November 12, 2012Panama City –Las Brisas AnchorageDOMINO at anchor in 35-knot winds (Photo: Samara II)Boy, Oh Boy! It was crash-and-burn last night at the anchorage. In my three years of cruising, I had never seen such mayhem, but it…
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HMS Bounty Lost
October 30th, 2012 Panama CityPhoto USCGA tragedy at sea. Yesterday, October 29th, 2012, the famous tallship HMS BOUNTY was lost while sailing south of Cape Hatteras. Of the sixteen crew members on board, fourteen were rescued.&n…
Big Fuses
“BIG FUSES” or RF SURGE PROTECTIONPanama CityOctober 20, 2012With my captain away, I have nothing better to do than catching up on my writing. Yes, I’m way behind, still reeling from the havoc of the lightning strike. What have we le…
DOMINO Picture Book
October 19, 2012Panama City, PanamaDOMINO – Made in Paraguay…. the picture book and blog record.http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/3641741If you’ve enjoyed reading our blog and looking at our pictures, a record of DOMINO’s construction effort in P…
Panama Canal
Transiting the PANAMA CANAL at 19 knots!JP & our son Arnaud raise the French Flag October 1, 2012Panama City, PanamaProtecting the solar panelsThere are some momentous occasions in a cruiser’s life: the first 1,000-mile passage, crossin…
Adios Portobelo
September 29, 2012 Portobelo, PanamaNo offense to Christopher Columbus, who is said to have discovered Portobelo Bay in 1502, but it’s about time we left this splendid spot and got on with our travels. Just three months after limping into …
Adios Portobelo
September 29, 2012 Portobelo, PanamaNo offense to Christopher Columbus, who is said to have discovered Portobelo Bay in 1502, but it’s about time we left this splendid spot and got on with our travels. Just three months after limping into …
Canal Handling
September 13, 2012Portobelo, PanamaLINE HANDLING ON THE PANAMA CANALCulebra CutAre you planning on transiting the Panama Canal? How do you prepare? Do you believe the horror stories about ships being smashed against the wall or against…
Little Fuses
JP checks the damages: all lights, radars and antennas blown!or The Big Surge ProtectorsSeptember 8, 2012Portobelo (Panama) Already three months since a direct lightning strike in the San Blas Islands devastated our electronic suite, and the c…
Shipping to Panama
Weight and volume are a considerationSeptember 3, 2012Portobelo, PanamaSo, you’re stuck in Panama with some boat problem and need to import parts from the USA to get you back underway. How do you do it? It depends on the amount of st…
