Category: 2016 – Guatemala to Panama to Australia Voyage – Positions

AIRMAIL YOTREPS
IDENT: N6ABC
TIME: 2016/01/05 05:49
LATITUDE: 16-04.11N
LONGITUDE: 084-04.86W
COURSE: 107T
SPEED: 7.8
MARINE: YES
WIND_SPEED: 9
WIND_DIR: WNW
WAVE_HT: 0.2M
SWELL_DIR: E
SWELL_HT: 1.0M
SWELL_PER: 6
CLOUDS: 30%
VISIBILITY: 10
BARO: 1026.5
TREND: 1
AIR_TEMP: 27.8C
COMMENT: Beach House – En Route – Isla Providencia, Columbia

We had our first sail of the season today which lasted about 8 hours and are just entering the large shallow bank off the NE corner of Honduras which extends down to Nicaragua.
It\’s a bit intimidating to see \”shallow water\” on the depth sounder in the middle of the pitch black night.
As the charts are good, we\’ll be at our first waypoint, Cayo Vivarillos just after first light. If all is well, we\’ll
proceed for another 30 hours or so to Isla Providencia. The trip has been good so far and hopefully we\’ll be completely around
Punta Gracias Adios (Thank God Point) by late tomorrow afternoon.
Motoring at Midnight…
KIT,
Scott and Nikki

AIRMAIL YOTREPS
IDENT: N6ABC
TIME: 2016/01/04 00:00
LATITUDE: 16-27.35N
LONGITUDE: 085-52.17W
COMMENT: Beach House – Beach House – ANCHORED – Gunaja Island, Honduras – Bay of Islands

The weather window is a bit interesting. If we\’d continued on, we would have been motoring into light to moderate NEasterlies.
By waiting here, we should have a good Westerly push as the Arctic Cold Front arrives. This should get us most of the way to the
Vivirilos Cays. If we get there fast, we may move on, if not, we\’ll anchor in this very remote area 50 miles or so off the Nicaraguan Coast.

Some chores to do before we\’re off, a good nights sleep and on we go!
KIT,
Scott and Nikki – Guanaja Island, Bay of Islands, Honduras.

AIRMAIL YOTREPS
IDENT: N6ABC
TIME: 2016/01/03 14:09
LATITUDE: 16-11.89N
LONGITUDE: 086-57.33W
COURSE: 086T
SPEED: 6.8
MARINE: YES
WIND_SPEED: 7
WIND_DIR: ENE
WAVE_HT: 0.7M
WAVE_PER: 6
SWELL_DIR: E
SWELL_HT: 0.7M
SWELL_PER: 6
CLOUDS: 20%
VISIBILITY: 15
BARO: 1027.6
AIR_TEMP: 28.3C
SEA_TEMP: 26.7C
COMMENT: Beach House – En Route – Isla Providencia, Columbia

Dear Group! (The Island of Utila in site to our south)
First, we had electronics issues and had to return to RAM Marina on the 1st. We left RAM after getting
it fixed at 10:30 a.m., did the 4 hour motor to Livingston down the Rio Dulce and then checked out.
We departed Livingston over the river bank (which gets down to 4 feet deep!) and we were off. The weather
seemed favorable, but we had a lousy first night doing the \”Utila Bounce\” as it\’s known around here.

Things have settled and we have a very complex weather window. We have about 5-8 hours to make a final decision, but
I suspect we\’ll press on to get around Punta Gracias Adios (more on that later).
Isla Providencia is actually owned by Columbia, but about 300 miles NORTH of mainland Columbia. Once there and settled,
a few days to the San Blas Islands of Panama should be an easier trip.
As this one is going, we\’d be to Providencia on the 5th or 6th.

I can\’t miss the opportunity to note that today would have been Cindy\’s 56th birthday and yesterday, my Mom\’s 79th…
The Universe proceeds, with or without us.
Hugs to you all.
Nikki has been tough, it\’s been an uncomfortable first night.
Scott with now sleeping Nikk

YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2016/01/01 04:17
LATITUDE: 15-45.49N
LONGITUDE: 088-50.06W
MARINE: NO
WIND_SPEED: 4
WIND_DIR: ESE
CLOUDS: 50%
VISIBILITY: 5
BARO: 1027.6
AIR_TEMP: 26.7C
COMMENT: Beach House -DOCKED – Peter & Laurie\’s house in Gringo Bay…..

Were tied up to sister ship \”Zia\” here in what we are calling \”Gringo Bay\”.
Jennifer\’s Bay is to our West and Texan Bay to our East. Nice dinner out, a bit of
very \”local\” fireworks. We\’ll be here till at least the 2nd. Weather is starting to look favorable
to move East, but may be wet and squally in a front.
Stand by,
Cheers and Happy New Years,
Scott and Nikki

YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2016/01/01 04:17
LATITUDE: 15-45.49N
LONGITUDE: 088-50.06W
MARINE: NO
WIND_SPEED: 4
WIND_DIR: ESE
CLOUDS: 50%
VISIBILITY: 5
BARO: 1027.6
AIR_TEMP: 26.7C
COMMENT: Beach House -DOCKED – Peter & Laurie\’s house in Gringo Bay…..

Were tied up to sister ship \”Zia\” here in what we are calling \”Gringo Bay\”.
Jennifer\’s Bay is to our West and Texan Bay to our East. Nice dinner out, a bit of
very \”local\” fireworks. We\’ll be here till at least the 2nd. Weather is starting to look favorable
to move East, but may be wet and squally in a front.
Stand by,
Cheers and Happy New Years,
Scott and Nikki