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Denny on Jubilant . Denny's been sailing forever, and is a Shilshole "F Dock" guy. It's been nice getting to kknow him in Majuro and we wish him well on his next adventure.
Larry and Trinda on Katie Lee . We first met them in Zihuatanejo our first time there. They're also old Shilshole "F Dock" folks, and we've enjoyed their company in Majuro as well.
Tim & Cindy on Masquerade . This is the boat you see in our northwest and Alaska pictures. Funny thing about cruising - we rarely saw them after we left Vancouver Island and will miss them in the Marshall Islands by about 4 weeks.
Linda & John on Nakia , a beautiful Hans Christian 33. We spent a bit of time with them in Ecuador and hope to see them again soon.
Neville & Catherine on Dreamtime . We first met them on the Galapagos tour, and have shared several anchorages and many laughs with them since then.
Michael & Gerald on Eva . They're a father and son team on a Norsea 27. We didn't meet them under the best circumstances; they were the boat that got hit before us that night in Bora Bora.
Sylvia and Heinz on Galathe . There are lots of Europeans in Bahia who come through the canal on their way to the South Pacific.
Axel and Brit on Hello World . We buddy boated in the Pearl Islands with Hello World and met them in Isla Cocos for some diving. Time on Hello World is always fun, but we still can't figure out how to beat this 53' boat in a race. It was sad to turn north as they turned south to New Zealand to keep working on their circumnav. I know we'll see them again someday, hopefully on the water in the Baltic Sea.
David & Marcy on Nine of Cups . They've recently circumnavigated South America and have lots of great info on thier site. We shared lots of good times in the South Pacific with them and miss them a bunch already.
Robin & Michelle on Warrior . We've seen Warrior off and on for the last couple of years. Michelle is taking Warrior home to Brisbane while Robin receives medical care at home.
Aaron & Lauren on Wayward Wind . This boat was a tired old girl on A Dock at Shilshole when we were there years and years ago. Aaron has done a great job fixing her up and we were excited to see it sitting in Neiafu Harbor as we pulled in.
Eric & Sherrell on Sarana . They cruised north through Columbia for a new cruising guide they're writing.
Hank & Betsy on Equinox . We met them on the Haha, then again in Mazatlan and Tenicatita. Hank's watermaker kept Rob busy.
Chris & Heather on Legacy . Chris was Mayor of Tenicatita in 2006, and they were a great resource of local knowledge for the Mexican Gold Coast. We spent time with them in Ecuador and Panama and helped them get Legacy through the Panama Canal and into the Caribbean.
John & Lela on Yachtsman's Dream . We first met them heading north to the Sea of Cortez and saw them again in Central America.
Bill & Mary on Raptordance . We first met them in Santa Barbara, then Haha'd with them. Haven't seen them much except a few days in Zihua, where they won the chili cook-off!
Terry & Tammy on Secret O' Life . This Union 36 was in Eagle Harbor years ago when Yohelah was known as Vita and owned by David & Barbara Rogers. Terry was happy to see Vita arrive in Bahia. Sadly, Terry passed away while on an inland trip in Bolivia. Tammy and his kids had the boat moved up to Mazatlan where she's up for sale.
Richard & Karen on Chessie . Met them heading to La Paz, and hung out with them there, Mazatlan, Santiago Bay and Tenicatita. Time spent onboard Chessie is always good fun.
Some folks from Seattle that did a South Pacific loop on a boat named Felicity . We met them briefly before they left. Their logs are excellent, and kept me going through the last 3 years of getting us ready to go.
Kent and Heather on Hiatus . We've seen the boat in harbors off and on all the way though Central America and finally caught up with them in Bahia.
Ross & Laura on New Dawn . They were in Port Townsend when we got there to work on our boat, and left a year ahead of us. They're in the South Pacific now, and have some good reading on their site.
Gary and Dorothy on Wand'rin Star . We wintered over in Port Townsend with them in 2005 and found them again in Alaska. They're in the Tracy arm pictures and video. Saw them a few times in Mexico our second season. They've taken Wand'rin Star back to the states and put her up for sale.
Friends Kirk & Heidi on Due West . They're outfitting the boat in Seattle and hope to leave to go south in 2010. We are sad they'll head into the Caribbean and we won't see them for a long time.
Cherie owns another Baba40 named Karma . She's Long Beach based and getting ready for some cruising in the next couple of years. We had a fabulous day sail alongside Karma from Long Beach to Newport.
Our friend Lee Youngblood crewed with us on the Baja-Haha. See the Haha through the lens of a professional photographer here . There are lots and lots of photos.
Carl, Yvette, Joel & Kyle on Liberty . Met them also in Santa Barbara, and they were on the Haha. We missed them in the South Pacific and now they're back in the Pacific Northwest.
Our good friends in Seattle Steve & Elsie from Osprey . We house sat for them our first summer out while they cruised Alaska for the summer. Elsie has written a beautiful book about cruising West Vancouver Island titled "Voyages to Windward". Now that she's retired they cruise Alaska in the summer. Hopefully she's working on another book.
A huge collection of other cruiser's sites is Cruisenews . Definitely great for those days when you're need some armchair sailing.