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Cruising History
Last Updated:
November 01, 2026
To see Dave & Sherry's cruising
backgrounds on other boats and trips, see
here.
For a map of where we've been recently, see our
Current Position page. Mileage
Summary
See our our future plans here: Cruising Plans
Our Journey 2007-2014, Florida to the Philippines
Our Cruising in SE Asia, 2015-2024
Year by Year Details, Below
2026 - Exploring MORE of the Other Side of the World & Doing Boat Work
Dec 9, 2025 - Finally launched after year-long refit.
Neither engine working correctly. Pulled to slip by dinghy.
Dec 22, 2025 - Pulled Starboard engine for rebuild
Mar 7, 2026 -
Engine rebuild FINALLY finished, departed Pangkor headed N
Mar 7-10 - Enroute to Langkawi, Malaysia. Arrived RLYC.
Mar 11 - Dave found fuel leak Port engine, sent injection pump for
rebuild
(but
Ramadan--MAJOR 10-day holiday in Malaysia)
Mar 13-16 - Emergency visa run to Singapore, returned with 90 more
days
Mar 24 - Injection pump back, installed, working, no leaks
Mar 25 - Refueled from fuel barge in Kuah harbor. Fuel scarcity
reported in Sri Lanka and Maldives. No wind, light westerlies.
Decided that it's too risky to go this year at this time.
Mar 25-Apr 6 - Cruised Langkawi area.
Changed
out engine fresh water pump on Port engine due to leaks
Apr 7-9 - Cruising Ko Lipe area of Southern Thailand
Apr 10-13 - Cruising N to Phuket to check in to Thailand
Apr 14-15 - Yacht Haven, Phuket on a mooring, check in at Chalong
via taxi
Apr 16-25 - Chalong Bay, Phuket, on a mooring.
Windlass motor pulled, rebuilt, and re-installed
Port engine fresh water cooling pump rebuilt as spare
Diving with SeaBees Dive Center
Sightseeing day around Phuket
Apr 25-27 - Short cruise nearby Chalong to scrub bottom & check
engines/anchor windlass
Apr 30-May 14 - Cruising around Phang Na Bay, visiting all the hongs
May 14-22 - Krabi Marina, sightseeing, restocking, etc
May 23-27 - Headed south back to Malaysia
May 28-29 - Royal Langkawi Yacht Club, checking in to Malaysia,
reprovisioning
May 29-June 2 - Headed S to Pangkor Marina, Malaysia
June 2-9 - Pangkor Marina, Malaysia
June 9, 2026 - Hauled Soggy Paws mast up at Lumut Yacht Services for
re-Copper Coat, storage
July 9-20 - 10 day trip
(flying) to China
Aug 7-20 - 2 week trip
(flying) to Japan, enroute to Florida
Aug 22-25 - Visiting Seattle (friends, museums)
Aug 26-30 - Visiting San Diego (family, museums)
Aug 31 - Oct 14 - Visiting home in Melbourne, Florida (friends,
family, condo maintenance,
MYC,
buying boat parts)
Oct 15-17 - Enroute to Philippines
Oct 17-24 - Touring World War II sites with Philippines World War II
Memorial Foundation -
Aces of the Pacific Tour
Oct 25 - Sherry returns to Pangkor/Lumut, Malaysia
Oct 26-Nov 9 - Dave and friend
Justin Taylan
explore the Peleliu battlefield (Dave's 3rd visit)
As of Nov 1, Soggy Paws is still hauled out at LMYS near Pangkor
Malaysia, and we are trying to figure out what the plan is.
The Red Sea looks too "iffy". South Africa is a long haul and not
quite where we want to go. We may just stay in SE Asia in
2027, and do another lap around Indonesia for diving, etc.
