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Oz has returned to the boat, alone, in late August. Hauling 90 pounds of gear, paying duty on $300 at 19%. Oh well. Lots of small fixups to do, but the major work is a new stovetop. Furrion – very nice. Lots and lots of other small fixups.

We sailed down the west coat of Cozumel to the southwest point. A fabulous marine park “Cielo” (means heaven). Popular, but quite large and not crowded.ere We found one of the park’s mooring balls and just hung out. Swimming and drinking iced tea. No fishing allowed. Jose and Carla and Issac and his sister –Continue reading “Cielo Marine Park on Cozumel”

We left Isla Mujeres at 7:30, expecting weak winds and flat seas on the 50 nm (nautical mile) trip to Cozumel. The weather held. We were on the sails an hour or two: 8 knots of wind, probably 4 knots of forward motion, subtract 2 knots north current (against us). 2 knots SOG (speed overContinue reading “Coasting to Cozumel”

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We decided to add a stormsail. In bad weather, the big genoa jib is furled and the stormsail is hoisted OVER the furled jib. This requires a separate halyard, and we pressed into service the halyard sheave often used for a spinnaker. (light-wind, down-wind, giant parachute sail. Which I don’t have) The holes in theContinue reading “Adding a Stormsail over a genoa jib”

I met Jose and his crew on the dock of our marina and helped him with some repairs of his pulpit, which had been mashed quite recently by another boat. And today we went sailing. I just walked over and invited them. Jose jumped up and the others cooked with the idea a bit, andContinue reading “Just a fun day sailing”

I’ll document the paperwork that I’ve done to properly handle the boat: At time of purchase: Bill of Sale Bill of Sale for USCG Title I promised to register the boat with the USCG I promised to leave Florida within 90 days, to avoid $18K use tax. And file proof. Buyer’s Acceptance Radio stuff: IContinue reading “Paperwork”

Forced to spend more time on the island we enjoyed exploring Mexican cuisine and sailing around the island. It’s a very busy and crowded place. Beautiful beaches and lagoons, interesting cliff formations, colorful streets full of local shops, hundreds of golf carts zooming around and a nice constant cool breeze, even on hot days. LotsContinue reading “Some fun too.”

It’s ten days since we entered the territorial waters of Mexico via Isla Mujeres and docked in down home Marina del Sol. Our plan was to welcome the children on their Spring Break and sail away. Once again, we planned and She laughed. If there’s anyone who invented bureaucracy it is Mexico. It took usContinue reading “Isla Mujeres, Mexico”

Friday morning. Captain Frank and Dave, our capable crew members, raised the mainsail and the jib. Blessing for the journey, Oz at the helm, Lulu and I on deck, and we are “flying” on a perfect reach with South East winds. The favorable wind and following sea carried us all day until we got closerContinue reading “On the big waters”