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Zooming through Panama

February 16, 2026Matt 7 Comments

Once I had escaped Costa Rica (relatively) unscathed, the next thing was to reach the canal. I hadn’t really looked into it too much and naively assumed that the canal would be the hard part, turns out getting there is… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation panama, panama canal, sailboat, sailing, sooner

Eureka, CA to Drakes Bay, CA

October 4, 2023Matt 3 Comments

After almost a week in Eureka. it was time to head out. Holley (my old boat neighbour captaining Maquinna Pt) had finished replacing her transmission so we were going to buddy boat – nothing quite as fun as sailing with… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation california, sailing, sooner, whales

Hanging out in Eureka

September 27, 2023Matt Leave a comment

I wasn’t going to make this it’s own post but so much happened in the following passage (foreshadowing!) that I decided to separate out my stay. Basically we were there for a week, and although the town itself has seen… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation eureka, sailing, sooner

Neah Bay, WA to Eureka, CA

September 21, 2023Matt 2 Comments

So before I wrote this I reread my entries from last time, when I hopped from Neah Bay to Astoria, Astoria to Coos Bay and then Coos to Eureka. It is pretty amazing how bad a time I was having,… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation california, eureka, neah bay, sailboat, sooner, Washington

Update time – return from the dead

September 13, 2023Matt 1 Comment

So it’s been a hot minute since I’ve written anything, and the main reason for that is that I decided to try to sail across the Pacific again because of the previous point, I had to do the stuff I… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation, Sailing sooner, travel

Adding a dual racor system to the boat

May 16, 2023Matt 1 Comment

Last year, on the free table at my marina I found the following ‘But Matthew’, I hear you say, ‘That is literally a pile of dirty trash’ And I would say – actually, that’s the best find I have ever… Continue reading →

Maintenance diesel, engine, filter, racor, sooner

Wiring up Sooners DC: Part 4 – New breaker panels

March 15, 2023Matt 2 Comments

Sooners old breaker panel for the DC was old and not actually wired up to anything (the fridge etc was all wired directly to the batteries) so after removing the old one the first thing to do was figure out… Continue reading →

Maintenance blue seas, DC, electronics, sooner, wiring

Wiring up Sooners DC: Part 3 – Replacing the BMS in the LifePO4 bank

February 1, 2023Matt Leave a comment

After pricing out decent cells it turned out to be cheaper to get a premade battery from https://www.electriccarpartscompany.com I went with the BestGo battery pack as seen here https://www.electriccarpartscompany.com/12v-400ah-preferred-lifepo4-lithium-battery-packs I saw a teardown online of the battery here and it… Continue reading →

Maintenance LiFePO4, REC BMS, sailboat, sooner

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One of my favourite animals ever, and everywhere h One of my favourite animals ever, and everywhere her in Panama City
Made to Panama City, my last stop in the Pacific f Made to Panama City, my last stop in the Pacific for quite some time. Last 100 miles were upwind against heavy current but it was ok, even the fearsome Punta Mala was tame. By far the scariest bit was threading my way through the shipping anchorage outside the canal,  the traffic was very active and a couple of times I had to get out the way sharpish

Next, the canal!
This morning I rounded Punta Mariato, the furthest This morning I rounded Punta Mariato, the furthest south I'll be on this trip. From now on, every mile will take me back to BC (sometimes somewhat obliquely and via two oceans, the NWP and the canal but still!)

The hardest parts are yet to come but after two and a half years,  I'm homeward bound.

#sailing #sailboat
Goodbye Costa Rica, from helping a local get a gia Goodbye Costa Rica, from helping a local get a giant iguana out of their pool to marlins launching themselves out of the water, the wildlife and the people did not disappoint. What a lovely place!

#costarica
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