Breeze - Contadora 8:37.45N 79:01.81W

Contadora 8:37.45N 79:01.81W

Breeze

Stewart & Joanne

Wed 11 Feb 2015 17:21

We are at a lovely anchorage off Contadora, crystal clear turqouis water, gentle waves foaming over the rocky shoreline and sandy beaches. Robert has been cleaning the crustaceans off the hull, while Stewart, Kirsten and I are washing the city soot from the decks. It feels wonderful to be away from the industry of the canal and the filth of the city air.
The ARC (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers) fleet have been showing up in the various anchorages and are well on their way to Australia. I am sure we will be seeing them throughout French Polynesia.
The Pearl Islands were named in Pre-Colombian times. They are a group of two hundred or more islands and islets, many timy and uninhabited, located 48 kilometers off the Pacific coast of Panama. Pearls may be found in this area.The 31 carat "peregrina" pearl came from these islands and was given to Queen Mary Tudor of England in 1513. Upon her death in 1558 it was given to the Crown of Spain. In 1808, Joseph Bonaparte, elder brother of Napoleon, was forced to leave his position as King of Spain with the defeat from French forces in the Battle of Vitoria. He took the peregrina pearl and it was then passed on to several characters in history until it was sold to Richard Burton at a Sotheby's auction for $37,000 USD, He gave it to his wife Elizabeth Taylor. In December 2011, it was sold as part of her jewelry collection for 10.5 million USD mounted on a diamond Cartier necklace.
All is well, Cheers from Breeze

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Joanne McDonough

Blog Entries

2015

Nov 2015

Fri 6 Nov 20:34
- Opua 35:07.40S 174:12.45E
Thu 5 Nov 18:27
- At Opua
Tue 3 Nov 23:19
- 34:30.56S 174:24.90E
Mon 2 Nov 22:05
- 32:14.52S 174:52.30E
- 30:37.16S 175:13.08E
Sun 1 Nov 00:52
- 28:48.52S 175:41.08E

Oct 2015

Fri 30 Oct 23:45
- 27:03.29S 176:07.96E
- 25:34.62S 174:44.64E
Wed 28 Oct 23:49
- 23:18.85S 173:51.07E
- 21:36.89S 174:35.28E
Mon 26 Oct 23:39
- 19:46.92S 176:08.97E
- 17:43.16S 177:20.94E off to Opua
Sat 24 Oct 22:54
- Sailing tomorrow
Sun 18 Oct 21:45
- Musket Cove
Sun 11 Oct 21:20
- On a mooring
Thu 1 Oct 19:48
- At Port Denarau

Sep 2015

Thu 24 Sep 21:14
- Headed to Lautoka
Fri 18 Sep 00:33
- Tsunami warning
Thu 10 Sep 05:10
- Anchored at Mololo Lailai 17:46.41S 177:11.04 E
Wed 9 Sep 04:43
- Anchored at Vunaniu Bay 18:15.69S 177:52.16E
Tue 8 Sep 03:31
- Heading west from Suva
Sun 6 Sep 00:43
- At Suva 18:07.79S 178:25.59E

Aug 2015

Sat 29 Aug 06:10
- 16:43.87S 179:44.64W setting sail
Sat 22 Aug 03:47
- Island hopping.
Thu 13 Aug 20:57
- Arrived Fiji 16:46.63S 179:19.94E
Wed 12 Aug 00:36
- 16:42.66S 178:47.82W
Sun 9 Aug 21:55
- Departure
Wed 5 Aug 00:45
- Humpback Whales
- Still at Tonga waiting for weather

Jul 2015

Sun 26 Jul 21:54
- Island hopping
Thu 23 Jul 05:40
- At anchor at Vavu'a
Sun 19 Jul 23:32
- 18:39.22S 173:59.03W Tonga arrival
Fri 17 Jul 18:13
- Change to our destination
Thu 16 Jul 20:00
- Setting sail
Sun 12 Jul 00:36
- Island tour of Upolu
Tue 7 Jul 23:26
- Anchored at Apia Samoa 13:57.82S 171:24.12W
Mon 6 Jul 13:21
- 14:11.39S 169:02.53W
Sat 4 Jul 20:57
- 14:27.60S 166:52.50W
Fri 3 Jul 18:48
- 15:02.16S 161:39.99W
Wed 1 Jul 12:22
- 15:33.90S 157:40.12W

