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Pacific Bliss has now added a search feature to our website! You can now search for people, places, and events, inside of the Pacific Bliss website!
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Through this site, we are keeping our friends, family and acquaintances apprised of our progress and our experiences. Our story begins with the specifications and building of our new Catana 431 catamaran, called Pacific Bliss, in 2000. In November of that year, we began the adventure of a lifetime, sailing out of Canet, near Perpignan, France on the Mediterranean Sea. By June of 2001, we had completed Voyage 1, sailing 9800 nautical miles from France via the Panama Canal to San Diego. By November of 2002, we had completed Voyage 2, sailing from San Diego to the Marquesas and on through the South Pacific to Fiji. By November of 2003 we had sailed halfway around the world, completing Voyage 3. During 2004, we sailed up the coast of Queensland, Australia on our Voyage 4. During Voyage 5, we sailed from Mackay Australia, to Langkawi Malaysia, another 5,000 miles. Voyage 6 took us all the way from Thailand to Turkey, through such risky areas as Pirate Alley and the Red Sea, with port stops in countries such as Oman, Yemen, Eritrea, Sudan, Egypt and Israel. During Voyage 7 we sailed from Turkey to Greece, Italy, Sardinia, Corsica and closed the loop in Canet, France.
We invite you to join us as an armchair sailor by clicking on the Journal. Click on Circumnavigation to see photos and interactive maps of each voyage. Live with us vicariously as we enjoy Moments of Bliss. Support that section by submitting your favorite saying or poem, or by describing your own blissful moments, on or off a yacht. Keep up with Gunter's mechanical trials and tribulations as he strives to keep our “home on the water” in tip-top shape in his Messing with Boats series.
We thank you for your visit. We are enjoying your participation immensely. Be sure to comment on our blog before you leave the site or Contact Us to leave a private email. And if you enjoyed our site, you can help us defray the cost of maintenance by ordering any product from our only sponsor, Amazon. If you click to them through our site, we'll get credit if you order within 24 hours. We've listed Recommended Books that we've read or referred to in our travels. We're always adding some nifty LINKS to other sailing sites and sources that you might like as well.
Enjoy! Lois and Gunter Hofmann
New entries:
Voyage 7 Crew Photos
Our Final Day Sail on Pacific Bliss by Lois Joy
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Pacific Bliss is still in great shape and we never regretted our decision to buy a Catana 431 to sail around the world. We think she could do another circumnavigation.
She is now up for sale.
Voyage Seven. Pacific Bliss, Voyage Seven, Individual Maps
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