Puerto Rico Archives | Sailing Rua Hatu https://www.svruahatu.com/tag/puerto-rico/ Exploring the world on a Vancouver 36 Wed, 06 Nov 2024 19:34:18 +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 Puerto Rico Archives | Sailing Rua Hatu https://www.svruahatu.com/tag/puerto-rico/ 32 32 Goodbye Puerto Rico, Hello Virgin Islands! https://www.svruahatu.com/2024/07/goodbye-puerto-rico-hello-virgin-islands/ https://www.svruahatu.com/2024/07/goodbye-puerto-rico-hello-virgin-islands/#respond Fri, 12 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.svruahatu.com/?p=5462 After over four months in Puerto Rico we were ready to move on to new cruising grounds. But the prime season for crossing to Bermuda was still a month away, so we island hopped to eastward to explore the beautiful waters of the US Virgin Islands (and dodge the cruise ships that visit there). Though …

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]]> https://www.svruahatu.com/2024/07/goodbye-puerto-rico-hello-virgin-islands/feed/ 0 Watch out, the family is here! https://www.svruahatu.com/2024/05/watch-out-the-family-is-here/ https://www.svruahatu.com/2024/05/watch-out-the-family-is-here/#respond Sun, 12 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.svruahatu.com/?p=5422 In February we welcomed both my dad and Nic’s family for a relaxing beach vacation in Puerto Rico. We rented a house and a mini van and spent two weeks visiting nearby towns along the west and south coast, exploring flavorful restaurants and bakeries, and hiking verdant trails to gorgeous beaches and stunning waterfalls. This …

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]]> https://www.svruahatu.com/2024/05/watch-out-the-family-is-here/feed/ 0 The Trade Winds Have Begun https://www.svruahatu.com/2024/01/the-trade-winds-have-begun/ https://www.svruahatu.com/2024/01/the-trade-winds-have-begun/#respond Fri, 19 Jan 2024 22:15:10 +0000 https://www.svruahatu.com/?p=5375 Our arrival in Puerto Rico coincided with the seasonal return of the easterly Trade Winds, so we sought shelter on the west side of the island. There we recuperated from the long passage and began exploring our new surroundings. Boqueron We spent our first week anchored in Bahia Boqueron, the largest bay on Puerto Rico’s …

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]]> https://www.svruahatu.com/2024/01/the-trade-winds-have-begun/feed/ 0 Third time is the charm https://www.svruahatu.com/2023/12/third-time-is-the-charm/ https://www.svruahatu.com/2023/12/third-time-is-the-charm/#respond Fri, 22 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.svruahatu.com/?p=5339 After ten days of relaxing in Dominican Republic, and waiting out a tropical storm that caused the “largest rainfall event ever” on the island of Hispaniola, we finally receive clearance from the Dominican Armada (Navy) to depart for Puerto Rico. Just like the rest of our Caribbean journey, the winds wouldn’t exactly be in our …

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]]> https://www.svruahatu.com/2023/12/third-time-is-the-charm/feed/ 0 Against the Flow – Our Caribbean Crossing https://www.svruahatu.com/2023/12/against-the-flow-our-caribbean-crossing/ https://www.svruahatu.com/2023/12/against-the-flow-our-caribbean-crossing/#respond Fri, 01 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.svruahatu.com/?p=5314 We embark on a bouncy 800 nautical mile sail across the Caribbean Sea from Panama to the Dominican Republic with a quick stopover in Colombia to wait for better weather. After departing Puerto Obaldia, Panama, we headed northeast towards the northern tip of Colombia. The weather forecast looked promising as a small rotating weather pattern …

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