Jun 2015

Mon 29 Jun 19:48
- 15:56.95S 155:46.20W
- 15:59.02S153:55.74W
Sat 27 Jun 19:08
- Setting sail for Samoa
Fri 26 Jun 22:04
- Anchored at Maupiti 16:28.39S 152:15.07W
Wed 24 Jun 22:26
- Looking to depart Bora Bora tomorrow
Mon 8 Jun 22:41
- Bora Bora 16:38.65S 151:31.06W
Sat 6 Jun 19:36
- At Tahaa 16:37.18S 151:25.88W
Tue 2 Jun 02:53
- Anchored at Raiatea 16:44.57S 151:29.68W

May 2015

Wed 27 May 20:02
- At anchor Huanine 16:42.77S 151:02.37W
- 16:45.14S 150:52.86W
Tue 26 May 22:08
Sat 16 May 19:06
- 17:28.86S 149:48.77W Moorea
Fri 15 May 21:34
- Sailing to Moorea
Sat 9 May 00:50
- Still looking for good internet
- Moved to Tahiti Yacht club 17:31.37S 149:31.87W
Wed 6 May 01:51
- 17:29.71S 149:33.57W
Mon 4 May 01:25
- 14:58.31S 147:37.74N

Apr 2015

Mon 27 Apr 21:57
- 14:58.15S 147:38.18W
Sun 26 Apr 19:31
- Sailing to Rangiroa
Thu 23 Apr 19:24
- 14:32.19S 146:21.42W
- 10:35.16S 141:57.15W
Sat 18 Apr 22:52
Wed 15 Apr 18:15
Wed 8 Apr 22:25
- setting sail
Fri 3 Apr 16:27
- Fwd: 09:48.23S 139:01.89W

Mar 2015

Tue 31 Mar 22:49
- 10:27.90S 138:40. 10W
Fri 27 Mar 00:02
- Sat phone problem
Thu 26 Mar 18:41
- 09:13.30S 131:55.70W
Wed 25 Mar 17:36
- 08:35.39S 129:35.94W
Tue 24 Mar 18:08
- 08:27.60S 127:37.70W
Mon 23 Mar 18:24
- 08:07.50S 125:46.80N
Sun 22 Mar 17:33
- 08:02.20S 124:16.40W
Sat 21 Mar 16:46
- 08:31.31S 123:27.80W
Fri 20 Mar 17:39
- 07:58.18S 122:26.52W
Thu 19 Mar 18:12
- 07:33.20S 120:21.20W
Wed 18 Mar 18:48
- 07:17.16S 117:46.41W
Tue 17 Mar 17:06
- 06:56.58S 115:41.21W
Mon 16 Mar 16:06
- 06:26.90S 113:48.10W
Sun 15 Mar 21:23
- 05:53.19S 111:37.65W
Sat 14 Mar 16:12
- 05:20.45S 108:33.10W
Fri 13 Mar 16:09
- 04:41.55S 105:07.05W
Thu 12 Mar 15:54
- 04:10.05S 101:54.22W
Wed 11 Mar 18:41
- 03:43.12S 98:59.99W
Tue 10 Mar 17:29
- 03:19.98S 96:38.85W
- 03:19.98S 96:38.85W
Mon 9 Mar 16:28
- 02:46.56S 94:46.17W
Sun 8 Mar 16:06
- 02:07.18S 92:54.023W
Sat 7 Mar 13:52
- setting sail 09:44.08S 138:55.20W
- Setting sail in the morning
- Produce provisioning
- New species discovered
- Infamous Galapagos species
- Lava tubes and tunnels
Sun 1 Mar 19:22
- Hike to the National Park to see the infamous tortoise

