We nearly reached the 2nd degree of the north latitude. Everything promised at that point a steady trade wind would start blowing. It seems to be so but still we miss the Galapagos Islands. Our course is 265 while it … Continue reading
Finally, we realized what we were fighting with so desperately. If something fails, read the manual. We took the book and read it. As it turned out, there’s a strong Peruvian current that rises along the South America and then … Continue reading
The wind seems to be calming down a bit and, what is most important, it slightly changed its direction (or it seems so to us). That’s why we turned westwards this morning. So keep drinking our tail wind. It seems … Continue reading
Besides the fact that the wind is contrary, it is even stronger now. The constant speed is 20 knots with gusts reaching 25. To make it clear, there’s a storm alert in Moscow when it’s 30. That’s when trees and … Continue reading
It’s the third day of our attempts to steer out of the Gulf of Panama. It’s a nasty job as all the winds and waves, having roamed through the Pacific, come to this point. Hence, the wave and wind in … Continue reading
Not far away did we manage to sail…
The Gulf of Panama is a deathtrap. Everyone warned us. One day it’s dead calm.
Dear friends.
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Our stay in Panama and preparations for the passage across the Pacific took so long that they even started bringing tourists to us. I’m dead serious. Boats with tourists circled around us, while a guide told them that it’s a Russian boat sailing under the Russian navigation system GLONASS. Everyone applauded.
The main thing’s done: a cruising guide to the Pacific islands with the promising name of “Landfalls of Paradise” is bought at an ungodly price.
While preparing for a passage across the Pacific in Panama, we decided to test the operation of the GLONASS system. We turned on the GLONASS receiver daily and made screenshots of satellite data and took photos of the navigation display. We’re glad to share the obtained results with everybody.