The short passage out of Belize waters to Ranguana Caye was good. Once through the Belize Barrier Reef I shortened both sails in 17 knot northerly wind and headed east towards Roatan. I was soon sailing at 6.5 knots in […]
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The feature image above is the Literary Lizard book shop in Placencia, Belize where I begin my 2024 adventure. It is likely that 2024 will be a momentous year for …
I arrived in Placencia late on 28 December 2023 to be able to enjoy the New Year celebrations with cruising friends, which we decided to have in the Barefoot bar …
I arrived at the sea buoy marking the entrance across the sand bar at the mouth of the Rio Dulce at 13:25. The earliest of four different High Water times …
On leaving the anchorage on Tres Puntas I had already conditioned my mind to motoring the 100nm passage to Utila in the Bay Islands of Honduras, as the weather is …
I hadn’t planned to still be in Guatemala in January 2023 which just proves that sailing plans are written in the sand to be washed away by the rising tide. This …
I have a fabulous list of books planned for 2023, some of which can be seen on the boat in the feature photograph, and I will start the year by …
I had high hopes of sailing from Belize to Guatemala but it would always be difficult with a maximum 4 knots of wind! There is a sand bar across the entrance …
The passage from Isla Mujeres south to Belize was tough. For some or all of the time I experienced strong winds, adverse currents and big surfing seas, and as I …
I shall start the year by reading Anzio by Lloyd Clark. Anzio was the location in Italy of a WW2 battle in 1944 in which my father, Peter Mather, fought. …
