2016 – Guatemala to Panama to Australia Voyage – Blog

Beach House to enter Miraflores Locks at 2:15 p.m. US EAST COAST TIME, 11:15 a.m. US West Coast Time…..

March 8th, 2016 (-5 on UTC) Dear Friends and Family, We will be entering the Miraflores Locks at approximately 2:15 p.m. US EAST COAST TIME or 11:15 a.m. US WEST COAST TIME. We are scheduled to exit 50 minutes after we enter. You should be able to see us on one of two cameras and …

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Beach House readies for the first set of Panama Canal Locks to the Pacific……

March 7th, 2016 (-5 on UTC) We\’re on US East Coast time…. We\’ll be beginning our transit of the Panama Canal this evening around 7 pm US East Coast Time. To possibly see us in \”real time\”, go to the following link: http://www.kroooz-cams.com/portcams/so_america/gatun1.php We\’ll try and send a last minute blog to refine the time …

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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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Charles F. Hathaway Long Distance Cruising Award…..

January 11th, 2016 (-5 on UTC) Dear Friends and Family, I was very pleased to wake up the other day and receive an email that I have been awarded the \”Charles F. Hathaway Long Distance Cruising Trophy\” for 2015 from the California Yacht Club in Marina del Rey, California. The Charles F Hathaway Long Distance …

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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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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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Isla Providencia, Columbia…..

January 9th, 2016 (-5 on UTC) Dear Friends and Family, FIRST A HOUSEKEEPING NOTE: Apparently I\’ve been inadvertently sending all my position reports to you all and that may be a bit overwhelming in terms of how many blog/notices you\’re getting. I\’ll turn that off so you\’ll only get the more infrequent blogs like this …

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Beach House – We\’re Off!, Part 3……

January 5th, 2016 (-5 on UTC) Dear Friends and Family (yes, midnight has just arrived as I write!) Happy Birthday Laurie Robertson, wherever you may be! I last left you in 22 knots of wind, sailing West toward \”PGA\” having departed the island of Guanaja in the Bay of Islands, Honduras. We had a lovely …

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