2025 - Exploring MORE of the Other Side of the World & Doing Boat Work
Feb 10-27 -
Fantastic (Flying) trip to Tasmania, Australia
Mar 20-Apr 4 -
Fantastic (Flying) trip to Sri Lanka
Apr 12-27 - Fantastic
(Flying) Dive Trip to Raja Ampat/Misool
Apr 28-Aug 2 -
Boring, hot, sweaty boat work
Aug 3-Sep 2 - Hanging out in
Florida
Sep 3-Oct 2 - Epic driving trip thru SE US to SSCA
Maryland Gam
Oct 3-7 - Last Weekend in FLorida / Sherry to
Cincinatti
Oct 8-18 - FL-San Diego-LAX-Kuala Lumpur-Pangkor
Oct 19-> Getting ready to head across the Indian Ocean and up
the Red Sea in 2026
2024 - Cruising Thailand, Malaysia and Western Indonesia thru August 2024
Jan 1-Feb 15 -
Cruising West Coast Thailand
Feb 16-23 - Langkawi
(Rebak Marina) Malaysia
Feb 24-26 -
Passage from Langkawi to
Sabang, Indonesia
Feb 27-Mar 9 -
Sabang Marine Festival & Inland
Trip
Mar 10-Apr 23 -
Cruising South down W Sumatra's Islands
Apr 24-29 - Cruising in the Sunda Strait
Apr 30-May 4 - Exploring
the 1000 Islands of Indonesia
May 4-Jun 3 - Jakarta in Batavia
Marina
Jun 3-Jun 6 - Jakarta to Belitung via the 1000 Islands
Jun 7-Jun 9 - Belitung
Jun 9-Jun 14 - Belitung to Anambas Islands
Jun 14-Jul 30 - Exploring the Anambas Islands
Jul 30 - Anambas
Islands, Indonesia to Tioman Islands, Malaysia
Jul 30-Aug 10 -
Diving and Exploring Tioman
Aug 10-12 - Tioman to Changi Sailing
Club, Singapore
Aug 12-23 - Enjoying Singapore
Aug 24-31 -
Singapore to Pangkor Marina, Malaysia
Sep 4 - Hauled out at
Pangkor Marina
Sep 7-15 - Diving at Sipidan (Scuba
Junkies)
Sep 26-Dec 5 - Having fun in Florida
Dec 6-Dec 12
- FL-San Diego-Singapore-Kuala Lumpur-Pangkor
Totals: 3,957 nm, 8 nights on passage, 178 nights anchored
2023-Parked at Pangkor Marina, Malaysia
Lots of Travel and Boat
Projects
Jan 14 - Fly Ipoh to Singapore (Scoot)
Jan 15-17 - Singapore
Jan 18-19 - Space A to Seattle, Southwest to Tampa
Jan 20-Feb 28
- In Florida, Melbourne-based
Feb 17-21 - Fly to Cincinnati to
see Nicki
Mar 1-21 - Noodling around FL visiting friends
Mar
22 - Fly to San Diego to see Chris
Mar 27-30 - Fly to Seattle and
Space A to Singapore
Apr 1 - Fly Singapore to Ipoh (Scoot)
Apr
1-July 22 - Working on Boat Projects at Pangkor Marina
June 8 +
12 - Cataract Surgery
July 23-28 -
Touring Kuala Lumpur and Cameron Highlands
July 29-Aug 14 -
Working on Boat Projects at Pangkor Marina
Aug 15-Sep 6 -
Touring Laos and Vietnam
Sep 18 - Fly Ipoh to Singapore
(Scoot)
Sep 19-22 - Space A to Seattle, Alaska Air to Tampa
Sep 23-Nov 12 - In Florida visiting Friends & Family
COVID VAX
7 (Pfizer)
Nov 13-16 - Orlando to
Seattle & Space A to Singapore
Nov 17 - Singapore to Ipoh
Nov
18-Dec 11 - Pangkor Marina
Dec 3 - LAUNCHED!!
Dec 12-21 -
Cruising from Pangkor Marina to Thailand
Dec 22-31 - Cruising
Thailand
2022-Cruising Davao Philippines through Indonesia to Malaysia
2022-Cruising from Davao Philippines
through Indonesia to Malaysia
(2022
Presentation PDF)
Jan 12 - We break out of Oceanview Marina (forever!)
Jan 12-23 -
Enroute from Davao to Bitung, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Jan 24-Feb 8 -
Clearing in Bitung, Diving Lembeh Strait
Feb 9-28 - Enroute thru
S Halmahera and S Raja Ampat to Sorong (with Screensaver)
Mar 1-3
- Sorong for Visa Extension, Fuel, Groceries
Mar 4-12 - Gam &
Kabui Bay in Raja Ampat, Diving with Biodiversity
Mar 13-20 -
Adventuring with Max Ammer in Mega, Sausapor (wreck hunting)
Mar
21-28 - Sorong, Tampa Garam
Mar 29-Apr 1 - Enroute to Babo, Berau
Gulf
Apr 2 - Exploring Babo, WW2 Stuff
Apr 3 - Enroute Babo to
Kokas
Apr 4-5 - Exploring Kokas, WW2 stuff, Rock Paintings
Apr
6-14 - Enroute to Triton Bay
Apr 15-18 - Triton Bay, Diving
Apr 19-20 - Enroute to Tual, Kai Islands
Apr 21-June 28! - Tual,
Overhaul Starboard Engine, Dengue Fever COVID
VAX 5 (Moderna)
June 29-July 13 - Enroute Tual to
Alor via Tanimbars, Babar, Wetar, and Atauro
July 14-Aug 9 -
Kalabahi, Alor, Diving, Touring, waiting for Linda to arrive
Aug
10 - 13 - Enroute to Maumera area, Flores
Aug 14-19 -
Ankermi, Happy Dive, Diving, Kelemutu, Linda Visa Extension
Aug
20-24 - Enroute to Labuan Bajo
Aug 25-27 - Diving Komodo, Visa
Extension
Aug 28-31 - Exploring Komodo Park on our boat, Dragons!
