Las Brisas - Catalinia
While waiting for various logistics to happen, we decided to go and spend a few days on the outer islands of Panama City. Taboga had been recommended, and so we hoisted the anchor and headed there.
The morning was fickle winds, and so we alternated between ghosting under sail, and motoring. At Taboga the anchorage proved to be very tight - at least if you didn’t want to drop the hook in 20m. We found a small spot between Katydid and the beach.
While doing our normal anchoraging routines, the wind picked up and produced an immediate short and sharp wave pattern. We visited Katydid briefly and agreed to look for a better spot.
Anchor up, followed by the sails. Wind was around 12kn, but soon picked up to over 20. Good time to leave! We put in a reef and rounded the corner to the other side of Taboga. This had been recommended by Breezen, and indeed what a beautiful spot! The anchorage is quite deep, but well protected from the prevailing wind. Steep hills and a waterfall surround us, somewhat reminiscent of Scotland. But if there was shore life, it’d be crocodiles instead of seals.
- Distance today: 15.8NM
- Lunch: feta salad
- Engine hours: 3.4
- Position:
8°46'52"N
79°33'6"W
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 11.01. 21:16 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
57°
|
0.6kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
12.6kt
326°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 11.01. 21:46 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
51°
|
0.2kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
10.4kt
334°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Watermaker tested 174ppm
|
| 11.01. 23:34 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
84°
|
0.4kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
10.1kt
333°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Stopped Watermaker, 191ppm.
|
| 12.01. 12:46 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
100°
|
0kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
6.4kt
334°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 12.01. 12:58 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
279°
|
0kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
6.4kt
344°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Watermaker 230ppm
|
| 12.01. 15:04 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
106°
|
0kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
1.2kt
89°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 210ppm.
|
| 15.01. 15:18 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
187°
|
0kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
10.2kt
336°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 15.01. 15:31 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
166°
|
0kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
12.6kt
306°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Watermaker 198ppm
|
| 15.01. 17:14 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
49°
|
0.3kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
10.3kt
307°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 197ppm
|
| 17.01. 17:26 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
351°
|
0kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
10.4kt
313°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 17.01. 17:38 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
265°
|
0kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
7.3kt
344°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Watermaker 236ppm
|
| 17.01. 19:19 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
281°
|
0kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
3.3kt
190°
baro 1006 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 213ppm
|
| 18.01. 19:46 Z |
8°55'20"N
79°32'5"W
|
220°
|
0kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
2.4kt
224°
baro 1005 hPa
|
Rewired batteries with 70mm² cables, switched solar in to use 25mm². SmartShunt reset to 100% SoC (was 80%) on reboot
|
| 18.01. 23:25 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
7°
|
0kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
11.3kt
328°
baro 1006 hPa
|
Installed Victron Smart Inverter 12/2000
|
| 19.01. 17:28 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
334°
|
0kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
12.8kt
338°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Watermaker on
|
| 19.01. 17:36 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
237°
|
0kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
13.9kt
345°
baro 1009 hPa
|
231ppm
|
| 19.01. 19:10 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
199°
|
0.3kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
9kt
316°
baro 1007 hPa
|
Watermaker stopped 222ppm.
|
| 19.01. 21:49 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
267°
|
0kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
11.3kt
329°
baro 1007 hPa
|
Freshwater tank was emptied and washed
|
| 20.01. 16:36 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
283°
|
0kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
3.5kt
101°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 20.01. 16:48 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'6"W
|
106°
|
0kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
2.4kt
95°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Watermaker 240ppm
|
| 20.01. 18:19 Z |
8°55'20"N
79°32'6"W
|
201°
|
0kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
3kt
102°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Watermaker 232ppm
|
| 20.01. 21:17 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
65°
|
0.7kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
12.1kt
353°
baro 1007 hPa
|
Watermaker 213ppm
|
| 20.01. 22:19 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
124°
|
1.2kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
12.4kt
360°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 224ppm
|
| 22.01. 17:18 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
222°
|
0kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
12kt
343°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Installed new paddle wheel for the sumlog
|
| 22.01. 17:30 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
1°
|
0kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
13.3kt
349°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 22.01. 17:41 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
