2 BCC Family
@2bccfamily.bsky.social
Following the adventures of BCC 006 Calypso and BCC 67 Mischief
Made it.
French Polynesia.
32 days, 3.5 hours at sea. Average speed 5.5 knots. 89 hours of engine run time.
Not bad for a 28’ monohull!
French Polynesia.
32 days, 3.5 hours at sea. Average speed 5.5 knots. 89 hours of engine run time.
Not bad for a 28’ monohull!
April 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Made it.
French Polynesia.
32 days, 3.5 hours at sea. Average speed 5.5 knots. 89 hours of engine run time.
Not bad for a 28’ monohull!
French Polynesia.
32 days, 3.5 hours at sea. Average speed 5.5 knots. 89 hours of engine run time.
Not bad for a 28’ monohull!
Sailing into the sunset has ceased to be merely a dream.
It’s our current reality. Only 3300 miles to go.
It’s our current reality. Only 3300 miles to go.
March 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Sailing into the sunset has ceased to be merely a dream.
It’s our current reality. Only 3300 miles to go.
It’s our current reality. Only 3300 miles to go.
Wind filling in nicely. Have set a waypoint to clear Punta Mala.
Now if this counter-current would just disappear.
Day 1, passage Panama to Marquesas
Now if this counter-current would just disappear.
Day 1, passage Panama to Marquesas
March 1, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Wind filling in nicely. Have set a waypoint to clear Punta Mala.
Now if this counter-current would just disappear.
Day 1, passage Panama to Marquesas
Now if this counter-current would just disappear.
Day 1, passage Panama to Marquesas
Fresh goods purchased today (from small vendors at the Neri market in Panama City) included 2 flats of fresh, organic eggs.
60 eggs. $10.
60 eggs. $10.
February 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Fresh goods purchased today (from small vendors at the Neri market in Panama City) included 2 flats of fresh, organic eggs.
60 eggs. $10.
60 eggs. $10.
Canning sessions aboard, inspired by @sailingtotem.bsky.social
There’s room in the bilge for 30 of these pint jars. Stockpiling chicken, pork, and some ready-to-eat meals.
There’s room in the bilge for 30 of these pint jars. Stockpiling chicken, pork, and some ready-to-eat meals.
February 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Canning sessions aboard, inspired by @sailingtotem.bsky.social
There’s room in the bilge for 30 of these pint jars. Stockpiling chicken, pork, and some ready-to-eat meals.
There’s room in the bilge for 30 of these pint jars. Stockpiling chicken, pork, and some ready-to-eat meals.
Fresh market scene from today. I only bought onions and cabbage: will be back Friday morning for the major bulk of what we’ll take. This guy was super helpful finding hard onions with no soft spots.
Fresh produce that hasn’t been refrigerated will last longer than stuff that has.
Fresh produce that hasn’t been refrigerated will last longer than stuff that has.
February 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Fresh market scene from today. I only bought onions and cabbage: will be back Friday morning for the major bulk of what we’ll take. This guy was super helpful finding hard onions with no soft spots.
Fresh produce that hasn’t been refrigerated will last longer than stuff that has.
Fresh produce that hasn’t been refrigerated will last longer than stuff that has.
Weird rock formations, Las Perlas edition.
We sailed out from Isla San Jose this morning after an uncomfortable night in the swell. (Still better than bugs, thank you very much.)
From one angle, this looks like a sphinx. From another, one of the Easter Island moai.
We sailed out from Isla San Jose this morning after an uncomfortable night in the swell. (Still better than bugs, thank you very much.)
From one angle, this looks like a sphinx. From another, one of the Easter Island moai.
February 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Weird rock formations, Las Perlas edition.
We sailed out from Isla San Jose this morning after an uncomfortable night in the swell. (Still better than bugs, thank you very much.)
From one angle, this looks like a sphinx. From another, one of the Easter Island moai.
We sailed out from Isla San Jose this morning after an uncomfortable night in the swell. (Still better than bugs, thank you very much.)
From one angle, this looks like a sphinx. From another, one of the Easter Island moai.
Guna Yala, Panama, December 2024. Last Atlantic side beaches for a while!
February 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Guna Yala, Panama, December 2024. Last Atlantic side beaches for a while!
Making granola this morning and pondering what “self sufficient” means.
There are so many angles to this, from skills to gear to supplies.
Present me thanks past me.
#selfsufficientgalley #cruisinglife
There are so many angles to this, from skills to gear to supplies.
Present me thanks past me.
#selfsufficientgalley #cruisinglife
February 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Making granola this morning and pondering what “self sufficient” means.
There are so many angles to this, from skills to gear to supplies.
Present me thanks past me.
#selfsufficientgalley #cruisinglife
There are so many angles to this, from skills to gear to supplies.
Present me thanks past me.
#selfsufficientgalley #cruisinglife
Three weeks (and a different ocean) ago…
February 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Three weeks (and a different ocean) ago…
There’s a new anchorage rating system on Calypso this morning.
