March 2021

PSCC March Cruise to Blake Island (March 27/28)

Osprey (Steve and Elsie) will be our cruise leader for this cruise to Blake Island. Osprey plans to
arrive at the marina on Thursday or Friday. Saturday night we will have a socially distant happy
hour. Sunday morning we will have a hike around the island for those who are interested.

  • Dates: Saturday and Sunday, March 27-28, 2021

March 19 Meeting: S/V Complexity’s Adventure across the Red Sea during the Pandemic

PSCC’s March meeting on Zoom will be by Barbara + Jim Cole, PSCC members who are currently cruising the world and crossed the Red Sea last year.

The Red Sea Passage is the route from Southeast Asia to the Med that runs across the northern Indian Ocean and through the Red Sea. For years, the risk of Somali Piracy was so severe that most boats chose to go from Southeast Asia to South Africa. During the almost two-year refit of their boat in Malaysia, Jim and Barbara closely followed the experiences of boats crossing the Indian Ocean and laid in plans for both of the two major routes. The plan was to decide which route closer to departure time.

In the end they chose the Red Sea Passage because of a desire to cruise in the Mediterranean Sea. The presentation will be about SV Complexity’s 2020 Red Sea Passage including preparations and events along the way. It will include stops in Thailand, Sri Lanka, Djibouti and Egypt. Their passage was complicated by countries closing their borders due to the COVID-19 pandemic while Complexity was at sea. Jim and Barbara were “stranded at sea” for 78 days. They transited the Red Sea with friends on other boats who were for aboard 130 days due to the pandemic.