Sep 1-7 - Enroute to Bali via Lombok, Medana Bay and Marina del Ray
Sep 8-Oct 3 - Serangan Harbor, Bali, Port Engine Overhaul, Touring
Bali, Dinghy Overhaul
Oct 3-4 - Enroute around Bali to Lovina,
where we joined the Sail2Indo Rally
Oct 5-6 - Lovina, Bali
Oct
7-10 - Enroute Lovina to Bawean
Oct 10-13 - Bawean
Oct 14-16 -
Enroute to the Kumai River
Oct 17-19 - 3d2n Orangutan Cruise
Oct 21-26 - Enroute Kumai to Belitung
Oct 27-31 - Belitung, Rally
activities, refueling, checking out of Indo
Nov 1-9 - Belitung to
Puteri Harbor, Malaysia
Nov 10-16 - Puteri Harbor, Malaysia
check-in, Rally activities, shopping
Nov 17-19 - Puteri to Port
Dickson World Marina
Nov 20-26 - Port Dickson World, Melakka
Touring, KL Tour, etc
Nov 26-28 - PDW to Pangkor Marina (and the
end of the rally for us)
Dec 10, 2023 - Hauled out at Pangkor,
living in a condo nearby COVID VAX
6 (Pfizer)
Dec 17-29 - Flew to Maldives for
Liveaboard Diving adventure
2021 - Cruising Central Philippines
2021-Cruising from Davao Philippines through the Visayas (Central Philippines) and
back to Davao
May 11 - We break out of Oceanview Marina!
May 12-21
- Cruising up the East Coast of Mindanao
May 22-23 - Going thru
the Hinatuan Passage
May 24-26 - Southern Leyte to Port Carmen
May 27-June 9 - Exploring Carmen, and Haulout on Ramp
COVID VAX 1 (Sinovac)
Jun 10-Jun 22 - Camotes, Diving!
Jun 23-Jul 14 - Back in Carmen,
socializing & having fun, COVID
VAX 2 (Sinovac)
July 15-Aug 1 - Camotes, Diving!
Aug 2-8 - Back in Port Carmen
Aug 9-11 - Camotes, Diving!
Aug
12-13 - Calangaman with Kevin
Aug 14-22 - Back in Port Carmen,
Charlie spayed, COVID VAX 3
(Moderna)
Aug 23-27 - Malapascua Diving (with
Meikyo and Wind Hog)
Aug 28-Sep 2 - Catbalogan, Samar (Charlie
troubles), 1st Caving Expedition
Sep 3-4 - Enroute to Medio
Islands
Sep 5-8 - Medio Islands, Crystal Sands & Typhoon _____
Sep 9-10 - Enroute Back to Catbalogan
Sep 11-14 - Catbalogan,
another surgery for Charlie, Tacloban by bus
Sep 15-17 - Enroute
back to Carmen
Sep 18-20 - Back in Port Carmen
COVID VAX 4 (Moderna)
aSep
21-22 - Enroute back to Catbalogan
Sep 23-30 - Catbalogan,
Canyoning, Around Samar Tour
Oct 1-3 - Enroute back to Carmen
Oct 4-12 - Back in Port Carmen, Ham Exams
Oct 13-19 - Camotes,
Diving!
Oct 20-26 - Back in Port Carmen, more Ham Exams
Oct
27-28 - Enroute to South Leyte via N & E Bohol
Oct 29-Nov 3 -
Padre Burgos, S Leyte, diving
Nov 4-6 Cruising thru the Hinatuan
Passage
Nov 7-15 Down the E Coast of Mindanao and back to Holiday
Oceanview Marina
2019-Cruising from Philippines to Solomon Islands and Back
2019-Cruising from Philippines to Solomon Islands and Back
Jan
1-Jan 8 -
Philippines to Raja Ampat, Indonesia
Jan 10 - Jan 17 -
Enroute
Raja Ampat to Biak
Jan 18-22 -
Biak, reprovisioning and checking out of
Indonesia
Jan 22-24 -
Beaching Soggy Paws due to saildrive leak
Jan
24-28 -
Enroute to Ninigos Islands, Papua New Guinea
Jan 28 - Feb 4 -
Longan Island, Ninigos
Feb 5 -
Ninigos Islands to Hermit Islands
Feb
6-12 -
Hermit Islands
Feb 13-15 -
Enroute to from Hermit Ilands to New
Hanover, PNG
Feb 16-17 -
Clem's Place, New Hanover
Feb 18-19 -
Enroute
from New Hanover to Kavieng, New Ireland, PNG
Feb 20-Mar 4 -
Kavieng,
Check-in, provisioning, touring, diving
Repairing our Damaged Rudder
Mar 5-6 -
Albatross
