MEET THE FLEET: SV GARGOYLE

MEET THE FLEET: SV GARGOYLE

Kevin & Carla

SV GARGOYLE on anchor

From the moment Kevin and Carla departed Vancouver BC on May 31, 2019, their first โ€œrealโ€ goal was to be in Barra de Navidad in time for the 2019 Panama Posse kickoff meeting at the end of November. That first five months and 4,000 + NM set the tone for the crew of SV Gargoyle, a 2011 Beneteau Oceanis 50. Kevin, Carla, along with their two cats, Sam and Dean, have been sailing proudly under a Posse banner of one flavor or another ever since.

Posse in Puesta del Sol, Nicaragua...on COVID lockdown

2020 highlights included being locked down in Puesta del Sol, Nicaragua with a number of other posse members. Once they were allowed to leave, Gargoyle beat upwind for nine days to the Galapagos to be one of the first yachts post-COVID to be allowed into these magical islands. After two months in paradise with the islands to themselves, it was time to head East for their first Panama Canal transit and a planned May 2021 Atlantic transit. Insert the Omnicom variant into the story and with Portugal telling them they wouldnโ€™t be allowed into the Azores; they made a 180 degree turn back to Panama for canal transit number two. The decision was now to go the other way to the Med, via the Pacific!

Departing from Marina Papagayo in March 2022 with Dietmar wishing us fair winds from the dock, Gargoyle made a 30-day passage to Nuku Hiva, followed by a season cruising French Polynesia and Fiji. Spending cyclone season in New Zealand, they experienced not one but two cyclones. Leary of the Red Sea they decided to ship Gargoyle with Posse Partner Sevenstar Yacht Transport from Auckland to Cork Ireland in May 2023.

SV GARGOYLE on the Transport through the Panama Canal for the third time.

After Gargoyle made her 3rd Panama Canal transit, albeit without her crew, what followed was a magical summer in Ireland and Scotland before a late summer run to Spain, Portugal and then the Med. A winter in Tunisia followed by this seasonโ€™s cruising in Malta, Sicily, Italy, up to Venice, Greece and now where they sit anchored off Bodrum, Turkey. 24 countries, 40,000NM and yes, Sam and Dean are still rocking it with their human crew.

Carla and Sam in the cockpit.
Dean's got it made in the shade.

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Kevin and Carla are always available as well for a call or email exchange with their fellow cruisers. sailinggargoyle@gmail.com

SVย GARGOYLE ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Kevin & Carla - Beneteau Oceanis 50

 

THANK YOU KEVIN & CARLA FOR BEING A PART OF THE POSSE FOR SO MANY YEARS!


BOCAS DEL TORO BEACH CLEAN UP

BOCAS DEL TORO BEACH CLEAN UP

Beach clean up crew in Bocas del Torro, Panama
Stewardship in action: So much plastic we find on the beaches we visit is floating in from somewhere else. Local people appreciate all the help we can give to keep their beaches clean.

Report from Maison de Sante:

We had a nice group of Posse boats and local residents here in Bocas Del Toro, Panama who came out this morning for clean up on Red Frog beach. Many pounds of plastic garbage was collected ๐Ÿ˜Š. The strangest items collected included a bicycle mud flap, a scuba purge valve, and a diaper๐Ÿคข. Some people had to leave early so not everyone is pictured. Stay tuned for a future date where we can ALL participate in beach clean up wherever you are located!

SY BISOU ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Robin and Tad - Fountaine Pajot 44โ€ฒ & SY MAISON DE SANTร‰ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Nicole & Keenan - ย Cal 46'

THANK YOU FOR BEING STEWARDS OF OUR ENVIRONMENT!


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