This blog began in late 2006 with the planning and preparation for a circumnavigation of the world in my 39-foot sail boat Pachuca. It then covered a successful 5-year circumnavigation that ended in April 2013. The blog now covers life with Pachuca back home in Australia.

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Monday, January 25, 2010

Photos







Arnold took photos and video during our passage to San Diego which I hope to publish soon. Here are some photos that I have taken.

The top photo is of me holding the fold-up bicycle in its bag saying goodbye to Neil. We hope to see him and his family in the Sea of Cortez soon.

Next is a screen shot of the chart plotter showing Pachuca in the midst of some serious ship traffic. The curson is near the dreaded Point Conception.

Then there is another screen shot showing our miserable attempts to tack into the adverse and shifting wind. We struggled for hours and got basically nowhere. The circle around Pachuca marks our security zone. Any ship within 23 minutes of penetrating that zone will set off an alarm.

Then there is Arnold rugged up at the helm in rough seas. ... We were not able to take photos of the really rough seas because the spray might damage the cameras.

The last to photos are of Pachuca in her temporary home at the Police Jetty on Shelter Island. On the other side of Pachuca is Pyewacket. A closeup of the final photo will show our wet weather gear out to dry.

1 comment:

Chris said...

That's unreal having a folded up bike in a bag....so lucky as it won't get damaged onboard.

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