We Lost our Yacht

We lost our sailing yacht, but we didn't lose our life, our hope, our principles, our love or our faith.  We are quite a match of tempered people.  You better be if you are embarking on this navigation undertaking.  We have been dealing with some cumbersome and sad acquiescence.  

A Lot to be Thankful For

It is a tradition to say thanks today in this part of the world.  There is a lot that we need to be thankful for.  We have had the privilege of having had a sailboat and of all the beautiful experiences we have had aboard Apuej Bien.  Most of our passages this year were pleasant albeit challenging.  Most of our journey through Venezuela was pleasurable; we met beautiful people who were surprised that we were Americans traveling in their country given the political dialogue of the day, but who never directed anti-american sentiment or negative comments.

Press Release Venezuelan Intervention with Apuejbien

  On Sunday, November 13, 2011, Tampa residents, Camille and Jerome Harris, along with their grandson, Terence Harris, were navigating their sailing vessel west along the north coast of Los Roques, Venezuela, approximately 2 miles north of “Los Canquises”, in route to Bonaire,  Netherlands Antilles. They had checked out of VZ Customs and Immigration at Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, two days earlier in order to continue their passage to Bonaire.  At approximately 2:30 PM they were hailed by Venezuelan Coast Guard Patrol vessel, Fumarel, captained by Armando Soriano Martinez in what appeared to be a routine check.