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After 12 plus years of working on the boat, we slipped the lines in October of 2007, and the Wasatch headed off for the horizon.  After a stop in Catalina Harbor and San Diego, we headed south along the Baha.  Along the way we visited among other places Turtle Bay, Cabo San Lucas, before arriving and settling in for several months there.  Next, we headed on South along the Mexican Riviera passing through La Cruz and on down to Manzanillo, we then turned and headed back to La Cruz, where we stayed for nearly a year, the stay being interrupted by a trip up and into the Sea of Cortez.  Finally, after over a year in Mexico, it was time to proceed once again for the horizon.  Now single handing mostly, I sailed down the coast of Central America, with stops in San Salvador, and Costa Rica.  I had plans to get as far as Ecuador, but by the end of March 2009, I had only reached Golfito and it was time to make a right turn and head for the South Pacific.

The voyage across the Indian Ocean was a long one, involving two cruising seasons, first in the North from Phuket to Sri Lanka, to Cochin India, and to the Maldives.  Then we crossed the equator to begin the southern cruising season going to Rodrigues, Mauritius, Madagascar, and finally arriving in Richards Bay, South Africa. The Indian Ocean proved to have some of the most challenging sailing conditions for us.

Once we left Namibia, the trip across the Atlantic was “A Walk in the Park,” so to speak after our experience across the Indian Ocean.  It was mostly easy downwind sailing.  We had a pleasant stop at St Helena Island, and a quick and easy trip along the northern coast of South America with a stop at Devil’s Island before arriving in Trinidad to sit out the 2017 Hurricane Season.

We left Trinidad in November of 2017 and headed north with first stop in Granada.  After a month there, we headed on up the island chain through first the Windward Islands and then the Leeward Islands.  This provided particularly enjoyable day sailing, with brisk winds coming from forward of the beam, and cross currents.  Along the way we visited many small islands.  Unfortunately we were following in the track of Hurricane Irma, the previous year, and much of the area had been trashed with wrecked boats strewn everywhere, and restaurants and shops closed for renovation.  Once we got to Antigua, we turned west and continued on to 20 miles west of the Dry Tortugas to complete the Wasatch’s circumnavigation, before finally arriving in Jacksonville Florida, the end of the line……at least for now.