Feb 2015

Sat 28 Feb 20:06
Thu 26 Feb 17:23
- Anchored at Isabela 00:57.95S 90:57.70W
Wed 25 Feb 16:35
- 00:47.44S 90:12.65W
Tue 24 Feb 16:19
- 00:07.46N 87:36.18W
Mon 23 Feb 16:17
- 01:08.49N 85:16.73W
Sun 22 Feb 21:54
- 01:30.07N 83:44.04W
- 01:30.07N 83:44.04W
Sat 21 Feb 16:03
- 02:08.68N 81:54.78W
Fri 20 Feb 16:17
- 03:11.16N 81:02.53W
Thu 19 Feb 16:21
- 04:50.55N 80:18.67W
Wed 18 Feb 16:11
- 06:01:47N 79:59:86W
Tue 17 Feb 17:47
- Sailing to Galapagos 07:55.00N 79:00.00W
Mon 16 Feb 17:59
- Setting sail tomorrow
Sun 15 Feb 17:42
- Rio Cacique anchorage 08:18.17N 78:54.11W
Fri 13 Feb 21:12
Wed 11 Feb 17:21
- Contadora 8:37.45N 79:01.81W
Tue 10 Feb 12:36
- sailing to Las Perlas
Thu 5 Feb 12:58
- Anchored 8:54.55N 79:31.46W
Mon 2 Feb 19:43
Sun 1 Feb 12:42
- At Balboa Yacht Club 8:56.36N 79:33.59W

Jan 2015

Sat 31 Jan 20:06
Fri 30 Jan 23:48
Thu 29 Jan 17:50
- Transit scheduled 9:33.37N 79:40.13W
Tue 27 Jan 16:13
- Heading to Colon
Fri 16 Jan 20:13
- at Portobelo 9:33.50N 79:40.05W
Tue 13 Jan 17:07
- 9:20.85N 79:54.82W At Colon
Mon 12 Jan 18:28
- set sail to Colon
Sat 3 Jan 17:06
- Happy New Year!

2014

Dec 2014

Mon 22 Dec 18:08
- Merry Christmas!
Wed 17 Dec 16:49
- Anchored at Bocas del Toro

Oct 2014

Sun 12 Oct 20:11
- 9:19.85N 82:10.76W Isla Bastimentos
Wed 8 Oct 17:34
Sat 4 Oct 20:54
- 9:23.02N 81:52.56W Bocas del Toro
Thu 2 Oct 17:59
- 9:23.49N 80:41.31 Asea

Sep 2014

Sat 27 Sep 20:07
- 9:35.20N 78:52.89 Chichime
Fri 26 Sep 11:42
- 9:29.22N 78:52.52 Gunboat Island position
- Gunboat Island
Mon 22 Sep 18:02
- 9:26.63N 78:34.91W Coco Bandero Cays
Sun 21 Sep 14:36
- Rio Diablo 9:26.63N 78:34.91W
Mon 15 Sep 19:26
- 9:33.79N 78:51.63W
Sat 13 Sep 18:23
- 9:35.20N 78:44.68W
Fri 12 Sep 15:24
- 10:22.70N 77:07.05W
Thu 11 Sep 16:56
- 10:21.28N 76:12.01W to San Blas

Aug 2014

Fri 15 Aug 18:39
- 11:14.70N 74:13.02
Thu 14 Aug 13:47
- 11:36.11N 73:37.54W
Wed 13 Aug 13:03
- 12:28.53N 71:10.43W

Jul 2014

Wed 2 Jul 21:24
- Anchored at Spanish Waters Curaçao
Tue 1 Jul 14:04
- 12:03.20N 68:38.22W

Jun 2014

Mon 30 Jun 14:05
- 12:41.00N 65:54.15W
Sun 29 Jun 13:58
- 12;45.63N 63;28.90W click here to see text

