The Boat:

 A Cabo Rico 42

46 feet long, having a four foot bowsprit to accommodate a large powerful sail, a genoa, for greater speed.

A cutter, with a single 63 foot mast, but with two forward stays, for two separate headsails, the genoa and a
small staysail.

 fibre glass

Cabo Rico Custom Yachts Inc. operating out of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, but with its factory in Costa Rico; SOLARA was built in Costa Rica and shipped by freighter to Ft. Lauderdale in December 2000 for commissioning in January/February 2001.

Toronto

Canada, so she flies a Canadian flag.

Electronic auto pilot plus alternate wind vane steering, SSB radio with amateur (ham) frequencies, VHF
radio, radar, electric windlass, GPS chart plotter and computer charts, weatherfax, water maker, refrigerator

Cabins for and aft for sleeping and large saloon for eating and also sleeping on passages; a shower room is currently filled with extra diesel tanks.

120 gallon capacity in three separated tanks, but we are always running short of water and trying new conservation measures.

A big problem, because of the plastic wrapping that covers almost everything that we buy; we can dispose of food garbage overboard, but what can you do with bottles, cans and especially plastic if you care about the world

Al Peters, captain; Janet Peters, admiral.

Alternate two hour watches, reduced sail at night; eating has not been a priority on any of our sails to date; someday we may get a calm, easy run.

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The islands of southern Cuba, because of its shifting shoals and sandbars.

the islands of southern Cuba, because of the people, their extreme isolation, and because of the clear beauty of the waters with their teeming life .

June 12, sailing in 20 to 25 knot winds, double reefed main and staysail, along the entire coast of Martinique, from north to south , on the lee side in flat water, covering our planned route in half the expected time.

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