Channel, New Ireland to Duke of York Islands, PNG
Mar 7 - Duke of York
Islands to Rabaul, New Britain, PNG
Mar 8 -13 -
Rabaul
Mar 14 -
Rabaul to to English Cove
Mar 16-19 Enroute from English Cove, PNG to
Shortland Islands, Solomon Islands
Mar 20-25 Shortland Islands, Solomons
Mar 26-27 Stirling Island, Solomons
Mar 28-29 Stirling Island to Liapari,
Vella Lavella, Solomons
Mar 30-Apr 1 Gizo, Solomon Islands (Check-in,
reprovisioning)
Apr 2-12 Vonavona Lagoon and Noro
Apr 13-16
Munda, New
Georgia, Solomons
Apr 17-18
Rendova Island
Apr 19-21 Tetepare Island
Apr 22-May 7
Marovo Lagoon
May 8 - Russell Islands
May 9-13 Honiara (reprovisioning,
touring)
May 14-Jun 5 - Roderick Bay & Tulagi & daytrips to Honiara
Jun 6-9 - Russell Islands
Jun 10-12 - Enroute back to Munda
Jun 13 -
Munda
Jun 14-23 -
Liapari for Haulout
Jun 24-29 - Munda, diving
Jun
30-Jul 2 - Rendova
Jul 3-18 -
Marovo Lagoon (Nicki & Suki visit)
Jul
19-21 - Rendova
Jul 22-23 - Enroute to Noro
Jul 24-26 - Noro (reprovisioning,
refueling)
Jul 27-29 - Nusaveke (near Munda)
Jul 30 - Enroute to Gizo
Aug 1-2 - In Gizo, diving
Aug 3-4 - Liapari
Aug 5-6 - Sanbis (near
Gizo) with Moustrap, diving
Aug 7-9 - Vanga Point, Kolombangara Island
Aug 10-13 - Liapari
Aug 14-16 - Diving in W Vella Lavella
Aug 17 -
Gizo
Aug 18-19 - Noro (refuel & check out)
Aug 20 - Liapari
Aug
21-22 - Enroute to Stirling Islands
Aug 22-23 - Stirling Islands
Aug
24-29 - Enroute Stirling to New Ireland
Aug 30-Sep 1 - Hunkered down in
Cape Waum, New Ireland
Sep 2-8 - Rabaul (Check in, refuel)
Sep 9-17 -
Enroute from Rabaul to Kimbe Bay (day hopping)
Sep 18-24 - Kimbe Bay
(provisioning, diving)
Sep 25-27 - Garove Island
Sep 28-30 - Enroute
Garove to Manus Island
Oct 1 - Lombrum, Manus Island (refuel, provisions,
checkout)
Oct 2-3 - Enroute Manus to Hermits
Oct 4 - Hermits to
Ninigos
Oct 5-12 - Ninigos Islands
Oct 13-17 - Ninigos to Biak,
Indonesia
Oct 18-19 - Biak, check-in, provisions, touring
Oct 20-21 -
Enroute to Manokwari
Oct 22-24 - Inland touring, Bird of Paradise in
Arafak Mountains
Oct 25-26 - Manokwari
Oct 27-30 - Enroute Manokwari
to Sorong
Oct 31-Nov 1 - Sorong, fuel, provisions, check out
Nov 2-4 -
Sorong to Wayag (dayhopping)
Nov 5-8 - Wayag (rudder problems)
Nov
9-16 -
Enroute Wayag to Oceanview Marina, Philippines
Nov 17-Dec 1 -
Oceanview Marina
Dec 2-4 - Enroute Davao, Philippines to Tampa, FL
Dec
4-31 - Florida
2018-Cruising the Central & SE Philippines
Blog Links:
Jan 1-Mar 20 -
Oceanview Marina, Samal
Island, Mindanao, Philippines, doing maintenance and upgrades to the
new cat
Jan 8-28 - Took a breather from work on the boat and did
a 20 day sightseeing trip/visa run to Cambodia and Thailand
Mar
20-Apr 20 - Making our way north from Davao to Puerto Galera
Apr
20-Jun 10 - In Puerto Galera while we dove PG/Sabang, Anilao, and
flew to Puerto Princesa to dive Tubbataha Reef on a liveaboard.
June-July - Cruising the Calmian Islands and northern Palawan
August - Making our way back to Samal
Sep ?? - Left the boat at
Oceanview Marina, Samal Island, Mindanao and flew to England and
Scotland for some sightseeing. Oct ?? - Annapolis Sailboat Show
Oct - Nov - Seeing friends and family in Georgia, Florida, Ohio, and
California.
Dec 1-31 - Back on board getting Soggy Paws
re-launched and ready for our 2019 adventures.
