After twenty-something days and almost 3,000 miles we have about twenty four hours before we make landfall in Hiva Oa. View More
Pacific Ocean
Our friend, Joe, e-mailed us to ask what it was like to be at sea for so long. I thought it would be fun if we wrote separate answers to that question. Here they are, below. View More
You hear all the time that any goal worth pursuing is fraught with challenges and setbacks. It’s your character that determines whether or not you’ll achieve what you set out to do, not the circumstances you find yourself in. View More
It looks like our fishing technique is improving, slowly but surely. I’ve recently bought the new Penn Battle ii reel and I think that might be helping! Yesterday afternoon we reeled in 3 Mahi-Mahi. One was a keeper at 20″. Not huge but enough for a meal for us all. To be honest, I have been reading a lot of articles containing fishing tips on websites like CatchandFillet.com so I am not surprised that my technique has got better. Improving your fishing technique is all about learning new skills and putting them into practice after all. View More
1600 UTC
Course 6.5 Knots @ 230° True
Wind 15 Knots @ 060° True
1012 mb (atmospheric pressure)
08° 09′ N
125° 43′ W View More
It’s a funny thing sailing our home across the Pacific Ocean. Inside the boat everything looks and feels more or less the same: meals get cooked, dishes get washed, laundry is cleaned and then dirtied and cleaned again. View More
It’s dark and quiet out here. No moon tonight and no stars. A high cloud layer is dampening all light like a heavy blanket. The sky and ocean are indistinguishable melting into an undetectable horizon. View More
We spent six fantastic nights anchored off of San Benedicto Island in the Revillagigado group, about 340 miles off the coast of La Cruz. Like Brian said in his previous post, it was like we’d sailed to the moon: View More
We arrived at Isla San Benedicto in the Socorro Island Group early this afternoon. We made great time covering the entire 330 mile passage in just under 48 hours, without motoring at all. We couldn’t have hoped for better weather. View More
We untied from the dock in La Cruz at 4:56 p.m. yesterday, March 27. We had a great send-off from the gang. Brad and PJ and the crew of Totem even showed up to blow the airhorn and wave goodbye from the breakwater. It was a great way to say goodbye to Mexico. View More
Delos is a 53’ Amel Super Maramu 2000. She is a ketch rigged (2 mast) sailboat built in La Rochelle, France. Delos is a medium displacement boat for her size weighing in at about 20 tons (40,000 lbs) and is built as a solid cruiser capable of crossing oceans. View More
Ok, so here we are hours away from departing Mexico for the Marquises Islands in French Polynesia. We have our Zarpe, that nice little certificate that says we’ve checked out of Mexico. View More
For the moment Delos is tied to the dock at the La Cruz marina, about 25KM from Puerto Vallarta. We decided to treat ourselves to a stay in the marina with unlimited power,internet, and easy access to the bus routes that are so crucial to us right now.
We dropped the hook in La Cruz at 5:00AM after 20 hours underway. Waiting for the right weather window really paid off. Instead of beating into 30 knots right on the nose we sailed the first few hours with our spinnaker up and then motored around Cabo Corrientes under light conditions. View More
After spending four days waiting for a weather window to round Cabo Corrientes we are finally northbound! We departed Tenacatita at 8:00AM and after an overnight passage should arrive tomorrow in the wee hours of the morning. View More
Barra was the southern terminus of our cruise in Mexico and it’s time to head back north to Puerta Vallarta. We did have grand plans, or should I say “intentions”, to head all the way down to Costa Rica before making our Pacific crossing. View More
After much deliberation Erin and I decided to depart Mexico from Puerto Vallarta instead of our beloved Gold Coast. It will make the logistics of provisioning, boat projects, and crew arrivals just a little bit easier. View More
9:00AM, any day of the week, VHF channel 22:
“GOOD MORNING! Welcome to the Gold Coast Cruisers’ Net serving Tenacatita, Barra de Navidad, and Manzanillo. This is Hermi on the sailing vessel Iwa. It’s Wednesday, no Tuesday…. Actually—sorry!—I lost track. I’m pretty sure it’s February. Does anyone know what day it is? View More