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s/v Reach 2008-2018

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underwater caribbean

birds of the US & Bahamas

birds of the Caribbean

birds of Central America

birds of South America

butterflies/moths

travel photography

Map

Lightroom Albums

s/v Reach 2008-2018

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underwater caribbean

birds of the US & Bahamas

birds of the Caribbean

birds of Central America

birds of South America

butterflies/moths

travel photography

Map

Lightroom Albums

s/v Reach 2008-2018

Underwater ~ Caribbean

My happy place underwater…

Solitary gorgonian hydroid (Copy)

Spinyhead blenny (Copy)

Orangesided goby (Copy)

Spinyhead blenny (Copy)

Banded clinging crab in Florida corallimorphs (Copy)

Urchin bumblebee shrimp (Copy)

Western smoothhead blenny (Copy)

Houndfish (Copy)

Sailfin blenny (Copy)

Conchfish with Pederson cleaner shrimp (Copy)

Sailfin blenny (Copy)

Sailfin blenny (Copy)

Maze coral (Copy)

Creole wrasse (Copy)

Coral wall (Copy)

Nurse shark (Copy)

Redlip blenny bicolor phase (Copy)

Roughhead triplefin (Copy)

Goldline blenny (Copy)

Lesser electric ray (Copy)

Bearded firework (Copy)

Mottled jawfish mouth brooding (Copy)

Roughhead blenny (Copy)

Sailfin blenny (Copy)

Porcupinefish (Copy)

Juvenile foureye butterflyfish (Copy)

Spotted sea hare (Copy)

Intermediate gray angelfish (Copy)

Seaslug eggs (Copy)

Imitator blenny (Copy)

Azure vase sponge (Copy)

Hogfish (Copy)

Lined elysia and taino elysia (Copy)

Papillose blenny (Copy)

Seagrass elysia (Copy)

Acoel flatworm (Copy)

Longhorn blenny (Copy)

Downy blenny (Copy)

Sea spider (Copy)

Slender filefish (Copy)

Juvenile rock beauty (Copy)

Spiny lobster (Copy)

Yellowfin grouper (Copy)

Fringeback Dondice (Copy)

Mat zoanthids (Copy)

Flame helmet snail (Copy)

Redlip blenny (Copy)

Great star coral (Copy)

Whitespotted filefish (Copy)

Blackbar soldierfish with isopod (Copy)

Masked goby (Copy)

Spinyhead blenny (Copy)

Spinyhead blenny (Copy)

Spinyhead blenny (Copy)

Sea thimble (Copy)

Juvenile fourspot butterflyfish (Copy)

Pederson cleaner shrimp with eggs (Copy)

Sharknose goby (Copy)

Goldspot goby (Copy)

Spiny lobster (Copy)

Spotted goatfish (Copy)

Spotted cleaner shrimp with eggs (Copy)

Nassau grouper (Copy)

Smooth flower coral (Copy)

Spotted spiny lobster (Copy)

Threespot damselfish (Copy)

Crinoid (Copy)

White-speckled hermit crab (Copy)

Sergeant major eggs (Copy)

Spinyhead blenny (Copy)

Rosy blenny (Copy)

Sun anemone shrimp (Copy)

Juvenile puddingwife (Copy)

Lettuce sea slug (Copy)

Saddled blenny (Copy)

Imitator blenny (Copy)

Blue chromes (Copy)

Houndfish (Copy)

Lemon shark (Copy)

Mottled jawfish (Copy)

Hawksbill turtle (Copy)

Bioluminescent bearded fireworm (Copy)

Closed giant anemone (Copy)

Pederson cleaner shrimp (Copy)

Mating flamingo tongues (Copy)

White speckled hermit crab (Copy)

Smooth trunkfish (Copy)

Swollen-claw mantis shrimp (Copy)

Green turtle (Copy)

Upside-down jellyfish (Copy)

Banded clinging crab (Copy)

Knobby anemone (Copy)

Fringed filefish (Copy)

Juvenile gray angelfish (Copy)

Goldentail moray eel (Copy)

Giant hermit crab (Copy)

Roughhead triplefin (Copy)

Pale clumping anemone (Copy)

Ridged brain coral (Copy)

Goldline blenny (Copy)

Swollen-claw mantis shrimp (Copy)

Balloonfish (Copy)

Queen parrotfish (Copy)

Redlip blenny (Copy)

Juvenile yellowtail damselfish (Copy)

Yellowhead jawfish (Copy)

Slender filefish (Copy)

Reef scene (Copy)

Brittlestar on fire coral (Copy)

Imitator blenny (Copy)

Mysid shrimp (Copy)

Goldentail moray eel (Copy)

Cleaner goby (Copy)

Saddled blenny (Copy)

Spiny lobster (Copy)

Fairy basslet (Copy)

Juvenile gray angelfish cleaning bar jack (Copy)

Tobaccofish (Copy)

Barred cardinalfish (Copy)

Rosy blenny (Copy)

Bridle cardinalfish (Copy)

Flat tunicate (Copy)

Spotted cleaner shrimp on closed warty corallimorph (Copy)

Squat shrimp (Copy)

