At last the most procrastinated blog entry of all. San Blas to Cartagena Colombia. Almost exactly 200 miles, from San Blas Panama to Cartagena leaving from the Holandes Keys. Salsa can comfortably do around 4kts if there is any breeze at all or if you feel like running the motor. 5Kts doesn’t really push her too hard either but requires a nice breeze or quite a bit less economy using the motor. My weather forecast was the best one I had seen in a week and I had to be in Cartagena within a week to meet with Jen and...

10:30 AM Diesel full (35 gallons) water full (60 Gallons) engine idle for 30 minute while pulling up anchor 11AM underway leaving Colon Panama motoring 5.5kts to breakwater. 12:00 Sailing Genoa only 4.5kts 14:00 becalmed, motoring 4kts at 2200 RPM 14:30 motor off, sailing again Genoa only 3.5kts. 15:00 2.5kts, making noodles, approaching Portobello 16:30 Anchor down Portobello. I haven’t been doing a good job of keeping a log and have never posted it so I’ll give it a shot and try to stick with it for a while. Left Colon this morning fully provisioned food, water, and fuel. The...