Sailing Prima to Salinas, Ecuador for a refit in 1999.
1994 Lava Lizard, Whales, Vegetation and Islet surveys with Daniel Palacios, Ivan Aldaz.
Underway from island surveys near Floreana with Andre Mauchamp, CDRS Botanist and several CDRS students.
Howard up the mast solo to repair the wind indicator damaged by frigatebirds.
Prima under sail in the islands.
At anchor in the small bay near Isla Sombrero Chino off Santiago, 1994.
At anchor between isla Sombrero Chino and isla Santiago.
Winds picks up nicely as we head to Isla Fernandina, on the lookout for cetaceans.
Voyaging from San Diego to Galapagos, we passed through the turbulent ITCZ.
Passing south of ITCZ (Inter Tropical Convergence Zone)
The multi-functional arch we designed and built for Prima prior to the voyage.
Have boat will travel. Old NM rodeo truck turns yacht hauler.
A new trailering experience for us. Prima was not exactly a normal haul.
Even getting fuel was challenging to find stations tall enough to get under. 11.6 foot wide and just under 13 foot tall.
Prima heading back to the Pacific
The inside rearview mirror missed the boat, and we could only see the keel and trailer.
Even the commercial trucks gave us a wide berth!