Intermediate French angelfish (Copy)

True tulip snail (Copy)

Blackcheek blenny (Copy)

Redlip blenny (Copy)

Shortfinger hermit crab (Copy)

Juvenile cubbyu (Copy)

Compound tunicate (Copy)

Shipwreck anchor (Copy)

Green turtle (Copy)

Berried Pederson cleaner shrimp (Copy)

Social feather dusters (Copy)

Spotted cleaner shrimp (Copy)

Azure vase sponge (Copy)

Pederson cleaner shrimp (Copy)

Saddled blend (Copy)

Sun anemone (Copy)

Fairy basslet (Copy)

Spotted trunkfish (Copy)

Honeycomb cowfish (Copy)

Cleaner goby (Copy)

Squat shrimp (Copy)

Mermaid's teacups (Copy)

Saddled blenny (Copy)

Seaweed blenny (Copy)

Sailfin dragonet (Copy)

Tompot blenny (Copy)

Sergeant major eggs (Copy)

Yellow garden eels (Copy)

Intermediate gray angelfish (Copy)

True tulip snail (Copy)

White margate (Copy)

Great barracuda (Copy)

Juvenile queen angelfish (Copy)

Porcupinefish (Copy)

Imitator blenny (Copy)

Saddled blenny (Copy)

Lionfish (Copy)

Solitary gorgonian hydroid (Copy)

Spinyhead blenny (Copy)

Orangesided goby (Copy)

Spinyhead blenny (Copy)

Banded clinging crab in Florida corallimorphs (Copy)

Urchin bumblebee shrimp (Copy)

Western smoothhead blenny (Copy)

Houndfish (Copy)

Sailfin blenny (Copy)

Conchfish with Pederson cleaner shrimp (Copy)

Sailfin blenny (Copy)

Sailfin blenny (Copy)

Maze coral (Copy)

Creole wrasse (Copy)

Coral wall (Copy)

Nurse shark (Copy)

Redlip blenny bicolor phase (Copy)

Roughhead triplefin (Copy)

Goldline blenny (Copy)

Lesser electric ray (Copy)

Bearded firework (Copy)

Mottled jawfish mouth brooding (Copy)

Roughhead blenny (Copy)

Sailfin blenny (Copy)

Porcupinefish (Copy)

Juvenile foureye butterflyfish (Copy)

Spotted sea hare (Copy)

Intermediate gray angelfish (Copy)

Seaslug eggs (Copy)

Imitator blenny (Copy)

Azure vase sponge (Copy)

Hogfish (Copy)

Lined elysia and taino elysia (Copy)

Papillose blenny (Copy)

Seagrass elysia (Copy)

Acoel flatworm (Copy)

Longhorn blenny (Copy)

Downy blenny (Copy)

Sea spider (Copy)

Slender filefish (Copy)

Juvenile rock beauty (Copy)

Spiny lobster (Copy)

Yellowfin grouper (Copy)

Fringeback Dondice (Copy)

Mat zoanthids (Copy)

Flame helmet snail (Copy)

Redlip blenny (Copy)

Great star coral (Copy)

Whitespotted filefish (Copy)

Blackbar soldierfish with isopod (Copy)

Masked goby (Copy)

Spinyhead blenny (Copy)

Spinyhead blenny (Copy)

Spinyhead blenny (Copy)

Sea thimble (Copy)

Juvenile fourspot butterflyfish (Copy)

Pederson cleaner shrimp with eggs (Copy)

Sharknose goby (Copy)

Goldspot goby (Copy)

Spiny lobster (Copy)

Spotted goatfish (Copy)

Spotted cleaner shrimp with eggs (Copy)

Nassau grouper (Copy)

Smooth flower coral (Copy)

Spotted spiny lobster (Copy)

Threespot damselfish (Copy)

Crinoid (Copy)

White-speckled hermit crab (Copy)

Sergeant major eggs (Copy)

Spinyhead blenny (Copy)

Rosy blenny (Copy)

Sun anemone shrimp (Copy)

Juvenile puddingwife (Copy)

Lettuce sea slug (Copy)

Saddled blenny (Copy)

Imitator blenny (Copy)

Blue chromes (Copy)

Houndfish (Copy)

Lemon shark (Copy)

Mottled jawfish (Copy)

Hawksbill turtle (Copy)

Bioluminescent bearded fireworm (Copy)

Closed giant anemone (Copy)

Pederson cleaner shrimp (Copy)

Mating flamingo tongues (Copy)

White speckled hermit crab (Copy)

Smooth trunkfish (Copy)

Swollen-claw mantis shrimp (Copy)

Green turtle (Copy)

Upside-down jellyfish (Copy)

Banded clinging crab (Copy)

Knobby anemone (Copy)

Fringed filefish (Copy)

Juvenile gray angelfish (Copy)

Goldentail moray eel (Copy)

Giant hermit crab (Copy)

Roughhead triplefin (Copy)

Pale clumping anemone (Copy)

Ridged brain coral (Copy)

Goldline blenny (Copy)

Swollen-claw mantis shrimp (Copy)

Balloonfish (Copy)

Queen parrotfish (Copy)

