I am a grandmother paddling alone over 2,500 miles from Maine to Guatemala. Along the way I will be:
- telling the story of the children who live in the Guatemala City garbage dump community
- honoring their entrepreneurial mothers
- talking about the success of the Safe Passage model school and
- raising funds for additional grades for the school.

Sunday, July 13, 2014

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY in effect for today's send-off launch

Deb sailing in a light breeze.  No sail going up today!
The flat calm seas on Friday's launch from Yarmouth to Portland were a "too good to be true" start to the expedition.  Today we go from the sublime to the ridiculous.  In planning for today's launch, being forced to launch in the afternoon due to permitting,  and wanting to be as safe as possible in all weather conditions, I opted for a very short paddle today.  Here's why this caution is always the best option:

CASCO BAY-
608 AM EDT SUN JUL 13 2014
... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING ...

TODAY...  S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS MORNING AND UP TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.

Today's route will hopefully be protected from the worst of the S wind gusts.  Thunderstorms are no fun either.  Definitely no sailing today!!  We'll see what it looks like at launch time.

Check out today's planned humongous 1.78 mile route on the "Where's Deb?" button on the right.

Everyone wanting to paddle with me today might best decide to just bring their paddles for a celebratory paddle arch on land.  Be safe!
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  1. UnknownJuly 13, 2014 at 9:35 PM

    It is so fantastic to see this. You are a true power of example! I'll be following your progress.

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