Cruising Ashika

Two crazy cocker spaniels dragging their two humans around the Pacific looking for dolphin on a 1976 Fuji 45 ketch.

06 July 2013 | Golfito, Costa Rica
24 June 2013 | Golfito, Costa Rica
19 June 2013 | Golfito, Costa Rica
13 June 2013 | Gulf of Papagallo, Costa Rica
05 June 2013 | Bahia Culebra, Costa Rica
27 May 2013 | Gulf of Fonseca
25 May 2013 | The Gulf of Fonseca
16 May 2013 | Gulf of Fonseca
10 May 2013 | El Salvadore
09 May 2013 | El Salvadore
08 May 2013 | Guatemala
02 May 2013 | Chiapas Marina, Tapachula, Mexico
30 April 2013 | Bay of Tehuntepec
29 April 2013 | Hualtulco
24 April 2013 | Alcapulco Mexico
17 April 2013 | Zihuatinejo
02 April 2013 | Barra de Navidad
18 January 2013 | La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Riviera Nayarit, Banderas Bay, Mexico
24 December 2012 | La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Riviera Nayarit, Banderas Bay, Mexico
01 December 2012 | Long Beach

Celebrating Ashika's Arrival

19 July 2014 | Guaymas, Mexico
Lauri
Guaymas started celebrating almost immediately upon our arrival. I'm convinced that they saw us coming and threw the master switch on the town's celebratory fireworks. Good on them. We deserved a hearty round of applause for making a 4000 mile... read more

Sharks and Sunsets

14 July 2014 | Guaymas, Mexico
Lauri
We had two glorious days of sailing on our way to Guaymas from Topolabambo. 10 or 15 knots from the south, blue skies, cool breezes, magnificent. I'll bet you think since we are travelling around in a sailboat and that we sail all the time. Wrong. There are sailors who are more persistant about sailing than we are and they will wallow around happy to wait for wind or just not go anywhere until there is wind. They are thrifty and will probably be cruising for a long time. That's because....

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U-turns and Flashlight Wars

10 July 2014 | Topolabambo
Lauri
Topolabambo, it must be a great place with such a great name. But it would be a quite a journey to Topo from Maz land. Dois's Aunt Katie used to say "it ain't an adventure until you've made a couple of U-turns". Under that definition we have had ourselves a great adventure.

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I have decided to try a new website for our blog (the "read more..." is a link to the new website). I have really enjoyed working on sailblog's blog (or rather my slog), and won't give it up completely, I just want to expand a little and I think the new website might be a good forum for that. Sailblogs has a lot to offer, who knows, maybe I'll be able to handle both sites!

For now, I'll keep posting notices of my blog updates (on the new site) here, especially for my sailblog audiences. Thanks for all your amazing support.
Vessel Name: Ashika
Vessel Make/Model: Fuji 45, designed by John G. Alden and built by Fuji Yacht Works in Japan.
Hailing Port: San Pedro, Calif.
Crew: sv Ashika with Dois, Lauri, Ginger and Daisy
About: Dois is the Captain of our vessel. He came to Ashika with over 40 years of boating experience. Lauri is our Admiral and believes that in time, the Captain will acknowledge her title. In the meantime, she tries to accomplish what the Captain needs to keep the crew and Captain safe.
Extra:
Ginger and Daisy are the ship's Dogs. Daisy is 17 years old. Deaf and mostly blind, she approaches sailing like she does life; with grace and poise. She used to be our fishing manager and would spend the entire day "watching" the lines. We have had to promote her to "manager of dog treats" because [...]
Home Page: http://www.sailblogs.com/member/ashika

sv ASHIKA

Who: sv Ashika with Dois, Lauri, Ginger and Daisy
Port: San Pedro, Calif.