Posts Tagged Pacific

Land Ho! Fatu Hiva

  Twenty-four days and a handful of minutes had sailed past, and I had seen nothing in front of my bow to challenge Panache. It was otherworldly to be so close to ... something. It was green. How could I almost forget such a crazy beautiful color? I hadn't seen a color like that for […]

Storming to Mazatlan

Making the crossing from La Paz to mainland Mexico isn't exactly demanding, IF you wait for a good weather. Thats a big if. Crossing the street can be demanding with enough wind and rain. The coming weekend presented a glowing weather report, but I had bigger issues besides the barometric pressure. I had no crew. […]