Redlip blenny (Copy)

Juvenile yellowtail damselfish (Copy)

Yellowhead jawfish (Copy)

Slender filefish (Copy)

Reef scene (Copy)

Brittlestar on fire coral (Copy)

Imitator blenny (Copy)

Mysid shrimp (Copy)

Goldentail moray eel (Copy)

Cleaner goby (Copy)

Saddled blenny (Copy)

Spiny lobster (Copy)

Fairy basslet (Copy)

Juvenile gray angelfish cleaning bar jack (Copy)

Tobaccofish (Copy)

Barred cardinalfish (Copy)

Rosy blenny (Copy)

Bridle cardinalfish (Copy)

Flat tunicate (Copy)

Spotted cleaner shrimp on closed warty corallimorph (Copy)

Squat shrimp (Copy)

Intermediate French angelfish (Copy)

True tulip snail (Copy)

Blackcheek blenny (Copy)

Redlip blenny (Copy)

Shortfinger hermit crab (Copy)

Juvenile cubbyu (Copy)

Compound tunicate (Copy)

Shipwreck anchor (Copy)

Green turtle (Copy)

Berried Pederson cleaner shrimp (Copy)

Social feather dusters (Copy)

Spotted cleaner shrimp (Copy)

Azure vase sponge (Copy)

Pederson cleaner shrimp (Copy)

Saddled blend (Copy)

Sun anemone (Copy)

Fairy basslet (Copy)

Spotted trunkfish (Copy)

Honeycomb cowfish (Copy)

Cleaner goby (Copy)

Squat shrimp (Copy)

Mermaid's teacups (Copy)

Saddled blenny (Copy)

Seaweed blenny (Copy)

Sailfin dragonet (Copy)

Tompot blenny (Copy)

Sergeant major eggs (Copy)

Yellow garden eels (Copy)

Intermediate gray angelfish (Copy)

True tulip snail (Copy)

White margate (Copy)

Great barracuda (Copy)

Juvenile queen angelfish (Copy)

Porcupinefish (Copy)

Imitator blenny (Copy)

Saddled blenny (Copy)

Lionfish (Copy)

@svreach Instagram ~

We have a most bizarre wind shift this afternoon from the SE to NNE due to a huge weather system north of us.

We’d been watching it on satellite (we are white dot), and fortunately, have stayed south of the majority of it other than a few loc

Some random thoughts on passage-making... adding perspective for non-sailors who are curious:

1. All cabinets and drawers have latches or locks for a reason ~ it’s time to put them into use to keep your silverware and other things from flying

Fresh food supplies are lasting well at Day 19 ~ plenty of fresh fruit (oranges, pears, plums, tomatoes) & eggs, keeping well for the longhaul, out on the counter.

Pineapple, strawberries, avocado and bananas lasted for the first week to 10 day

Undulatas clouds by moonlight on last night's dog watch ☁️

#undulatas #cloudappreciationsociety #dogwatch #oceanpassage #sailing

Today is Day 16.

We have more or less reached the 1/2 way point to the Marquesas. It's a good milestone!! Approx 1930 nm to go.

We are in good company out here ~ have even passed within AIS range of a fellow cruisers along the way. This is the high

At least this mahi is bigger than the first one we caught 😅

Fish Veracruz for dinner 🐠

#mahimahi #cookingonaboat #fishveracruz #oceanpassage #sailingcatamaran

Bending light as we travel past scattered squalls and high altitude clouds 🌈

#doublerainbow #22degreehalo

The last few days spent in the doldrums had us either motorsailing or sailing very sloooowly. To conserve fuel, we hit a new dignity-level, using an engine when our boat speed dipped below 2 kts. 😅

There were scattered squalls during this time tha

It wouldn’t be cruising if there wasn’t a boat project!

A minor raw water pump leak while running an engine in the doldrums prompted Mark to replace the seals with the spare rebuild kit.

#boatprojects #oceanpassage #rawwaterpump #volvo

Hit the doldrums at the equator. Getting ready for night watch ⛵️

#doldrums #sunset #oceanpassage #sailing #svreach

Still enjoying our sundowner G&T’s without the G... 😂🍹

#gntwithoutthegin #tonic #sundowner #oceanpassage #sailingcatamaran

Last night's sunset kept getting better & better 🧡💜

#purplesky #sunset #pacificocean #sailcatamaran #dolphin460

Boobies:1 Reach:0

#birddeterrant #wireties #birdpoo #onpassage #pacificocean

It was the headsail... for those wondering...

A replacement was made and then lost en route by UPS. Exact scenario last year with the main.

They found us a used headsail so we wouldn’t miss the Pacific crossing season while the next replace

The anchorage is full... and so is Reach ⛵️

Getting ready to cast the lines again 🌊

#laplayita #anchorage #sunset #calm #panamacity

Gotta love market days! 🍖🍆🥬🫑🍅🥕🍋🥥🍍🐠🐟🍤

3 markets in the city are lined up next to each other for meats, fruit/veg, and seafood ~ all fresh & clean and friendly.

Scored ceviche for lunch too!

#sanfelipeneri #mercadodemariscos #market