The Godess of the seas, our experiences, opinions and lessons learned
It has been a year since the start of our expedition to bring Ah Ma home. We started last year, early January out in Curacao, preparing Ah Ma for the long sail across the Pacific to her new home in Asia. She was lying pretty in a sun-drenched marina within[…]
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We spent a week at the Galapagos island, preparing for our passage across the Pacific. In those few days, the place went from a bustling eco-tourist destination to a ghost town as Corona madness swept across the Islands. Thursday, 12th of March Arrival at the Galapagos Islands went without any[…]
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The checkout from Panama went smoothly. Stanley, our agent, showed up at the boat at 12pm Panama time (that’s 10am normal time) to collect our passports. Half an hour later he returned with the necessary paperwork for our departure. A Zarpe, a customs document, a Panama cruising permit and a fumigation[…]
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The plans for 2020 are to cross the Pacific and ‘bring her home’. Ah Ma became ours on the island of Curacao, in the Caribbean. A 30 hour journey from our hometown of Macau. For our cruising plans to be feasible, we need the boat to be close to home[…]
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