belizesailor -- i can only tell you what worked for us -- we did the run from porveniror (sp) in the san blas to 20 off jamaica as our
destination was jamaica and sailed all the way 42deg on the wind - incrediblely great sail - but we waited for a good wx window - 6-7 days -
you can do it from cartagena - which in our opinion is one of the safest and most beautiful cities in the
caribbean - and it would move the winds more the beam and seas more to the stern - could be a great ride
we had friends who did bocas to caymans then on to
cuba and across to jamaica and down the eastern isl chain -
if you want to return to panama you can do it from jamaica on an almost downhill run
the thing you have to watch is the winds - relax and get the right wx window and you can have a great run
just what we did and our opinion
chuck patty and svsoulmates
in trinidad