Peter, Heloisa and Auke cruising Westwards around the globe with s/v Mundinho

Our position is updated regularly. Click on Current Position (right side) to find out where we are.

18 December 2012 | Shelter Bay Panama
28 November 2012
19 August 2012 | Panama city BYC
14 August 2012 | 7 34.734'N:78 11.947'W, Bahia Pina, Panama
04 August 2012 | 1 48.992'N:78 43.717'W, Tumaco - Colombia
29 July 2012 | 8 24.0264'N:79 04.9178'W, Isla Pedro Gonzalez - Archipel Las Perlas
23 July 2012 | Panama city
21 July 2012 | Colon, Panama
17 July 2012 | Colon, Panama
10 July 2012 | 9 35.228'N:78 52.950'W, Chichime
29 June 2012 | 9 35.346'N:78 40.542'W, Kalugir Tupu and Banedup
26 June 2012 | 9 35.191'N:78 44.751'W, Miriadiadup
24 June 2012 | 9 35.231'N:78 52.839'W, Uchutupu Pippi
21 June 2012 | 9 32.722'N:78 53.754'W, Cay Limon
15 June 2012 | Colon Panama
13 June 2012 | Shelter BAy, Colon Panama
11 June 2012
08 June 2012
06 June 2012 | Shelter Bay, Colon Panama
04 June 2012 | Shelter Bay, Colon Panama

Fish - No Fish

01 April 2012 | 18 31.926'N:77 33.628'W, offshore en-route
Peter via Satphone
We got 15 knots of wind several hours ago, so under full main and boomed out jib we are now averaging 6.6 to 6.8 knots. Good sailing, everyone happy. There is one major problem however that is haunting us already for some weeks now. We are NOT catching fish anymore. If we would have relied on my fish catching techniques, we would have been in serious trouble by now. We had one line over the stern, with our lucky lure. Well that lure is not lucky anymore to us, so a second line was thrown out with a different lure. Still after 4 hours no luck. We even have placed Auke into the game with his fishing rod. We are �"racing�" over the different depth levels, close to the coast, further away from the coast, so far nothing. Normally we were always lucky on the 20 to 200 meter depth contours. Well these Jamaican fishes have smoked too much ganga I am afraid, as they don�'t find our lure. We have another three hours to go prior arrival. If we don�'t catch anything, I need to fix some new lures or make them myself. Some sailors do that and swear by it. Perhaps the effort you put into it then that will be rewarded. Anyway, three hours to go and we know if we will eat fish tonight or omelet again.
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Vessel Name: Mundinho
Vessel Make/Model: Koopmans 42 - Ketch - Alu Centerboard
Hailing Port: Harlingen - Holland
Crew: Peter, Heloisa and Auke
About: We are a family of three, a rather international get together with myself being Dutch, my lovely wife being Brazilian and our 7 year old son who carries a Dutch and Brazilian citizenship
Extra: You can follow us here during our two year sailing trip that will take us together via the Caribbean and the Islands in the Pacific to New Zealand. Beyond that I will take Mundinho to Europe solo.
Home Page: www.sv-mundinho.com

Family of three travelling West Bound (slowly)

Who: Peter, Heloisa and Auke
Port: Harlingen - Holland
Peter and Heloisa and their 7 year old son Auke are traveling with their sailing vessel a Koopmans 42. On this blog you can find updates regularly posted of their preparation and trip itself. Feel free to leave a message or raise a question if you have any for Peter and Heloisa.
A family of three cruising with Mundinho around the globe