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CRUISING DESTINATION

BELIZE

Sailing Solitude
Story | Mark Stevens, Photos | Sharon Matthew-Stevens

W

e've just weighed anchor off Thatch Caye, a tiny
island nuzzled by Caribbean waters flowing
between the world's second longest barrier reef
and the mountainous coast of Belize to our west, and now we're
navigating a serpentine course through a crowded congregation
of coral heads.
Once safely in deep water we raise sail. I spin the wheel of
"Kavok" (a Lagoon 421 catamaran we've booked for our weeklong
Belize bareboat adventure from Dream Yacht Charter) until we're
pointed south - steady on a lazy beam reach.
Ten knots of wind. Boat speed a leisurely five. It's the fourth
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morning of our charter and winter is a world away.
Waters are flat, neon green and aquamarine, royal blue outside
the white collar of water that marks the reef off our port beam.
My wife and our friend, Kim North, lounge on "Kavok's"
trapeze as we glide past one island, two islands, five islands. They
do lookout duty to keep us free from the plethora of coral heads
that can make chartering here as tricky as it is appealing.
Kim's husband Ed sits topside with me. He periodically indicates the chart-plotter and shakes his head. "Incomplete survey,"
he says. "Incomplete survey."
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Canadian Yachting February 2020

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Canadian Yachting February 2020

Special Feature: Seven Newbies from the 2019 US Sailboat Show in Annapolis
Special Feature: METS Trade Show – Latest New Products from Around The World
Travel Destination: Belize – Sailing Solitude
At the Helm: Looking ahead to a great summer in 2020!
Power Review: Neptunus 750 Flybridge
Sail Review: Beneteau First Yacht 53
Power Review: Gran Turismo 36
Sail Review: Excess 12 and Excess 15
Power Review: NC 895 Sport
Power Review: Boston Whaler 230 Vantage
The Port Hole: February 2020
Book Review: Ready to Come About
Crossing The Line: Last Crossing to Havana
Canadian Yachting February 2020 - Intro
Canadian Yachting February 2020 - Cover1
Canadian Yachting February 2020 - Cover2
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Canadian Yachting February 2020 - At the Helm: Looking ahead to a great summer in 2020!
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Canadian Yachting February 2020 - Special Feature: Seven Newbies from the 2019 US Sailboat Show in Annapolis
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Canadian Yachting February 2020 - Power Review: Neptunus 750 Flybridge
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Canadian Yachting February 2020 - Sail Review: Beneteau First Yacht 53
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Canadian Yachting February 2020 - Power Review: Gran Turismo 36
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Canadian Yachting February 2020 - Sail Review: Excess 12 and Excess 15
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Canadian Yachting February 2020 - Power Review: NC 895 Sport
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Canadian Yachting February 2020 - Power Review: Boston Whaler 230 Vantage
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Canadian Yachting February 2020 - Special Feature: METS Trade Show – Latest New Products from Around The World
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Canadian Yachting February 2020 - The Port Hole: February 2020
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Canadian Yachting February 2020 - Travel Destination: Belize – Sailing Solitude
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Canadian Yachting February 2020 - Book Review: Ready to Come About
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Canadian Yachting February 2020 - Crossing The Line: Last Crossing to Havana
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