2017-Philippines to Eastern Indonesia and Back
Blog Links:
Indonesia,
Raja Ampat,
Triton Bay,
Maintenance,
Diving,
SE Asia Passages
Jan 1-Mar 19 -
Oceanview Marina, Samal
Island, Mindanao, Philippines, doing maintenance and upgrades to the
new cat
Mar 20-27 -
Making our way from Samal to Bitung,
Indonesia
Mar 28-Apr 11 - Diving in
Bitung & Manado with Bastianos
Apr
12-15 - Passage from
Bitung to Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia
Apr 16-21
-
Ambon (1 Dive, Provisioning, Sightseeing, Diesel)
Apr 22-23 -
Passage to historic Banda Islands
Apr 24-May 1 -
Diving and
Sightseeing in Banda
May 2-May 4 - Passage to Triton Bay
May
5-19 - Diving and Exploring in Triton Bay,
and up River #1
May 20-21 Passage to
Tual for Visa Renewal, Provisioning
May 22-26 - Tual (Visa
Renewal #1, Provisioning, Cash, Diesel, Internet)
May 27-28 - Back to Triton Bay for more diving and exploration
May 29-June 4 - Diving with Triton Bay Divers
June 5-7 -
Exploring the Lakahia River System (River #2)
June 9-11 - Passage to Tual
June 12-19 - Tual with Ocelot (Visa Renewal #2, Provisioning,
Sightseeing, Cash, Diesel, Internet)
June 20-21 - Passage back to
N Triton Bay area
June 22-24 -
Exploration up the Karufa River in
N Triton Bay (River #3)
June 25-28 -
Exploration up the Kamrau
River System (River #4)
June 29-July 5 -
Waterfall Bay and Coast-hopping to Misool
July 6-11 - Misool, diving and exploring
July 11-16 -
Coast-hopping to Ternate/Tidore
July 16-18 - Tidore
July 18-19
- Passage to Bitung
July 19-22 - Checking out of Bitung
July 22-26 - Coast-hopping back to Samal
July 26-Sep 7 -
Back in
the Marina at Samal, working on the boat
Sep 7-Sep 11 - Hong Kong
(by air)
Sep 12-14 - Seoul, Korea stopover
Sep 14 - Seoul to
Atlanta
Sep 14-19 - Brooks, GA (family)
Sep 20-21 - Drive to
Annapolis
Sep 22-24 - SSCA Gam, Camp Letts, MD (Annapolis Area)
Sep 25-Oct 4 - Sightseeing Washington DC, Annapolis, and VA sights
Oct 5-7 - Annapolis Boat Show
Oct 8-15 - Driving to Florida
Oct 16-Nov 18 - In residence in Melbourne, Melbourne SSCA Gam
Nov
19-26 - Hanging out in Largo, FL with Cousin Bryan
Nov 27 -
Driving to Atlanta
Nov 28-Dec 1 - Brooks, GA
Dec 2 - Flying to
San Diego
Dec 3-7 - San Diego with Chris & Sandy
Dec 8-10 -
Flying back to Philippines via Singapore
Dec 11-31 - Holiday
Oceanview Marina, Samal Island
2016-Philippines - Sold CSY - Cruised Indonesia & Palau on New Cat, Back to Philippines
Blog Links:
Philippines,
Indonesia,
Raja Ampat,
Palau,
Maintenance,
Diving,
SE Asia Passages
Jan 1-15 - USA
Jan 15-Apr 23 - Fixing
up the CSY at Holiday Oceanview, Samal Island, Mindanao, Philippines
Apr 23 - SOLD CSY 44
Mar 1 - May 4 - Fixing up the St. Francis 44
at HOV Marina, Samal Island, Mindanao
May 5 - Departure from
Philippines for Indonesia with Rally
May 8-13 - Sangihe,
Indonesia
May 14-15 - Enroute from Sangihe to Morotai, Indonesia
May 16-23 - Motorai, Indonesia
May 24-26 - Enroute from Morotai
to Wayag, Raja Ampat, Indonesia
May 27-June 6 - Wayag, Raja Ampat,
Indonesia
June 6-8 - Urani, Raja Ampat, Indonesia
June 8-9 -
Minyafuni, Raja Ampat, Indonesia
June 9-11 - Yangelo, Raja Ampat,
Indonesia
June 11 - Daytrip to Dive Penemu
June 12-14 - Friwin,
Raja Ampat, Indonesia
June 14-17 - Kabui Bay (several locations),
Raja Ampat, Indonesia
June 17-21 - Waisai Marina, Raja Ampat,
Indonesia (Rats!)
