About us
We grew up in California, went to public schools receiving four year degrees from UC Berkeley, got married, worked for 20 years child free, are now retired and sailing around the world.
Sailing Interlude
The Adventures of Kurt & Katie Braun while sailing the world aboard the yacht Interlude
Sailing Interlude
The Adventures of Kurt & Katie Braun while sailing the world aboard the yacht Interlude
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Pacific Panama!
Friday we departed Shelter Bay Marina and transited three locks of the Panama Canal up to Gatun Lake where Interlude anchored for the night (9d15.57’N, 79d54.94’W, 50 ft). Yachts under 125 ft are no longer allowed to transit…
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Canal Interlude
We are scheduled to transit the Gatun Locks (up to lake Gatun from the Atlantic) on January 4 around 1000 to 1300 PST. Then we spend the night anchored on Lake Gatun and go down the Miraflores locks…
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Shelter Bay Marina
Touring Portobello with its historic Customs House/Museum, forts and batteries was worthwhile. We hiked up to the three levels of the San Fernando Fort Battery ruins above where Interlude was anchored for a spectacular view of the Bay.…
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In port at Portobello
Yesterday afternoon we arrived at Portobello Panama (9d33.51’N, 79d40.11’W, 50 ft) after a scenic 60 mile motorsail along the coast from the San Blas Islands. Of note were four unique to us fish farms with huge pyramidal nets…
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So Long San Blas
Today, after three weeks in Panama’s San Blas Islands, we begin heading for Shelter Bay Marina at the Atlantic Panama Canal entrance. We plan a stop tonight, Monday and Tuesday at historic Portobelo where in the 16th century…
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San Blas
Checking into the morning radio nets (SW Carib. Net 1315 UTC 6209 USB & Panama Connection Net 1330 UTC 8107 USB, VHF 72 is cruiser hailing and standby) gave us some idea of where to start exploring. Names…
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Porvenir Panama
Three days after departing Aruba we made landfall at 1030 this morning dropping anchor off the tiny San Blas Island of Pornenir, in the province of Panama known by the local Kuna Indians as Kuna Yala (9d33.35’N, 78d56.88’W,…
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After Aruba
Our one month ‘vacation’ on Aruba at the Renaissance Hotel Marina was relaxing and fun. Katie’s sister and brother-in-law have a vacation home here we all had fun diving with Clive (Dive Aruba), shopping, touring and enjoying their home…
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Refit Interlude 2012
See also: https://setsail.com/interlude-looking-fine-at-the-quarter-century-mark/ From July 2011 to April 2012, Interlude was at Lauderdale Marine Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, undergoing a major refit including new paint, windows, winches, refridgeration and main engine rebuild: See our post on Lauderdale for a list…
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