Voyage of the Solstice

Left for CSL early this day. Winslow, Sedona Lynda and Peter aboard. Santa Maria was very nice and would be a good place to return. I was humbled by the surf and trying to get the dingy into shore without wmbarrassing myself or chopping off fingers with the propeller. The dogs take all the wetness as great fun. Started out close to see the opening of Magdalena Bay. It is very impressive and would be a nice place to return. The dogs are finally getting their sea legs. They havve gone up to two days without going to the bathroom at all. That seems to be a typical problem with boats with dogs aboard in the fleet.

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Vessel Name:	Solstice
Vessel Make/Model:	Island Packet 485
Hailing Port:	Coronado California
Crew:	Bruce Bock
About:	Bruce 53 year old, just retired ENT surgeon. After 40 years of different types of local sailing, I now plan to extend my horizons to Mexico, Central America, and basically all places tropical. Winslow and Sedona are the ship's dogs
Extra:	My plan is to sail south along the west coast of Mexico, starting with the Baja Ha Ha. Then further south to Costa Rica and Panama. Once there I will likely pass through the Panama Canal into the Caribbrean. I will spend my first hurricane season in the safety of the far southern portions of the [...] Caribbean and probably the Rio Dulce area of Guatemala. The second year I will probably spend initially in the Florida area, then heading up the East Coast of the US. I will possible complete a great circle route passing into the Great Lakes, evenually getting back to the Caribbean via the Missippi River. Eventually I would like to complete a circumnavigation, but that particualr distinction is not important to me. More

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Voyage of the Solstice

Start of Leg 3 Baja Ha-Ha

The Crew