June 21-26 - Friwin
June 26-July 1 - Sorong
- Visa Renewal
July 1-2 - Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia
July
2-4 - Friwin
July 4-6 - Kabui Bay
July 6-18 - Friwin, Diving
with Biodiversity Eco Lodge
July 18-23 - Kabui Bay (several
locations)
July 23-25 - N Coast of Batanta
July 25-27 - Agusta
Island, Diving with Agusta Dive Resort
July 27-30 - Batanta,
Birie Bay
July 30-31 - Batanta, East End
July 31-Aug 4 -
Sorong, Picking Up Crew, Provisioning, Checking Out of Indo
Aug
5-6 - Batanta, Birie Bay, Beaching for Saildrive Zinc Replacement
Aug 6-8 - East and North Coast of Waigeo
Aug 8-10 - Ayu Islands,
Indonesia, headed north
Aug 10-11 - Enroute to Helen Reef, Palau
Aug 11-14 - Helen Reef
Aug 14-16 - Enroute from Helen Reef to
Koror, Palau
Aug 16-Nov 9 - Palau, Maintenance, Diving, Cruising
Nov 9-14 - Enroute from Palau to Samal Island, Mindanao, Philippines
Nov 14-Dec 5 - Maintenance Work on the Hard at Oceanview Marina,
Samal Island
Dec 5-11 Visiting Friends in & Manila, Army-Navy
Football Game
Dec 11-19 Diving in Coron
Dec 19-31 Maintenance
Work on the Hard at Oceanview Marina
2015-Philippines - New Boat Delivery from Malaysia
Blog Links:
Philippines,
Malaysia,
Borneo,
CSY For Sale
Jan 1-10 - USA
Jan 10-20 - Space Available Travel to Philippines
Jan 21-Mar 1 - Aboard in Samal, working on the boat
Mar 1-May 8 - Touring New Zealand and a short stop in Singapore
May 9-18 - Aboard in Samal, working on the boat
May 19-25 - In Malaysia looking at a Catamaran
May 25-June 23 - Purchasing St. Francis 44 Catamaran in Malaysia
June 23 - July 1 - Prepping new Soggy Paws for sea
July 1-6 - Shakedown trip to Penang, W Coast of Malaysia
July 7-13 - Southeastward down the W Coast of Malaysia
July 13-16-Singapore (Puteri Marina, Johor, Malaysia)
July 17 - Crossing S coast of Singapore
July 18-23 - Passage to Labuan, W coast of Borneo
July 23-24 - Labuan
July 25-26 - Labuan to Kota Kinabalu (Borneo, Malaysia)
July 28-Aug 5 - Traveling Inland in Northern Borneo
Aug 8-9 - KK to Kudat (Borneo, Malaysia)
Aug 10-14 - Cruising N Coast of Borneo (quickly)
Aug 15-19 - Passage from E Borneo to Samal, Gulf of Davao,
Philippines
Aug 19-Oct 17 - Working aboard 2 boats in the marina
Oct 17-Jan 8 - Back in USA
2014-Westward Through Micronesia to Palau and Philippines
Blog Links:
2014 Passages
Marshalls
Micronesia
Palau
Philippines
2013 - Cruising Fiji, then to Tuvalu & Kiribati to Marshall Islands
Blog Links:
2013 Passages
Fiji
Tuvalu
Kiribati
Marshalls
Jan 1-16 - Boat Projects in Savusavu, Fiji
Jan 17-19 - Diving in Namena, Fiji
Jan 19-23 - Exploring Levuka and Ovalau, Fiji
Jan 23-30 - Royal Suva Yacht Club, Suva, Fiji
Jan 31-Feb 3 - Cruising Suva to Vuda Point Marina, Fiji
Feb 4-17 - Haulout at Vuda Point Marina
Feb 18-21 - Cruising Yasawas
Feb 21-26 - Back to Savusavu via Voli voli/Nanu-i-ra
Feb 27-Mar 26 - Boat Projects in Savusavu (New Arch)
Mar 22-Apr 2 - Land Travel to Also Island
Apr 5-8 - Weekend trip to Namena
Apr 8-18 - Savusavu, preps for trip to Marshalls
Apr 19-25 - Savusavu to Funafuti, Tuvalu
Apr 25-27 - Funafuti, Tuvalu
Apr 28-May 4 - Funafuti to Tarawa, Kiribati
May 4-7 - Tarawa, Kiribati
May 7-10 - Tarawa to Majuro, Marshall Islands
May 10-19 - Majuro, Marshall Islands
Cruising Around the Marshall Islands 2013
May 19-22 - Majuro to USAKA, Kwajalein
May 22-26 - Kwaj Base
May 26-27 - Kwajalein to Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands
May 27-June 5 - Bikini Atoll
June 5-7 - Bikini to Kwajalein
June 7-12 - Kwaj Base
June 12-14 - Ebeye Island, Kwaj Atoll
June 14 - Ebeye Island to 6th Island, Kwaj Atoll
June 15-24 - Diving Airplane Wrecks at Roi Namur
June 25-26 - Passage to Wotho Atoll
June 26-27 - Wotho Atoll
