​The adventures of
Saecwen and her crew

On the evening of April 13th. Saecwen took her departure from the island of Santa Cruz in the Galapagos Islands bound for the Gambier Islands in French Polynesia, 2,980 miles to the southwest across the Pacific Ocean. Saecwen's cabin decked with oranges for the passage It had been a frantic couple of days preparing for departure. Trips to the local markets to stock up on huge quantities of fresh fruit and vegetables were interspersed with plodding through the usual bureaucra

For the duration of her gentle 900 mile sail to the Galapagos from mainland Panama Saecwen provided a mobile home to a wandering juvenile red footed boobie (aka Doobie the Boobie), who took up residence on the push pit at the very front of the boat. A times, up to five other boobies would be squawking-off for the best position at the bow. However, on reaching the famous Galapagos archipelago this proximity to wildlife took on a whole new dimension. Doobie the red-footed boob

By the time this blog is posted, Saecwen will be out in the Pacific Ocean as she embarks upon her 900-mile passage to the Galapagos Islands. Our final weekend in the Americas was action packed and unforgettable as we competed a significant rite-of-passage for many cruising sailors: transiting the Panama Canal. Final rig check before departure The first attempt to build a canal was led by the French, in the 19 th century and involved attempting to dig a way through the thick