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Forum: General Sailing Forum 09-09-2015, 09:46
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Posted By Catamoron
Re: 10 Things I learned by sailing the Thorny Path

Thank you so much for this comment - we're glad to be one of your inspirations with obtaining your dream and we wish you the very best luck in achieving your goal....and stay tuned, episode 11 should...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 10-08-2015, 19:14
Replies: 30
Views: 15,349
Posted By Catamoron
Re: 10 Things I learned by sailing the Thorny Path

Thanks so much for this - its nice to know that other people are getting something out of our adventure. Soon we'll be back down there to continue sailing off into the sunsets.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 08-08-2015, 19:07
Replies: 30
Views: 15,349
Posted By Catamoron
Re: 10 Things I learned by sailing the Thorny Path

Here is what I experienced time and time again: throughout 7 months of trying to pick a good day to make it to the next anchorage, I would look at GRIB files from passageweather and predict wind and...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 08-08-2015, 18:48
Replies: 30
Views: 15,349
Posted By Catamoron
Re: 10 Things I learned by sailing the Thorny Path

We did use Van Sant's book as a reference and it is great for coordinates and ports of interest. But I really didn't do what he said when it came to the DR - just left when I thought I had a good...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 08-08-2015, 15:28
Replies: 30
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Posted By Catamoron
Re: 10 Things I learned by sailing the Thorny Path

Yeah...our radar is always turned on before night comes just to make sure its rotating and seeing any obstacles. In fact, on our last crossing over to Trinidad we were able to split two areas of...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 08-08-2015, 14:29
Replies: 30
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Posted By Catamoron
Re: 10 Things I learned by sailing the Thorny Path

Yeah...it really wasn't that hard, but then again there are 4 of us on board and night watches, maintenance, and anchor watch (when the wind and the anchorage was so rough that someone stayed up and...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 08-08-2015, 07:38
Replies: 30
Views: 15,349
Posted By Catamoron
10 Things I learned by sailing the Thorny Path

It took us just over 7 months to sail from Key West to Trinidad on our first ever sailing adventure aboard our first ever sailboat. And along the way, you learn so much about yourself, you crew (or...
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