Ocean Dream
| Vessel Name: | Ocean Dream III |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Hallberg-Rassy 40' (2009) Hull #134 |
| Hailing Port: | Nanaimo, Canada |
| Crew: | Kevin Bourgeois, Richard Bourgeois |
09 March 2024
La Cruz -AIS Transponder finally fixed!
It has been a while since our last posting. I have some serious catching up to do. There will be a number of post-dated entries to cover the period from 19Nov2023 to 09Jan2024 to follow later.
26 May 2023
Guaymas to La Paz
A crew of 3 (2 sons and myself) returned to Ocean Dream on April 30th. Thomas and Philip helped clean the boat and get ready for "splash day". The facility is called Guaymas Marina which seems odd as there are no boats in the water. There are hundreds of boats "on the hard" ie.land . We splashed on May [...]
20 March 2023
Mazatlan to Guaymas
The direct route to Guaymas from Mazatlan is not the easiest. Anchoring is limited. It is easier to sail across the the Sea of Cortez, go up the coast and then cross over again to Guaymas. The distance was increased by only 30miles and going up the Baja was wonderful. I would rate it a solid 3rd -after [...]
09 March 2023
La Cruz to Mazatlan
After waiting a week we did get a slip at the La Cruz Marina. The electronics specialist, Pieter Karsten came on board the same day. He had lots of gadgets including a computer for testing. The boat's depth sounder display is working again.
23 February 2023
Barra de Navidad to La Cruz (Puerto Vallarta)
Left Barra on the Feb.11th and spend a couple
10 February 2023
Marina Ixtapa to Barra de Navidad, Mexico
Don Goodman and I returned to Ocean Dream
Cagliari, Sardinia
Glen said "Geez. They are all short."
He was right. I looked it up on the internet.
Also, along with Japan, the locals live longer than anyone on the planet! Stuff you would never think
of.
Marina prices are reasonable so we are staying a few extra days to do work and use the internet.
We have a WiFi antenna to boost the signal. Useless when we are swinging at anchor.
Picture below: Richard took a selfie while checking the top of our mast.
