http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Bluewater-Cat/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Bluewater Cat en-us Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:16:43 +0000 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:16:43 +0000 Recent photos can be seen on my flicker site which is httpwww.flickr.comphotos45915108N04 http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Rio-Dulce/blog-463969.html Here are some photos from Halloween in Cartagena Colombia http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Cartagena/blog-458194.html We plan to sail to the northern Exumas in the Bahamas and then make a U turn and head south to Great Inagua Jamaica and Panama. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Jamaica/blog-395973.html I just finished racing the Family Island Regatta in Georgetown Exumas Bahamas. All the boats were built in the Bahamas. The local cruising community helped a local Bahamian named Pat get his boat Two Friends ready for the regatta. Two Friends received a new mast a new Awlgrip paint job and some repairs. One CClass boat I raced on sank to the bottom just after we crossed the finish line http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Bahamas/Exuma/Georgetown/blog-394696.html We anchored near MY Rising Sun in St. Thomas Harbor. Rising Sun was originally planned to be 120 meters but the length was changed to 138 meters because Larry Ellison of Oracle wanted his boat to be longer than Paul Allen's of Microsoft. Rising Sun has a basketball court on her.I wanted to ask Larry Ellison over to our boat for fresh tuna we had just caught but the admiral would not allow it. M http://www.travelblog.org/Forum/Central-America-Caribbean/US-Virgin-Islands/Saint-Thomas/blog-371671.html We sailed from Puerto Rico to St. Croix with our good friends Tim and Sandy. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/US-Virgin-Islands/Saint-Croix/blog-371592.html Here's our preliminary itinerary for 2009February Virgin Islands Puerto RicoMarch Puerto Rico Dominican republic Turks and Caicos BahamasApril BahamasMay Bahamas Florida MexicoJune Mexico Belize Honduras San Andreas ProvidenciaJuly Costa Rica PanamaAugust September PanamaOctober November Panama ColumbiaDecember PanamaJanuary Panama EcuadorFebruary Ecuador Gala http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/blog-371585.html We've anchored in Mayaguez Boqueron Ponce and Salinas Puerto Rico. We plan to sail to the Virgin Islands the Dominican Republic Bahamas Central America the Rio Dulce in Guatemala or Cartagena Columbia. Then we plan to go thru the Panama Canal in January 2010 and circumnavigate with the World ARC maybe.We'd like to wish everyone Merry Christmas. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Puerto-Rico/Ponce/blog-356191.html I helmed a boat in celebrity match races during the Curacao Heineken Regatta. Our good friend Gayle sailed with us from Curacao to Aruba Bonaire and Puerto Rico. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Netherlands-Antilles/Cura-ao/blog-356184.html We enjoyed sailing and diving in Bonaire. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Netherlands-Antilles/Bonaire/blog-356176.html We sailed from Puerto La Cruz to Isla Tortuga Los Roques and Los Aves. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Venezuela/Insular/Los-Roques/blog-356165.html We took a land tour to Angel Falls in The Canaima National Park. One of the most fascinating features in Canaima's landscape diversity are the tabular formations called tepuys rising abruptly in the horizon among savannahs and dense forests. The top of the formations are flat and collect rainwater that falls off the tabletops to make waterfalls. Angel Falls is the tallest waterfall in the world w http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Venezuela/Guayana/Canaima-National-Park/blog-336626.html We anchored on the east end of the Golfo at Muellle de Cariaco. From there we took a day trip to the Gaucharo Caves in Caripe. The caves are inhabited by Gaucharo Birds that use sonar in a similar to the way bats use sonar. The Guacharo birds are born in fours and only the strongest two survive. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Venezuela/Guayana/Canaima-National-Park/blog-336622.html We saw pelicans on the way to the anchorage in Laguna Grande in the Golfo de Cariaco. There are beautiful desert like landscapes in Laguna Grande. We sailed from the offshore islands to the Golfo de Cariaco with our good friends Pat on If Knot Y Knot Val and Lloyd on Puddle Jumper and Debi and Bob on Passat. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Venezuela/North-Eastern/Puerto-la-Cruz/blog-336619.html I added an Air Breeze wind generator to Bluewater Cat while I was on the hard in Trinidad. The new wind generator can generate up to 200 Watts. The existing 2 solar panels can generate up to 120 Watts each. I also generate power with the main engines. We sailed from Isla Margarita to the Venezuelan offshore islands of Blanquilla and Tortuga. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Venezuela/Central/blog-336617.html We sailed from Los Tostigos to Porlamar Margarita Island Venezuela. We took an island tour with our friends Val and Lloyd from SV Puddle Jumper and our friends Dick and Jane from SV Cheetah II. When we we're clearing customs the customs officer did not speak much English and we don't speak much Spanish. The customs officer asked what Jumper meant. All I could think of to do was jump up and d http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Venezuela/North-Eastern/blog-325715.html We sailed from Trinidad to Los Tostigos Venezuela. The Los Tostigos Islands lie about 40 miles north of the Venezuelan mainland and have about 160 inhabitants who live by fishing. Since there is no ferry and no airport yachtspeople are among the very few outsiders to visit. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Venezuela/North-Eastern/blog-325712.html We left the Carriacou Regatta and sailed back to Grenada and then on to Trinidad. We toured the US Naval Destroyer USS Farragut in Chaguaramas Trinidad. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Trinidad-and-Tobago/Trinidad/blog-325705.html We sailed from Grenada to Carriacou with our friends Lloyd and Val on SV Puddle Jumper and Dick and Jane on SV Cheetah II. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Grenada/Carriacou/blog-325434.html We caught 5 tuna a Dorado and a swordfish on our trip to Tobago. We saw a 400 pound Leatherback Turtle lay her eggs on the beach. The turtle crawled up on the beach dug a hole in the sand layed her eggs disguised the egg location and then swam out to sea. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Trinidad-and-Tobago/Tobago/blog-301407.html