The Godess of the seas, our experiences, opinions and lessons learned
A small piece of plastic hose provided by the resident marina technician, Steve, solved our diesel tank problem. Ah Ma could now suck diesel from the lower belly of her tank. We can finally start the engine, well almost… It turned out the engine starter battery is indeed certified dead.[…]
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Week two on the hard at shelter bay. We finally escaped the VooDoo shelter, only a week later than promised. Still a few issues to sort out, but I’ve got good hope we’ll cross the canal by the end of the week. Tuesday / Wednesday 18/19, The Panama FedEx mafia[…]
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We have been stuck at Shelter Bay Marina for a week now. Not that we did not plan for some time here, but it all seems to go a fair bit slower than anticipated. I’ve planned to get a fresh layer of ‘Sea horse friendly’ antifouling in Panama as this[…]
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We entered the Colon breakwater around 5am under sail. The polluted diesel in the tank made us weary of starting the engine. The fuel filters might clog up at any time. But it was now time to lower the sail and turn the key for final approach into the marina.[…]
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Passing behind Aruba, we came out of the protective coverage of the Islands. The seas picked up to 2 meter swells at a 5 second interval, pushed by a 20 to 25 knot wind. We sailed in a North Westerly direction having the waves on our beam (side of the[…]
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At noon precisely, on the 4th of February, the first leg of what’s to become a massive journey back to Asia officially started. It will be sort of an extended sea trial, as Ah Ma had been sitting pretty at the marina for a long time. Now finally she can[…]
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All crew is aboard, the last groceries are stowed away, time to make the last run to town to visit customs and immigration. We join the morning traffic jam down Caracasbaai weg, off to customs first. The lady at the Marina office didn’t quite know where the new location for[…]
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Today we finally will depart from the island I once called home. I’ll leave with mixed feelings as I’m afraid I won’t visit this island any time soon again. Curacao has gained a special place in my heart. I raised my first born here, founded my company and learned many[…]
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