The Plan

Ok I forgot to mention The Plan. In the last post I mentioned we plan on setting sail in Spring of 2018, but didn't give you much else. Here's the plan from 10,000 feet. We buy a 30-33' sailboat, sell our house, and start living aboard in the Spring of 2018.

We will spend summer 2018 sailing in the Salish Sea (body of water surrounding Seattle and Vancouver), learning how to live aboard a boat, and getting the boat and gear dialed in. In August we will cast off and make a large passage from the very tip of the Olympic Peninsula, WA and sail down to San Diego. Many people who are headed to California from Washington leave in August because it's usually the best month for calm weather and no storms. This passage should take anywhere from 10-14 days, where we will be approx 90 miles from shore.

Once in San Diego, we will most likely take several weeks to get reorganized and outfitted for spending the next few months in Mexico. We will sail down the Pacific Coast at our own pace, round the corner at Cabo San Lucas, and sail up into the Sea of Cortez for (possibly) several months. 

We will then head south along the Pacific side of Central America, to Panama. We will transit the Panama canal, and start exploring the Caribbean. The plan is to end up in the US approx 1 year after our initial departure from WA.

There are marinas and ports along the way as well as anchorages with no services (where you drop anchor and enjoy the peace and quiet). 

That's our plan! 

Here's our initial route we have drawn up.