Tuamotus

Leaving the Marquesas Islands, we headed off on a 450nm (3 to 4 day) passage to the Tuamotus. We…


Marquesas Islands

After our longest passage to date (3181nm in 3 weeks, 1 day and 22 hours), the island of Hiva Oa…


Galapagos Islands

Galapagos is an archipelago of islands. It is a province of Ecuador and lies approximately 1000km…


World ARC Pacific 2023: Leg 3 - Las Perlas to the Galápagos Islands

Our first passage in the Pacific was 80nm from Panama City to the small island of Contadora in the…


Panama City

Due to the time scales of the World Pacific Rally, we knew that our main event in Panama would be…


Through the Panama Canal

First, a little background information… The Panama Canal is an artificial waterway that cuts…


World ARC Pacific 2023: Leg 2 - Santa Marta to Panama

Wednesday 1st March, start of Leg 2, saw us leaving Santa Marta, Columbia and making the…


Santa Marta, Columbia

Santa Marta is a busy town on the northern coast of Columbia. It is a major port for much of…


Festive Celebrations in St Lucia

Back to the journey… Christmas was approaching fast and we needed to continue our passage to…


Shopping in St Martin/Sint Maarten

Part French and part Dutch, St Martin/Sint Maarten is small island of only about 12 miles long. It…