The sky is cloudy and the temperature quite cool while I get ready to depart the Linton Bay anchorage in Panama to sail back to the US. Last minute issues got me a little delayed but now everything seems quite ready.
Kate is in NYC and I waited for hurricane season to cool off before sailing back with Tranquility and Beta. We are going to meet for Christmas which we will spend seeing my family in Italy.
Yesterday I did the clearance papers that grant me 48hrs to leave and I am at anchor tending to final preparations, setting up the dAISy 2+ (AIS receiver) with my navigation app, cleaning and organizing stowage, but mostly resting.
Emotions go all over the places, from abysmal fear to sheer joy, from dull apathy to total fret. Luckily this turmoil balances itself as I do a constant effort to find a middle point while I complete the last tasks and catch brief naps.
Hopefully I will depart tomorrow. I plotted a straight course to Cayman Islands and the Yucatan Channel then around Florida and up the East Coast.
If weather cooperates, and the humane/feline crew can handle it, I will attempt a non stop passage, at least to the US. Other convenient points of refuge could be Cayman Islands and Isla Mujeres Mexico depending on the decisions I will make about weather routing with the data that my friend Elliott will kindly provide through the satellite messenger.
I will keep the InReach on throughout the trip. Here is the address:
https://share.garmin.com/sytranquility
On the website you can see my position in real time and you are welcome to send me a message anytime of the day. Hopefully I will have plenty of free time and hands during the passage. Just make sure you write your name so I know who I am talking to.
Now I go back to clean some coffee spilled by the wakes of a passing speedboat. <<beeeeep>>
See you on the other side.
15 Replies to “Embracing the ocean again”
Oh Fabio! I will be praying with you all the way! Smooth sailing. … or should I say good winds??? Take care!
The most common saying is “fair winds and following seas” but I take anything good and smooth for this trip! Thank you Aunt Peggy.
As we say at Beaver Creek, “Don’t fall in”! Best of luck Fabio. Maybe we’ll cross paths in Florida. Daddo Z.
Thank you Bernie. I’ll be tethered to Tranquility as much as possible. Hope to see you very soon.
Fair winds to you!
I hope to see you soon!
Olá Fabio,
Fair winds. Happy to hear from you.
All the best
Thanks guys. Good luck to you!
Fabio, best of luck! See you at Christmas
Grazie. A presto!
Surprised to find you’re leaving Panama… Fair winds my friend 🙂
Thanks Sarai. Not so surprised myself. Time to go!
hope you all have made it to Flordia by now. We are racing to finish our 1962 Columbia 29 refit. One of the two places we have on our short list to splash her again is in Florida, while the other in California. If we head out to Florida I will try to get in touch with you.
I made it in 17 days, it was a very good trip over all. I have been very slow on posting lately but you just reminded to stop procrastinating and update the blog. Thank you!
I am back to Georgia for a while. Let me know if you head this way. I would be happy to meet you. Cheers!