog’s and Photo Galleries while we are awaiting the installation of our NEW ENGINES which arrived from Australia yesterday. Hopefully they will clear customs and be installed by the end of next week! We’ll be updating the main blog and photo galleries while we’re here! Enjoy! Arrival at Puerto Ayora, …

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\”Beach House\” completes circumnavigation – arrives San Cristobal Island, The Galapagos…..

April 6th, 2016 (-6 on UTC) Dear Friends and Family, First, I’d like to share this cover photo taken by the aerial drone of Joel Penaloza on the island of Providencia, Columbia! “Beach House” makes the cover of Latitude 38 Magazine published out of San Francisco, California.. A great honor as we have just completed …

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Panama City, Panama to Malpelo Island and on the Galapagos Islands…..

Dear Friends and Family,Last we left you on the primary Ship’s Blog, we had left Panama City, Panama for the Las Perlas Islands of Panama about 30-50 miles off the coast. The “big ships” were pretty much non stop by the anchorage at La Playita. It was pretty much “wake central” 24 hours/day. The blue …

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Panama Canal Transit – Ship\’s Blog and Photo Gallery…..

This Ship’s Blog will be a little different. We’ll let the photos and captions tell the story…… After a new set of batteries and working out the final teething issues (we hope) – We’ll be off to the Las Perlas Islands of Panama on the 22nd of March. Shortly thereafter, off to the mysterious island …

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Panama Canal – Caribbean Side – Colon, Panama – Shelter Bay Marina…..

January 15th – March 2nd, 2016 (-5 on UTC) Dear Friends and Family, We left Portobelo in the rain and squalls for the short journey to the north entrance of the Panama Canal. As we were only 17 miles away, we started seeing AIS targets on our chart plotter immediately – eventually counting up to …

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POSITION REPORT – Beach House – Shelter Bay Marina, North end of the Panama Canal….

TIME: 2016/01/15 21:10 LATITUDE: 09-22.08N LONGITUDE: 079-57.08W COMMENT: Beach House – DOCKED – Shelter Bay Marina, North entrance to the Panama Canal….. We arrived from Portobelo in the rain. Shelter Bay will be our home for about 4-6 weeks while we fix all the teething issues and get ready to cross the Pacific to Australia! …

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Portobello, Panama…..

January 14th, 2016   (-5 on UTC) Dear F&F, We wish we had more time and not so many boat teething issues, as clearly staying in the San Blas Islands would be good for the soul! With all the various little problems discovered in our 1000 mile (can you believe it?) shakedown cruise and no water …

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POSITION REPORT – Beach House – Portobello, Panama…..

TIME: 2016/01/14 21:53 LATITUDE: 09-33.46N LONGITUDE: 079-39.56W COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED – Portobelo, Panama….. The home of the Pirates of the Caribbean. Much of the Gold and Silver that made it\’s way to Europe, passed through here. Sir Francis Drake was buried at sea, just outside this beautiful natural harbor. We\’ll do a bit …

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San Blas Islands, Panama – The land of the Guna Yala…..

January 14th, 2016     (-5 on UTC) Dear Friends & Family, We last left you in Isla Providencia, Columbia as we were about to set sail for the San Blas Islands of Panama. No matter how we timed our departure, it would be a two day, two night sail to Isla Povenier in San Blas. The …

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POSITION REPORT – Beach House – ANCHORED – San Blas Islands, Coco Banderos Cays, Panama….

TIME: 2016/01/13 18:37 LATITUDE: 09-31.13N LONGITUDE: 078-38.86W MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 12 WIND_DIR: NE CLOUDS: 50% VISIBILITY: 12 BARO: 1025.1 TREND: 1 AIR_TEMP: 31.7C COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED – San Blas Islands – Coco Banderos Cays, Panama Reminds us of the Southern Grenadines in the Eastern Caribbean. A bit crowded don\’t ya\’ know!