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Cruisers Work and Play at Fiesta de Veleros
"The Barra de Navidad community looks forward to cruisers arriving in our port. We have prepared a week of work and fun activities."
Panama Puddle Jump Sendoffs
In the coming weeks, dozens of Pacific Puddle Jump boats will make landfall in the Marquesas. A series of seminars in Panama and Mexico will give them an advance education on what to expect. More »
Zihua SailFest a Big Success
Schoolchildren of Zihuatanejo gather on the trampoline of Tony and Clare Piazza’s catamaran Picante.
© 2018 Margaret Reid
The 17th Annual Zihua SailFest on February 5-11 was a spectacular success. The seven-day fiesta raised 2,109,923 pesos to provide educational opportunities for our least-advantaged children. More »
Greetings from Barra
“We’ve reached our goal.” That’s what Pat McIntosh wrote to tell us after fundraising efforts in Barra de Navidad were completed in last night’s meeting to match up boats and passengers for the boat parade and sail underway this morning. More »
A Day in the Life of Cruising Mexico
Whenever you have a big crew, there is always the chance of some friction. Here, for example, Jen, a intensive coronary care nurse from Arizona appears to be trying to make a point to her husband Andy about his not being able to bring home the bacon because of a work-related injury as a firefighter. More »
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