June 27-28 - Passage to Bikini Atoll
June 28-July 18 - Diving the Wrecks at Bikini Atoll
July 18-19 - Passage to Rongerik Atoll
July 25-26 - Passage to Likeip Atoll
July 26-29 - Likiep Atoll
July 29-30 - Passage to Ailuk Atoll
July 30 - Aug 5 - Ailuk Atoll
Aug 5-6 - Passage to Maloelap Atoll
Aug 6-9 - Maloelap (first visit)
Aug 9-10 - Passage to Majuro
Aug 9-18 - Majuro (2nd visit)
Aug 18-19 - Passage to Mili Atoll
Aug 19-24 - Mili Atoll
Aug 24-25 - Passage to Majuro
Aug 25-30 - Majuro (3rd visit)
Aug 30-Sep 1 - Passage to Maloelap Atoll
Sep 1-8 - Maloelap (2nd visits)
Sep 8-9 - Passage to Majuro
Sep 9-18 - Majuro (4th and last visit)
Sep 18-19 - Passage to Jaluit Atoll
Sep 19-25 - Jaluit Atoll
Sep 25-26 - Passage to Kwajalein Atoll
Sep 26-Oct 8 - Kwajalein Atoll (put boat on a mooring)
Oct 8 - Dec 31 - In the U.S.A. for R&R
2012 - Tonga to Niue to Fiji
Blog Links:
2012 Passages
Tonga
Niue
Fiji
Jan 1-14 May - Neiafu area of Tonga
15 May-18 May - Passage Neiafu to Ha'apai Group of Tonga
19 May-31 May - Ha'apai Group of Tonga
31 May-June 1 - Passage Ha'apai to Niue
June 1-June 10 -
Niue
June 11-June 13 - Passage Niue to Neiafu, Tonga
June 14-17 - Hunga, Tonga
June 18-21 - Passage Tonga to Savusavu, Fiji
June 21-July 4 - Savusavu, Fiji
July 5 - Passage Savusavu to Dakuniba, Fiji
July 5-11 -
Dakuniba, Fiji
July 12 -
Dakuniba to Viani Bay, Fiji
July 13-16 -
Viani Bay, Fiji
July 17 - Viani Bay to
Somosomo and Matei, Fiji
July 18 - Matei to Budd Reef, Fiji
July 18-22 - Budd Reef, Fiji
1,
2
July 23-24 - Passage from Budd Reef to Vanua Balavu (Lau Group),
Fiji
July 25-Aug 12 - Vanua Balavu,
Lau Group, Fiji
August 13-14 - Passage from S Vanua Balavu to Fulaga
August 14 - Sep 11 - Fulaga,
Lau Group, Fiji
Sep 11-12 - Fulaga to Fawn Harbor, Fiji
Sep 14-26 - Savusavu
Sep 26-Oct 1 - Enroute from Savusavu to USA via Suva
Oct 1 - Dec 20 -
USA
2011 - Hawaii to French Polynesia to Tonga - 4,862 NM
2011 Passages
Jan 1-April 30 -
Hawaii
(Rainbow Bay Marina in Peal Harbor)
April 30-May 20 - Enroute Hawaii to Tuamotus in French Polynesia
May 20-27 - Manihi,
Tuamotus, French Polynesia
May 28-June 11 - Anse Amyot, Toau,
Tuamotus, French Polynesia
June 11-13 - Passage to Tahiti
June 13-25 -
Tahiti Yacht Club, Tahiti, French Polynesia
June 25-July 10 -
Moorea, Society Islands, French Polynesia
July 10-July 16 -
Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia
July 16-July 30 -
Raiatea & Tahaa, Society Islands, French Polynesia
July 30-Aug 9 -
Bora Bora, Society Islands, French Polynesia
Aug 9-Overnight to Mopelia
Aug 10-15 -
Mopelia, Society Islands, French Polynesia
Aug 15-Aug 20 - Enroute to Suwarrow in the Cook Islands
Aug 20-Sep 7 -
Suwarrow, Cook Islands
Sep 7-10 - Enroute to Rose Atoll National Marine Sanctuary, American
Samoa
Sep 10-12 - Rose Atoll, American
Samoa
Sep 12-13 - Enroute to Pago Pago, American Samoa
Sep 13-22 - Pago Pago, American
Samoa
Sep 22-23 - Overnight to Apia, Western Samoa
Sep 23-Oct 2 - Apia, (Western)
Samoa
Oct 2-3 - Overnight to Niuatoputapu, Tonga
Oct 3-10 - Nuiatoputapu,
Tonga
(aka New Potatoes)
Oct 10-12 - Enroute to Neiafu, Tonga
Oct 12-30 - Neiafu area,
Tonga
Oct 31-Jan 10 -
USA
2010 - Ecuador to Hawaii via French Polynesia - 8,491 nautical miles
Jan 6 - Left Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador
for Galapagos
Jan 6-10 - Passage to San Cristobal, Galapagos
Jan 10-Mar 1 - Cruising the Galapagos
Mar 2-16 - Passage to Easter Island
Mar 16-23 - Easter Island
Mar 23-Apr 2 - Passage to Pitcairn Island
Apr 2-3 - Pitcairn Island
Apr 3-6 - Passage to Gambiers Islands, French Polynesia
Apr 6-May 4 - Gambier Islands, French Polynesia
May 5 - 10 - Passage to the Tuamotus, French Polynesia
