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Pacific Passage - Our route 2007-2010

Monique Burgess • September 1, 2010

From Southwest Harbor Maine to Whangarei NZ

Marshall Cat 22 - sailing catboat - WREN - Newport RI - onPassage365

The weather was our master for the years of 2007 - 2010. Mother Nature, the trade winds, the passing fronts and seasons for cyclones and hurricanes determined our path.


We sailed from New England to the Caribbean. South America, Central America, through the Panama Canal, over to the Galapagos and the long haul to the Marquesas in French Polynesia.

The Marquesas, Tuamotus and Society Islands, all part of French Polynesia came before the Samoas, the Cook Islands and the Kingdom of Tonga. Destination New Zealand. 
Galley in Atlantic 48 Chris White sailing catamaran

Favorite place - The Galley

By Monique Burgess • November 25, 2020
Unpacking pots, pans, dishes and most importantly, the pressure cooker.
ZEN - Burgess repurchase their cruising catamaran - Atlantic48 Chris White Designs - October 2020

We bought Zen...AGAIN!

By Monique Burgess • November 15, 2020
Tale of Two Boats - 3 times a charm What does a simple sail on a friend’s boat, the steps of City Hall and a cartoon strip have in common? This is a story of turbocharged serendipity and a sailing couple who’s plans to ease into empty nest suddenly went awry.
Atlantic 48 catamaran Chris White Designs under spinnaker in Caribbean

Passage to Cartagena Columbia from Curacao past Barranquilla River

By Tom Burgess • November 13, 2008
Sailing passage to Cartagena Columbia from Curacao past Barranquilla River - 3 day journey - captains' log
mosquito on leaf

Screen me - Biting bugs on boats - Curacao to Cartegena Columbia

By Monique Burgess • November 11, 2008
How we deal with biting insects, especially mosquitos, in the southern Caribbean while living aboard our sailing catamaran, ZEN.
kids age 9 and 11 become padi certified divers

Kids become PADI certified divers - Bonaire

By Tom Burgess • November 5, 2008
Liveaboard sailing kids age 9 and 11 become PADI certified in Bonaire
sailing kids in costume living aboard boats in Bonaire for Halloween

Halloween in Bonaire

By Monique Burgess • November 2, 2008
Spending Halloween in beautiful clear waters in Bonaire. How a family enjoys the holiday with a 9-year old and 11-year old living aboard a performance sailing catamaran.
Sailing cruising family meets local couple and their dog Puerta La Cruz Venezuela

Amistad - Cultural Immersion in Puerta La Cruz - Venezuela

By Monique Burgess • October 20, 2008
2 locals (and their dog) embrace our sailing family to share the beauty, food, and true hospitality of Venezuelan people. Unforgettable experience!
cruising kids at mast with spinnaker under sail

Puerta La Cruz - Venezuela

By Monique Burgess • October 13, 2008
Sailor's experience of entering Puerta La Cruz Venezuela. Covers culture, customs, immigration, marina, fuel prices, and dinghy ride to Plaza Major.
Twin water spouts spotted off coast of Venezuela near Puerta la Cruz

Twin Water Spouts - Tortuga to Puerta La Cruz - Venezuela

By Monique Burgess • October 11, 2008
Sailing from Tortuga to Puerta La Cruz, Venezuela - fishing underway and water spouts off our sterns
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