Panama
Like many others I have met in these past months, I am about to face off with the immense power of the Pacific to sail from Panama to French Polynesia, the longest stretch of ocean on this planet.
Going the Extra Mile – Maupiti Magic
He turned to port to get a better look. And there it was – a very narrow, very doglegged pass with a couple of pole markers as guides. I zipped back to the cockpit as we circled round ready to take the ‘leap.’ It would have been easy enough if there was either some room or a straight run. I realised, as Matt gunned the engines, I was inadvertently holding my breath – as if somehow that would get us in unscathed.
Add it to the To-Do List!
Boats are like potato chips, it’s hard to have just one. My husband Jim and I have lived aboard boats for decades and at one point we owned three boats of 40-feet or greater (yes, we have the boating bug badly!) However, in the last few years we whittled our “fleet” down to just one 40-footer, a Willard trawler.