May 8 - Arrived at Hao, decided to head for Tahanea
May 10-18 - Tahanea, Tuamotus
May 19-26 - Fakarava, Tuamotus
May 27-June 23 - Anse Amyot, Toau, Tuamotus
June 24-July 4 - Fakarava, Tuamotus
July 5-12 - Tahanea, Tuamotus
* Total Eclipse of the Sun July 11 *
July 13-21 - Makemo, Tuamotus
July 22-Aug 6 - Rarioa, Tuamotus * Kon
Tiki Landing Site July 25 *
Aug 6-9 - Passage to Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
Aug 10-13 - Fatu Hiva, Marquesas
Aug 14-17 - Tahuata, Marquesas
Aug 18-Sep 15 - Nuku Hiva, Marquesas
Sep 16-Oct 1 - Passage to Hilo, Hawaii
Oct 2-Oct 12 - Hilo, Hawaii & Touring the Big Island
Oct 13-14 - Passage to Maui
Oct 15-17 - Lahaina, Maui
Oct 18 - Overnight at Haleolono Harbor, Molokai
Oct 19 - Arrival in Pearl Harbor, Honolulu
Oct 19-Nov 8 - Enjoying Honolulu
Nov 9-Dec 14 - Florida
Dec 15-31 - Boat Projects, Honolulu
2009
- Costa Rica to Ecuador - 1,276 nautical miles
Jan - Hung out at Land n Sea in Golfito,
Costa Rica
Jan - Side trip by bus to see friends in Boquete Panama
Jan 31-Feb 3 Passage to Cocos Island
Feb 3-8 - Hiking and Diving in Cocos Island
Feb 9-Feb 17 Passage to Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador
Feb 17-June 9 On a mooring in Bahia de Caraquez
while we explored Chile and visited U.S.
June 9 - 11 Passage to Puerto Lucia, Ecuador
June 11 - Nov 23 - 'Bottom Job' at PLYC, Ecuador
July - Inland Travel Peru
August- Boat Maint/Haulout, Salinas (Ecuador)
Sep - Trip to US & Canal Boat Trip (France)
October - Florida
Nov - Inland Trip to Ecuador, N Peru
Nov 23-26 - Passage from Salinas to Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador
Nov 26-Jan 7 - In Bahia, prepping for our Pacific adventure
2008 - Guatemala to Panama & Thru the Canal to Costa Rica - 2,983 nautical miles
Jan 18 - Left the Rio Dulce, headed for Honduras
Jan 24 - Arrived Utila, Bay Islands of Honduras
Jan 29 - Arrived Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras
Feb 13 - Arrived Guanaja, Bay Islands of Honduras
Feb 24-25 - Passage to Vivarillos & Hobbies/Cajones
Mar 2-3 Passage to Isla Providencia, Colombia
Mar 12 Passage to Cayos Este Sudeste (Colombia)
Mar 14-15 Passage to Bocas del Toro, Panama
Mar 16-30 Bocas del Toro
Apr 1-4 Chagras River, Panama
Apr 8-May 21 - San Blas
May 22-23 Islas Rosarios, Colombia
May 25-Aug 3 Cartagena, Colombia
Aug 3-Aug 5 Baru, Colombia
Aug 5-6 Passage to San Blas Panama
Aug 6-Sep 1 - San Blas
Sep 2-Sep 12 - Colon, Panama
Sep 12-13 - Panama Canal Transit
Sep 14-22 - Las Perlas Islands
Sep 22-Oct 15 - Balboa, Panama
Oct 16-Oct 30 - Enroute Panama to Costa Rica
Oct 30-Jan 30 2009 - Golfito, Costa Rica (with side trips to U.S.
and elsewhere in Costa Rica)
2007 - Satellite Beach to Guatemala - 1,241 nautical miles
Feb 15 - Dave finally pops the real
question
Mar 16 - Sherry retires
Mar 25 - Dave and Sherry Married
Mar 27 - Condo renovation started
April 1 - The first target departure date comes and goes
May 25 - Soggy Paws finally departs Satellite Beach
June 11 - Soggy Paws departs Key West
June 11-17 - Dry Tortugas
June 17 - 21 - Enroute to Belize
June 22 - 29 - Belize City (& inland touring)
June 29 - July 10 - Cruising/Diving Belize Atolls
July 10 - July 16 - Cruising southern Belize
July 16-January 18th, 2008 - In the Rio Dulce, Guatemala
Nov 1-December 6 - in the USA for a break
Dec 15 - Dec 30 - Daughter Nicki visits, we 'do' Tikal and Antigua
again
2006 - Pre-Departure
Feb 15 - Dave first emails Sherry (at
Gwen's
suggestion)
Mar 5 - Dave and Sherry's first face-to-face (we went sailing)
May 19 - First real date (we went sailing)
June 25 - Dave asks Sherry if she will go around the world with him
Sep 1 - Soggy Paws moves to Satellite Beach for final preps