I’m not going to post the log but rather give a few highlights. First there was the Dilemma as to when to depart. I don’t think most other boats experience the same issues since they have big motors and plenty of fuel they can pretty accurately plan their arrival time in spite of the wind or lack of it. I usually try to plan my passages so that I can sail all or the majority of it when possible. Now from Isla Grande to Chichime San Blas is about 45 miles. Even motoring at 4.5 kts were talking 10 hours,...

I’m going to miss the monkeys on Isla Linton… I just re-read my last post, wow there were a lot of typos! So everyone will just have to overlook them and hopefully not assume that I’m an illiterate idiot. A lot of the time I’m writing these emails on a computer with a low battery, outside, in nearly 100 degree weather, while being attacked by insects. Ok that might be a worst case scenario but it’s often a combination of those factors. More often and importantly I just want to get my thoughts expressed and then get off the computer...

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9:30AM up anchor, 2800 rpm 4.8kts no wind. 1Pmish anchor down in Isla Linton Anchorage. OK, not much of a log, so I feel in the gaps. After leaving Portobello there was very light winds at best, I was able to fill the Genoa only barely as I motored sailed half of the way, but basically I was motoring the whole way. About 2 miles outside of the anchorage as I began to make my approach I had a fish on the hand line! Turns out it was some kind of a mackerel, totally guessing it was about 3 ft’...