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Brown Councill
- May 27
- 3 min
BOGAS or Bocas Del Toro?
(make this blog come to life by watching the above video) Welcome! Our videos and blog posts are focused on our adventures aboard Blown...
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Brown Councill
- May 12
- 2 min
Passage from Isla Providencia to Bocas Del Toro, Panama
Critical Passage Timing Decision We left beautiful Providencia after just a few days to take advantage of a short, favorable three-day...
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Brown Councill
- May 8
- 4 min
Best Place You’ve Never Heard Of - Isla Providencia, Colombia
What's So Unusual About Isla Providencia? You literally stumble over so many unusual interesting things when cruising the world and...
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Brown Councill
- Apr 29
- 4 min
Sailing Around Pirate Infested Nicaraguan Banks to Providencia, Colombia
We and buddy boat Valentine are finally off on our most challenging passage yet and we've picked a perfect and rare weather window that...
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Brown Councill
- Apr 21
- 4 min
Perilous Passage Planning - Pirate Infestation & Nemesis Winds
Roatan to Guanaja Passage Route from French Harbour to our Guanaja anchorage. (above) Now that we're all provisioned with fuel and food...
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Brown Councill
- Apr 15
- 3 min
Staging for Our Panama Passage
Welcome Blown Away crew to our newest post! Along with the New Year, we have set our sights on Panama and the upcoming 7-day passage and...
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Brown Councill
- Apr 8
- 2 min
Marine Diesel Fuel System Tank - Contamination & Corrosion Cause & Effect - Detailed Explanation
July 30, 2022 Diesel fuel tank system contamination is a BIG PROBLEM; however, very few people understand it because the unintuitive...
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Brown Councill
- Apr 8
- 7 min
Big Storm Anchoring Survival Tips
Whether you're a full time cruiser or potentially becoming one, you will learn and be entertained by this post. So imagine that you're a...
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Brown Councill
- Apr 1
- 5 min
Fighting to Save Our Catamaran
Well it’s certainly been an interesting final week of 2022. On Christmas morning the park rangers of Cayos Cochins came to the boat and...
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Brown Councill
- Mar 25
- 2 min
Greetings From Cayos Cochinos, Honduras
Greetings from Honduras as well as probably one of our favorite anchorages since we started cruising. We're so excited about sharing it...
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Brown Councill
- Mar 18
- 3 min
Eastern Holandes Cays - San Blas Islands - “Swimming Pool” Anchorage
Wow, it’s been a fantastic week of accomplishing many boat projects, moving to a paradisical anchorage, and encountering incredible...
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Brown Councill
- Dec 8, 2022
- 2 min
Escape From Guatemala - Sailing to Honduras.
We hope that you all had a great Thanksgiving with your loved ones. We are SO thankful for you! And, we are thankful to be settled in...
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Brown Councill
- Nov 19, 2022
- 4 min
Departure From Rio Dulce, Guatemala - 1st Attempt
TWO YEARS AGO today we closed on our boat in St. Lucia. It's hard to believe we are starting our THIRD sailing season this week! WOW! It...
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Brown Councill
- Aug 4, 2022
- 2 min
Marine Diesel Fuel System Tank - Contamination & Corrosion Cause & Effect - Detailed Explanation
Marine diesel fuel contamination is a big problem that is both disruptive and expensive. Learn about the causes to your can prevent damage
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Brown Councill
- Jul 28, 2022
- 2 min
Animals, Exploration and a Visitor
This past week has been amazing. We were on a tight schedule to get down to Georgetown to pick up Brown's daughter, Marston at the...
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Brown Councill
- Aug 10, 2021
- 3 min
How We Got Live-Aboard Boat / Yacht Insurance with NO Boating Experience
Have you just bought or are considering the purchase of a boat and have little or no boating experience? If so, then your next challenge...
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Brown Councill
- Mar 5, 2021
- 2 min
How to Make a "Too Large" Washing Machine Fit Your Sailboat
Do yourself a favor and watch this video to both avoid and learn from our mistakes. What a nightmare! ORDERING THE WRONG SIZED WASHING...
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Brown Councill
- Nov 22, 2020
- 6 min
Why We Bought a 2015 Leopard 44 Catamaran - Tame the Cat
My wife Eileen and I searched Leopard catamarans almost exclusively because they represent a combination of blue water cruising...
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Brown Councill
- Nov 6, 2020
- 1 min
Chasing dreams in St. Lucia
It is incredible to be SO close to our dream coming true. We will be landing on the island that has been host to our boat, Blown Away,...
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