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We use OpenCPN as our primary navigation tool, running it on a Raspberry Pi 3B using OpenPlotter as the basic platform. Although OpenPlotter has a lot of additional features, we don’t actually use them, just OpenCPN as our chartpolotter. We have an Eyoyo LCD screen at our helm station. It all works well, except that (Click to Read More...)
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Current Location: Mid-OceanCurrent Position: 35 40.88 N 075 15.79 W Click to view map.
Distance sailed since last post: 161 nautical miles. View the map of our voyage track hereArrive tomorrow . Sunny today . Still no fish (Sent by InReach satellite connection)
Current Location: Mid-OceanCurrent Position: 33 15.59 N 076 40.92 W Click to view map.
Distance sailed since last post: 159 nautical miles. View the map of our voyage track hereAll is well on board Life Part 2. No fish yet. A bit cloudy today. Doing 11+ kts in the gulf stream (Sent by InReach satellite connection)
Current Location: Mid-OceanCurrent Position: 30 42.24 N 077 29.81 W Click to view map.
Distance sailed since last post: 148 nautical miles. View the map of our voyage track hereStomping along. Blue skies, fast sailing, and the crew even get along! Trying to catch some fish… (Sent by InReach satellite connection)
Current Location: Mid-OceanCurrent Position: 28 17.2 N 076 56.77 W Click to view map.
Distance sailed since last post: 293 nautical miles. View the map of our voyage track hereBeen a lot windier with some big waves. Not as comfortable as its has been, but all is well and we are sailing fast. dont reply to these mesgs (Sent by InReach satellite connection)
Current Location: Stocking Island, Exumas, BahamasCurrent Position: 23 31.52 N 075 46.08 W Click to view map.
Distance sailed since last post: 346 nautical miles. View the map of our voyage track here
We arrived in Inagua, the most Southern island of the Bahamas, and a Port of Entry, from Luperon. It was a good (Click to Read More...)
Current Location: Luperon, Dominican RepublicCurrent Position: 19 53.94 N 070 57.16 W Click to view map.
Distance sailed since last post: 101 nautical miles. View the map of our voyage track here On Tuesday we rented a car to drive to Puerto Plata to buy groceries for our trip to the Bahamas. It turned out (Click to Read More...)
Current Location: Samana, Dominican ReplublicCurrent Position: 19 11.8 N 069 19.72 W Click to view map.
Distance sailed since last post: 141 nautical miles. View the map of our voyage track here Puerto Rico to Dominican Republic Thursday Jan 20, 2022. Time to head to the DR. But first we need to (Click to Read More...)
Current Location: Marigot Bay, St MartinCurrent Position: 18 3.88 N 063 5.7 W Click to view map.
Distance sailed since last post: 349 nautical miles. View the map of our voyage track here On our last post Nov 2020 we were looking forward to moving on to Puerto Rico or just straight to the Bahamas. (Click to Read More...)
Current Location: CarriacouCurrent Position: 12 27.35 N 061 29.54 W Click to view map.
Distance sailed since last post: 415 nautical miles. View the map of our voyage track hereThis COVID thing makes planning very difficult. And since we need a new PCR test each time we move, we are thinking the best strategy for the coming winter is to do one long sail to the Bahamas, and then just stay there. No fixed plans yet, but we are thinking along those lines and may well depart on the 900 n. mile voyage in the near future. When we do, this blog will be updated by satellite, complete with our current position. But first we will have to sail back south to Grenada to get our tests done, then we apply for the health visa to enter Bahamas, and THEN we depart. So it won’t happen tomorrow. Will keep you informed.