Puerto Ecosses, San Blas Islands, Panama
'Sarf & West mate, Sarf & West'
Pete Bernfeld
Wed 20 Jan 2010 17:37
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08:49.843N 77:37.991W
Anchored at 1130 local (1630 UTC) after a 26.50
hour trip from Tintipan. A pleasant sail, if a little lumpy, most of the way.
Mainly to windward (hang on a minute, to WINDWARD???? I didn't sign up for
this!). Just a little motoring to keep the average speed up as we couldn't use
the gennaker. See below.
A couple of JOBS to do (sigh!). The gennaker foil
has parted in one section, so we furled the sail away with no apparent damage
and will check out the foil in a day or so.
The helmsman's seat 'sank', i.e. the gas strut has
collapsed (Si got that 'sinking feeling' during a night watch) and finally it's
really imperative that I sew the mainsail bag. A stitch in time and all
that.
Finally. We caught a fish. Yes, 'Timmy the Tuna'
committed siucide just as I was reeling in the line! About 5kg, we've invited
the only other boat in the anchorage, a canadian couple( well, a Canadian chap
and Irish lady we met in Cartegen) over for supper.
Now for a quick kip. Happy birthday to 'The Wicked
Step Mother' (Rhoda. Sorry I didn't call, no phone signal in the San
Blas.
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