https://forgeover.com/tags/ships-log/ Recent content in Ships Log on Forgeover Hugo en-us Thu, 26 Mar 2020 23:59:36 +0000 https://forgeover.com/articles/sailing/we-made-it-to-south/ Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:14:00 +0000 https://forgeover.com/articles/sailing/we-made-it-to-south/ <p>Our trip so far has been lived under a slight but constant disappointment. We have eagerly been anticipating something that felt southish. This feeling isn&rsquo;t just about temperature, nor is it about turquoise water. There is a certain something that makes a locale feel southish, and we just hadn&rsquo;t gotten there yet&hellip; until today.</p> <p>Today we arrived in Bahia de Santa Maria. This subtropical harbor is located at latitude 24 46&rsquo;. It&rsquo;s 80 in the cabin and the water is 77. When we arrived and checked that statistic we all simultaneously decided to go for a swim. Mine was particularly satisfying after a night in full foul weather gear and a day sweating at winches and halyards. While I was in I decided to dive the keel and was pleased to find that I a) could do it, and b) that my little grounding in Morro bay hadn&rsquo;t caused any real damage (just a little paint scratch).</p>