The Plan
Three Goals, Eight Phases
She flies into Guadalajara. Two days in the city together, then coastal cruising Barra → Zihuatanejo. Good anchorages, great restaurants, easy pace. She flies home from ZIH.
4–7 day passages where possible. Puerto Madero → Costa Rica is the centerpiece: ~650 nm, ~5 days, with Felipe and Mike aboard. The trip I actually want to do.
Transit the Panama Canal, deliver Irene to the Caribbean. Marina slip in Cartagena. Spend summer in Medellín — Spanish immersion, remote work. Return November for Season 3.
Phases at a Glance
Bottom inspection, through-hulls, rigging, systems. Deep provision. Crew joins Jan 31.
Guadalajara arrival, Tenacatita lagoon, Marina Ixtapa work window, Zihuatanejo. She flies home ~Feb 25.
Acapulco 2 nights (Vicente's moorings), then Huatulco. Stage at Marina Chahué for the Tehuantepec.
Oaxaca trip: Monte Albán, mezcal palenques, food markets. Then Florida — USPSA meetings, dad, work window.
Window-dependent. Haul-out and bottom job at Marina Chiapas. Felipe + Mike join via CDMX.
Puerto Madero → Bahía Santa Elena, Costa Rica. Inshore of Guatemala, El Salvador. 3-person watch rotation.
Crew flies home from Liberia. Solo south: Nicoya, Osa Peninsula (don't rush), Golfito checkout, into Panama.
Las Perlas, Panama City, Canal transit (~$4,500). San Blas — spend a week. Cartagena marina. Then Medellín.