Sailing to Jessica
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      • Chapter 1: Double Maiden Voyage
      • Chapter 2: Meaning of Life
      • Chapter 3: No Regrets on Rosie
      • Chapter 4: Surviving Cape Fear
      • Chapter 5: Life with No Means
      • Chapter 6: Beginners on Board
    • Chapters 7 - 12 >
      • Chapter 7: Provisions, Preparations and the Harmonica
      • Chapter 8: Woman Behind-the-Wheel in the Bahamas
      • Chapter 9: Chickentown
      • Chapter 10: No Emergency Exit
      • Chapter 11: Transiting the Panama Canal Twice
      • Chapter 12: Storms, Pirates and the Galapagos Islands
    • Chapters 13 - 17 >
      • Chapter 13: Land Ho! after Twenty Two Days at Sea
      • Chapter 14: Buddy-boating to Black Pearls
      • Chapter 15: Tahiti to Bora Bora with a Cat
      • Chapter 16: John and the Sharks of Suwarrow
      • Chapter 17: Spin Cycle to New Zealand
    • Chapter 18 - 22 >
      • Chapter 18: Boat Work and Body Work
      • Chapter 19: Misadventures of Howie and the Engine
      • Chapter 20: From Soggy Suva to So So Bay
      • Chapter 21: Celebrations in Tuvalu
      • Chapter 22: Sorrowful Goodbye, Sudden Hello
  • Setting Sail
    • Our Cruising Sailboat
    • Anatomy of our Sailboat >
      • Category List on Rosie >
        • Autopilots >
          • Robertson Autopilot (aka Bob)
          • Fleming Windvane (aka Ian)
        • Canvas
        • Dinghy
        • Electronics >
          • VHF
          • Nav Computer
          • Radar
          • Quad Cycle
          • Trace Inverter
          • Silva Instruments
          • Trimble Inmarsat C
          • Garmin GPS
          • SGC2000 SSB Radio
        • Ground Tackle
        • Luxury Items
        • Miscellaneous >
          • Boat Alarm
          • Bilge Pumps
          • Bosun's Chair
        • Refrigeration
        • Safety Items >
          • EPIRBs
          • Grab Bag
          • Life Raft
          • Sea Anchor
        • Sails, Sailing and the Running Rigging >
          • Jennaker
        • Power Generation
        • Water >
          • Water Maker
          • Propane Hot Water Heater
          • Electric Hot Water Heater
        • Engine Room >
          • Engine
          • Alternators & Regulators
          • Fuel Systems
          • Batteries
          • Miscellaneous Engine Room
      • Location List of Rosie >
        • Pushpit
        • Cockpit
        • Lazarette
        • Galley
        • Nav Station
        • Quarter Berth
        • Salon
        • Head
        • Corridor
        • Master Cabin
        • Sail Locker
        • Chain Locker
        • Aft of Mast
        • Up the Mast
        • Forward of the Mast
        • Pulpit
    • Sailing Books Onboard
  • Forever Family
    • Infertility
    • Adoption

An Excerpt from "Sailing to Jessica"
Chapter 10:  No Emergency Exit

    I glanced over my shoulder.  Another two-story wall of water was encroaching on us; its cap already curling then breaking, its white water plummeting toward us. I clutched the steering wheel’s mount and held my breath, praying for Rosie to be lifted up.  No luck.
    The wave crashed over the boat, in one second dousing me and filling the cockpit with several feet of tepid water.  Salt water rushed down the companionway steps, drenching the kitchen and quarter berth.  
    Rosie was now on top of the wave and I burst into tears, scared of the infinite waves surrounding us, threatening to sink us...
 
(Sorry for the lack of photos but survival was more important...
 )
To: Suzanne
From: cherokeerose@sea
Date: Fri May 03 11:53:03 2002
WeROK;1/2way2Pan.HaveHadS,M,L,XLwaves!WindStrong.Paul AsleepNow,MyWatch.HowieKeepingMeCompany.MissU.SentUB-dayGiftFrmBaham:)LuvUTon
To: Ron
From: cherokeerose@sea
Date: Sun 5/5/2002 10:13 PM
PCYCisGood2FromWhatWeHerd.WillBAlert.20ftSeas, 35-40ktwinds&3ships
LastNite-GladItsAM.ConditionsSameButCanSee.RosieGreat.xo

chart bahamas to panama
Our route as we travelled ten long days from the Bahamas to Panama.
city of Colon, Panama, from the water
View of Colon from the water as we approach Panama.
our radar screen as we approached Panama
As we approached Panama, our radar screen was covered with "bogeys." The ships are the oval shapes; land is the big smear on the top left of the screen.
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