sailing ar last!

'Sarf & West mate, Sarf & West'
Pete Bernfeld
Mon 1 Feb 2010 18:00
09:25.946N 78:31.421W
At anchor 1730UTC, 01/01/10 Isla de Tigre
After a peaceful night at Mono Island and removing the gennaker to check for damage [small hole, but two sections of the furling foil had come adrift-what a bloody awful design!] we actually managed to SAIL the 25nm to Isla de Tigre. As Dick on Moonshiner said in a recent email.....not sure if cats are allowed on Mono island but they should feel at home in Isla de Tigre.
Anyway, pit stop here, a quick shop ashore for fresh 'stuff' then off tomorrow to East Hollandaise Cays. The snorkelling is supposed to be very good there and certainly the water is clearer here.
Met a boat in the anchorage here, Aqualuna. They were just 'de-anchoring' to make their way slowly to Shelter Bay, Colon. They're supposed to be transiting the Canal on 12th Feb (with the Blue Water Rally).