You might remember how excited we were to sail to South America. Well, we made it to Ecuador. Not one of our planned destinations and a rather rough experience.
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Playing Catch-Up
Since much of our time in Panama had been spent building our new dinghy, we took the last few weeks to catch up on some much needed boat maintenance as we get ready to depart for South America. We headed back to Las Perlas to get back to work and enjoy some empty anchorages.
Continue reading “Playing Catch-Up”Boatyard on the Beach
Since moving onboard, we’ve struggled to find the right dinghy to meet our daily driving needs. Thus far we’ve worn through two inflatable dinghies, repaired (and re-repaired, and re-re-repaired) our aging inflatable SUP, and nearly sunk ourselves on multiple occasions in the tiny sailing dinghy that came with Rua Hatu. So after surveying all of our options, we chose to build something that would more closely match our needs for a stowable, durable and fun dinghy. And what better place to build a boat than a beautiful, uninhabited island in the Gulf of Panama! Read on to see how we turned a pile of plywood, fiberglass and epoxy into quite possibly the coolest new dinghy we could have ever hoped for!
Continue reading “Boatyard on the Beach”Boat life in the Gulf of Panama
It’s been a while since our last post and I want to give an update on our time in Panama. Nic is working on the new hard dinghy and hard dodger, family comes to visit, and we prepare for our future travels down the Pacific Coast to Chile.
Continue reading “Boat life in the Gulf of Panama”Ringing in 2023 in Panama City
We spend two weeks in Panama City clearing into Panama, provisioning, and getting all the parts and pieces we need to build our new dinghy.
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