The first email arrived on the morning of February 12. Imagine me, happily unaware, opening Gmail to find this: “Well, things have been better. Last
Sea Venture filled her diesel tank and added artesian well water to top off her water tank. This morning, she cleared out of El
The Tehuantapec is known for high seas and big winds, but if one waits for a weather window, it can look like this: Or this:
The latest from on board Sea Venture, sent by radio: “We’re finally in Guatemalan waters, cruising about 30 miles offshore. Crossed over around 4:30
We’d heard only that Huatulco was a good place to wait for a weather window before crossing the Tehuantapec, a bay known for terrible wind
A number of cruisers suggested that the occasional sea turtle would appear en route south. Instead, hundreds greeted Sea Venture’s crew. Thursday night they made
What a hoot. Michael called and sent these pictures just after they’d taken on fuel for the next leg of the trip south. It seems
While Sea Venture’s Admiral enjoyed a white out in coastal North Carolina (our second blizzard this winter, which must be a record), her Captain and
It seems that Sea Venture’s crew encountered fog, fog, and more fog as they left Marina Mazatlan on Saturday, which meant good practice for the
Sea Venture left Stone Island, off Mazatlan, at 12:30 AM, heading south in a windless sea, but at least the swell was minor — and