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Just as we entered the Gulf of Tehuantepec, we lost speed after taking in a precautionary reef in the main sail. We thought it quite odd that an adverse current of 1.5 knots should come up just as we did this……The next morning while maneuvering to avoid a Mexican fishing panga (and then through the bad area of the gulf), we noticed that our port engine which sounded fine, had no thrust. I jumped over board in glass like condidtions and found myself in beautiful warm clear water with about 1,000,000 jelly fish.
A few stings later, we believed we had a broken transmission……SO, we diverted from our intended route of going straight to Bahia del Sol, El Salvador to Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala. We ordered a new transmission via telephone (satelitte) and had our dear friend Scott Adam ship it express via DHL to Guatemala City. We were assured by the locals in Puerto Quetzal we could be hauled out of the water for the swap out….SEE “Ship’s Log” post for all the details……
Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala
March 7, 2009