312°
|
0kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
14.3kt
343°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Watermaker 246ppm
|
| 22.01. 19:25 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
101°
|
0.4kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
15.2kt
342°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Watermaker 234ppm
|
| 22.01. 21:06 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
210°
|
0.3kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
8.4kt
333°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Watermaker 230ppm
|
| 22.01. 22:54 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
25°
|
0kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
9.6kt
336°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 232ppm
|
| 23.01. 18:11 Z |
8°55'20"N
79°32'5"W
|
151°
|
0kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
3.3kt
162°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 23.01. 18:23 Z |
8°55'20"N
79°32'5"W
|
211°
|
0kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
2.6kt
153°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Watermaker 248ppm
|
| 23.01. 20:03 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
308°
|
0kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
2.1kt
17°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Watermaker 234ppm
|
| 23.01. 21:43 Z |
8°55'20"N
79°32'5"W
|
136°
|
0.1kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
3.2kt
183°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 231ppm
|
| 24.01. 18:45 Z |
8°55'20"N
79°32'5"W
|
294°
|
0kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
3.4kt
171°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 24.01. 18:58 Z |
8°55'20"N
79°32'5"W
|
60°
|
0kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
2kt
150°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Watermaker 248ppm
|
| 24.01. 20:42 Z |
8°55'20"N
79°32'5"W
|
95°
|
0kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
5.6kt
172°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Watermaker 245ppm
|
| 24.01. 22:18 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
339°
|
0.3kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
12.6kt
340°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 235ppm
|
| 25.01. 21:18 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
162°
|
0kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
11.4kt
322°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 25.01. 21:29 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
54°
|
0kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
14.8kt
305°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Watermaker 255ppm
|
| 25.01. 23:11 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
26°
|
0kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
11.2kt
334°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Watermaker 241ppm
|
| 26.01. 0:51 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
62°
|
0kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
8.8kt
319°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 238ppm
|
| 27.01. 14:00 Z |
8°55'19"N
79°32'5"W
|
248°
|
0kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
6.3kt
301°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Started main engine
|
| 27.01. 14:18 Z |
8°55'24"N
79°32'4"W
|
50°
|
3.7kt
|
12828.8NM
|
wind
3.9kt
168°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Anchor up, motoring
|
| 27.01. 14:38 Z |
8°55'23"N
79°30'52"W
|
74°
|
2.7kt
|
12830NM
|
wind
4.4kt
167°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main, Genoa 1
|
| 27.01. 15:00 Z |
8°55'10"N
79°30'7"W
|
89°
|
2.1kt
|
12830.8NM
|
wind
3.3kt
144°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 27.01. 15:28 Z |
8°54'45"N
79°30'11"W
|
202°
|
0.9kt
|
12831.4NM
|
wind
0.3kt
326°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 27.01. 15:53 Z |
8°52'50"N
79°31'10"W
|
213°
|
3.4kt
|
12833.5NM
|
wind
4.9kt
281°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main, Genoa 1
|
| 27.01. 16:00 Z |
8°52'37"N
79°31'17"W
|
216°
|
1.3kt
|
12833.8NM
|
wind
2.9kt
337°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 27.01. 16:14 Z |
8°52'24"N
79°31'27"W
|
214°
|
1.6kt
|
12834.1NM
|
wind
2.9kt
343°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 27.01. 17:00 Z |
8°48'37"N
79°32'51"W
|
198°
|
5.4kt
|
12838.1NM
|
wind
3.8kt
50°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 27.01. 17:30 Z |
8°47'56"N
79°33'15"W
|
286°
|
0.6kt
|
12839.4NM
|
wind
3.7kt
62°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Anchored
|
| 27.01. 17:49 Z |
8°47'56"N
79°33'15"W
|
160°
|
0kt
|
12839.4NM
|
wind
3.7kt
53°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Stopped main engine
|
| 27.01. 18:58 Z |
8°47'56"N
79°33'15"W
|
42°
|
0.4kt
|
12839.4NM
|
wind
4.1kt
358°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Started main engine
|
| 27.01. 19:06 Z |
8°47'55"N
79°33'13"W
|
110°
|
3.7kt
|
12839.4NM
|
wind
6.8kt
57°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Anchor up, motoring
|
| 27.01. 19:11 Z |
8°47'53"N
79°32'57"W
|
135°
|
3.6kt
|
12839.7NM
|
wind
14.1kt
26°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main, Genoa 1
|
| 27.01. 19:16 Z |
8°47'40"N
79°32'38"W
|
123°
|
5.2kt
|
12840.1NM
|
wind
14.8kt
27°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Sails set: Main, Genoa 1 (30% furled)
|
| 27.01. 19:33 Z |
8°46'26"N
79°31'29"W
|
177°
|
6kt
|
12841.8NM
|
wind
19.1kt
35°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef)
|
| 27.01. 19:44 Z |
8°45'52"N
79°32'0"W
|
274°
|
5.4kt
|
12842.7NM
|
wind
18.5kt
47°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Genoa 1 (50% furled)
|
| 27.01. 19:57 Z |
8°46'21"N
79°33'1"W
|
321°
|
3.2kt
|
12843.9NM
|
wind
6.5kt
99°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 27.01. 20:00 Z |
8°46'26"N
79°33'4"W
|
328°
|
1.7kt
|
12844NM
|
wind
7.6kt
356°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 27.01. 20:21 Z |
8°46'51"N
79°33'6"W
|
356°
|
0.4kt
|
12844.7NM
|
wind
2.5kt
322°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Anchored
|
| 27.01. 20:28 Z |
8°46'52"N
79°33'7"W
|
115°
|
0.6kt
|
12844.7NM
|
wind
3.3kt
318°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Stopped main engine
|
| 27.01. 20:40 Z |
8°46'51"N
79°33'6"W
|
211°
|
0kt
|
12844.7NM
|
wind
1.6kt
5°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Pumped the bilge
|