Apr 2014

Tue 1 Apr 17:47
- At Bequia 12:59.59N 61:14.39W

Mar 2014

Thu 20 Mar 23:03
- 12:27.27N 61:29.11W

Jan 2014

Thu 9 Jan 17:49
- At the Lagoon in Grenada
Tue 7 Jan 18:25
- 12:35.64N 61:24.69W
Mon 6 Jan 13:36
- Headed to Grenada
- headed to Grenada

2013

Dec 2013

Mon 23 Dec 20:17
- 12:59.59N 61:14.39W
Thu 19 Dec 16:29
- Heading to Bequia
Tue 17 Dec 17:57
- 14:04.78N 60:57.37W
Mon 16 Dec 15:43
- To St. Lucia tomorrow
Fri 13 Dec 20:36
- 14:27.84N 60:52.38W
Thu 12 Dec 16:39
- 13:54.22N 61:04.64W
Wed 11 Dec 13:57
- Heading north
Sun 8 Dec 15:18
- 12:59.59N 61:14.39W
Thu 5 Dec 20:14
- 12:00.36N 61:44.07W
- 12:27.42N 61:29.15W

Nov 2013

Tue 26 Nov 14:24
- 11:59.75N 61:45.80W
Mon 25 Nov 14:11
- 12:15.94N 60:27.59W
Sun 24 Nov 14:09
- 12:33.05N 57:43.98W
Sat 23 Nov 14:47
- 13:00.59N 55:11.78W
Fri 22 Nov 14:05
- 13:20.06N 51:24.33W
Thu 21 Nov 14:06
- 13:44.04N 51:24.33W
Wed 20 Nov 14:01
- 14:02.50N 49:06.98W
Tue 19 Nov 13:43
- 14:42.58N 46:44W
Mon 18 Nov 14:05
- 14:18.40N 43:51.35W
Sun 17 Nov 14:06
- 14:04.59N 41:08.37W
Sat 16 Nov 14:49
- 14:23.63N 38:42.56W
Fri 15 Nov 14:00
- 14:57.63N 36:47.23W
Thu 14 Nov 14:13
- 15:41.38N 34:56.56W click to see more
Wed 13 Nov 14:08
- 15:56.54N 32:34.80W
Tue 12 Nov 14:07
- 16:00.90N 29:45.27W
Mon 11 Nov 14:32
Sun 10 Nov 10:00
- At last, we set sail! Headed to Grenada

2012

Dec 2012

Mon 24 Dec 15:11
- 17:02.900N 24:54.033W
Sun 23 Dec 14:10
- 18:43.959N 23:29.698W
Sat 22 Dec 15:01
- 20:03.745N 22:09.618W
Fri 21 Dec 13:53
- 21:25.111N 20:49.700W
Thu 20 Dec 13:57
- 22:41.501N 19:20.245W
Wed 19 Dec 14:50
- 24:31.591N 18:04.281W
Tue 18 Dec 11:28
- Out on the Blue 26:45.700N 16:56.210
Sun 16 Dec 13:45
- Getting ready to sail to Cape Verde from Gran Canaria
Thu 6 Dec 14:27

Nov 2012

Tue 27 Nov 14:22
- Las Palmas Day 4
Mon 26 Nov 10:12
- A little history of the Canaries
Sun 25 Nov 10:03
- ARC start now delayed until Tuesday due to high winds, we are anchored and enjoying the sunshine. 28:07.89N 15:25.36W
Sat 24 Nov 12:13
- Anchored at Las Palmas 5am this morning. Very busy harbor as the ARC departs tomorrow and several local boat races this morning and afternoon. Looking
Thu 22 Nov 12:34
Tue 20 Nov 13:09
- 33:43.168N 10:37.134W
Mon 19 Nov 14:33
- 35:05.810N 09:26.176W
Sun 18 Nov 10:53
- We are setting sail right now. Good winds, blue skies and church bells are ringing
Fri 9 Nov 10:55
- Spendiing our time between Culatra & Olhao Portugal waiting on fair winds to travel to the Canary Islands