30 days and 30 nights – Our Pacific Crossing – Panama – French Polynesia
Paradise found Here are the notes that I took while on passage and a few photos to accompany them. Words in italics are edits that I’ve done after our arrival. Departure Day – We leave Vista Mar Marina, Panama Lines off at 15:50 on Friday, 28 June 2019. Kris and David from Taipan and the lovely Leela’s, Janaki and Graham are there to throw our lines. Bye guys, see in French Polynesia! We finish securing the deck while slowly motoring away from the Marina. Increase revs to 2000 rpm to make miles south away from the ITCZ ( Inter Tropical Convergence Zone ) and thunderstorm potential. Winds are light, 3-5 knots from the southwest. Seas are kind. We motor through the Gulf of Panama tracking slightly east of south. Some rain. New England clam chowder and fresh baked bread for dinner. No stars, no moon. Day 1 More motor sailing south. Seas are kind. We keep to our watch schedule. Leanne 20:00 – 02:00 Dave 02:00 – 08:00 Leanne 08:00 – 11:00 Dave