The “S” system. It’s for bugs. The more “S”, the worse the spot.
Screen. Spray. Smoke. Slap. Scratch.
Last night was a solid 5-S. About to pick up the hook and hightail it out of here.
The “S” system. It’s for bugs. The more “S”, the worse the spot.
Screen. Spray. Smoke. Slap. Scratch.
Last night was a solid 5-S. About to pick up the hook and hightail it out of here.
February 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
There’s a new anchorage rating system on Calypso this morning.
The “S” system. It’s for bugs. The more “S”, the worse the spot.
Screen. Spray. Smoke. Slap. Scratch.
Last night was a solid 5-S. About to pick up the hook and hightail it out of here.
The “S” system. It’s for bugs. The more “S”, the worse the spot.
Screen. Spray. Smoke. Slap. Scratch.
Last night was a solid 5-S. About to pick up the hook and hightail it out of here.
Into the “creative galley” segment of “it’s been a long time since I provisioned”.
Lunch: chickpea salad on crackers. Used the last can of chickpeas, the last carrot, 2 slices of onion.
Friends offered to bring a few fresh goodies when they come out on Sunday. ❤️❤️
Lunch: chickpea salad on crackers. Used the last can of chickpeas, the last carrot, 2 slices of onion.
Friends offered to bring a few fresh goodies when they come out on Sunday. ❤️❤️
February 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Into the “creative galley” segment of “it’s been a long time since I provisioned”.
Lunch: chickpea salad on crackers. Used the last can of chickpeas, the last carrot, 2 slices of onion.
Friends offered to bring a few fresh goodies when they come out on Sunday. ❤️❤️
Lunch: chickpea salad on crackers. Used the last can of chickpeas, the last carrot, 2 slices of onion.
Friends offered to bring a few fresh goodies when they come out on Sunday. ❤️❤️
Generally the rule is “everything needs to serve 2 purposes”.
Rules sometimes need to be broken.
Special waffle breakfast for the birthday boy!!
Rules sometimes need to be broken.
Special waffle breakfast for the birthday boy!!
February 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Generally the rule is “everything needs to serve 2 purposes”.
Rules sometimes need to be broken.
Special waffle breakfast for the birthday boy!!
Rules sometimes need to be broken.
Special waffle breakfast for the birthday boy!!
We’ve been carting this conch shell around for so long. Today Jeremy got out the dremel…
Bringing some Bahamas cruising tradition with us to the South Pacific.
Bringing some Bahamas cruising tradition with us to the South Pacific.
February 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
We’ve been carting this conch shell around for so long. Today Jeremy got out the dremel…
Bringing some Bahamas cruising tradition with us to the South Pacific.
Bringing some Bahamas cruising tradition with us to the South Pacific.
Breakfast yesterday. We stocked up on maple syrup from Vermont before we left the States.
No need to stock excessive amounts of regular staples like flour and other baking supplies. That stuff is available (and not insanely expensive) everywhere we’ve been. Even the Bahamas.
No need to stock excessive amounts of regular staples like flour and other baking supplies. That stuff is available (and not insanely expensive) everywhere we’ve been. Even the Bahamas.
February 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Breakfast yesterday. We stocked up on maple syrup from Vermont before we left the States.
No need to stock excessive amounts of regular staples like flour and other baking supplies. That stuff is available (and not insanely expensive) everywhere we’ve been. Even the Bahamas.
No need to stock excessive amounts of regular staples like flour and other baking supplies. That stuff is available (and not insanely expensive) everywhere we’ve been. Even the Bahamas.
Bimini by day.
Movie screen by night.
Also, this is still a great movie.
(Our projector is a tiny puck of a thing powered by USB. Pair it to a Bluetooth speaker and you’re in solid business.)
Movie screen by night.
Also, this is still a great movie.
(Our projector is a tiny puck of a thing powered by USB. Pair it to a Bluetooth speaker and you’re in solid business.)
February 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Bimini by day.
Movie screen by night.
Also, this is still a great movie.
(Our projector is a tiny puck of a thing powered by USB. Pair it to a Bluetooth speaker and you’re in solid business.)
Movie screen by night.
Also, this is still a great movie.
(Our projector is a tiny puck of a thing powered by USB. Pair it to a Bluetooth speaker and you’re in solid business.)
Flashback Friday to a year ago, in the Bahamas on Mischief. We’d shifted anchorages to be better protected from the coming front.
A cruising truism is that weather rules all.
A cruising truism is that weather rules all.
February 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Flashback Friday to a year ago, in the Bahamas on Mischief. We’d shifted anchorages to be better protected from the coming front.
A cruising truism is that weather rules all.
A cruising truism is that weather rules all.
Sunset from our anchorage in Las Perlas, Panama.
Sweet anchoring life is back!
Sweet anchoring life is back!
February 7, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Sunset from our anchorage in Las Perlas, Panama.
Sweet anchoring life is back!
Sweet anchoring life is back!