Acapulco Archives | Sailing Rua Hatu https://www.svruahatu.com/tag/acapulco/ Exploring the world on a Vancouver 36 Sun, 03 Sep 2023 03:08:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.svruahatu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cropped-SVRuaHatu_Stamp-32x32.png Acapulco Archives | Sailing Rua Hatu https://www.svruahatu.com/tag/acapulco/ 32 32 The Big Big City https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/05/the-big-big-city/ https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/05/the-big-big-city/#respond Fri, 27 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.svruahatu.com/?p=2341 Our friends dubbed it “The Amazing Race” Challenge: We had to get Rua Hatu on to a mooring then get both our luggage and all three pets to our rental car, and also leave the dinghy at the boat. Thankfully the guy we rented the mooring ball from was happy to give us a ride …

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]]> https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/05/the-little-big-city/feed/ 0 Ebb and Flow: Dinoflagellates, Dolphins, and Swimming far from Shore https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/05/ebb-and-flow-dinoflagellates-dolphins-and-swimming-far-from-shore/ https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/05/ebb-and-flow-dinoflagellates-dolphins-and-swimming-far-from-shore/#respond Fri, 13 May 2022 15:15:43 +0000 https://www.svruahatu.com/?p=2252 This is a guest post by Lyssa Brodsky. She and her husband, Forrest, stayed aboard Rua Hatu in April 2022. It was an indescribably magical feeling to swim in the open ocean. More specifically, 10 miles from shore and 80 meters above the ocean floor. Though scary for some, I found it to be incredibly …

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]]> https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/05/ebb-and-flow-dinoflagellates-dolphins-and-swimming-far-from-shore/feed/ 0 The Sailor’s Never-Ending To-Do List https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/05/the-sailors-never-ending-to-do-list/ https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/05/the-sailors-never-ending-to-do-list/#respond Fri, 06 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.svruahatu.com/?p=2194 Having guests aboard reminded us again how much the boat needs regular maintenance. Monthly, daily, weekly. If not performed in time, bigger problems may develop. However, having visitors makes us want to go explore new shores and swim, snorkel, and paddle around. When we do not have guests aboard, the first day after dropping anchor …

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