Sound Effect does the big U

14 November 2012
23 April 2012 | Punta Gorda
13 April 2012 | Gasparilla
12 April 2012 | Gasparilla Marina
04 April 2012 | Gasparilla marina
03 April 2012 | Gasparilla Marina
01 April 2012 | Gasparilla Marina florida
30 March 2012 | Gasparilla Marina
27 March 2012 | Gasparilla Marina
21 March 2012 | Gasparilla Marina
13 March 2012
12 March 2012
10 March 2012 | Cancun area
09 March 2012 | Quintana Roo
07 March 2012 | El Cid
03 March 2012 | Marina El Cid
03 March 2012 | Puerto Morales
01 March 2012 | Puerto Morales Mexico
28 February 2012
24 February 2012 | Texan Bay

Aids to Navigation

15 November 2011 | Porobelo
Navigation in the San Blas is always challenging with hidden reefs everywhere.
We are fortunate to have a cruising guide with GPS waypoints to help direct us.
The picture shows what happens if you loose your concentration for a minute.
The wreck has been there a few years and every possible piece of metal and wood was stripped.
We are presently in Portobelo re provisioning and waiting for a weather window.
I expect we will leave by the end of the week and head to Provedencia. This is a tiny island about 240 miles away, then after a rest we will head another 200 miles to a even more tiny island Vivorillo Cays, then finally to Roatan the largest of the Bay islands of Honduras. From there weather is of less importance as we are in the lee of island or in the case of Belize the worlds second largest barrier reef.

Comments
Vessel Name: Sound Effect
Vessel Make/Model: Dufour385
Hailing Port: Tacoma WA
Crew: Jim & Connie Merritt
About: Jim and Connie have been sailing since 1975 and have owned four different boats. Racing and cruising Puget Sound Jim has earned a 100 Ton Coast Guard License and US sailing instructor credentials
Extra: Dreaming about full time cruising for20yrs, Jim and Connie have been actively planning for 5 years since participating in the 2005 BaJa Ha Ha

Who: Jim & Connie Merritt
Port: Tacoma WA