An annual sailing and reef monitoring circuit of the western Caribbean — 100+ reef sites across seven countries, documented every year, for as many years as possible. Wind and solar only. Zero carbon. Zero compromise.
Led by Daniel Roe — U.S. Coast Guard–licensed 200-Ton Master Captain, ASA sailing instructor, former U.S. Navy submariner, FAA-licensed drone pilot, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and expedition sailor who has been doing hard things on the water since before most sailing influencers were born.
Modern Y-DNA work traces his paternal line through the I1 haplogroup to Thorvald Asvaldsson, Erik the Red, and Leif Erikson. He sails as Ove Ironhand. This combination shapes everything: calm decision-making, conservative risk management, and preparation over bravado. The life is genuinely extraordinary because the standards are real.
Daniel Roe — Catamaran Dan
Ove Ironhand
The Rim Run is an annual sailing circuit of the western Caribbean coast — departing Mexico, sailing south through Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, then returning northbound. First circuit launches October 2026.
The commitment is to repeat this annual circuit for as many years as possible — building a longitudinal record of reef health that grows more scientifically valuable with every passing year. Twenty years of standardized observations along this arc would constitute one of the most significant reef monitoring records ever assembled by a single operator.
Anchor down — the Rim Run way
The Circuit — Caribbean Coastline
Life Ashore — Cultural Exchange
From Mexico's Yucatán to Panama's San Blas and back — 1,500+ nautical miles, two ecosystem zones, two operational hubs. The same loop every year, refined each season. No leg is hurried.
| Country | Key Stops | Days | Why It Matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | Puerto Aventuras · Cozumel · Xcalak · Banco Chinchorro | ~30 | Northern hub — REEF coordination & staging |
| 🇧🇿 Belize | Ambergris · Turneffe · Lighthouse Reef · Blue Hole · Glover's · South Water · Placencia | ~117 | World's 2nd largest barrier reef — home waters |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | Livingston · Río Dulce · Lake Izabal | ~35 | Most stunning inland waterway in the Americas |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | Cayos Cochinos · Utila · Roatán · Guanaja | ~80 | Bay Islands — whale sharks & 100+ ft visibility |
| 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | Big Corn Island · Little Corn Island · Pearl Cays | ~29 | Priority Year 1 — essentially unsurveyed |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | Tortuguero · Cahuita NP · Puerto Viejo · Manzanillo | ~35 | Jungle meets reef — Reef Check programs dormant for years |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | Bocas del Toro · Portobelo · San Blas / Guna Yala | ~44 | Southern hub — REEF training facility & finest snorkeling on circuit |
🇧🇿 Belize — Lighthouse Reef
🇧🇿 Belize — Turneffe Atoll
🇧🇿 Belize — Glover's Reef
🇧🇿 Belize — South Water Caye
🇬🇹 Guatemala — Río Dulce
🇭🇳 Honduras — Roatán
🇭🇳 Honduras — Guanaja
🇳🇮 Nicaragua — Little Corn Island
🇵🇦 Panama — Bocas del Toro
🇵🇦 Panama — Guna Yala / San Blas
The actual Norse were farmers, fishermen, and navigators who crossed cold seas in shallow-draft boats without charts. To go viking meant to set out — to explore, trade, test skill, and return changed. Their ships drew so little water they could sail directly onto a beach and walk into a village. Not to attack. To listen. To find out what those people knew that the Norse did not.
Modern Y-DNA traces Catamaran Dan's paternal line through the I1 haplogroup to Thorvald Asvaldsson, Erik the Red, and Leif Erikson. He sails as Ove Ironhand.
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Shamrocket — Hobie Getaway · 24" draft
Not a flotilla of matching boats and matching egos. A disciplined collection of real sailors on real boats with a shared operating standard and a genuine appetite for what lies beyond the marina breakwater.
"Sailing to virtually anywhere on Earth — as long as it makes sense and the risks are acceptable. Small boats. Real seamanship. Cultural respect. No passengers."
Ideal vessels: shoal-draft or centerboard sailboats under 26 feet — Hobie Getaway, Catalina 22 Sport, and similar. Guardian vessels (30–50 ft sail or power) welcomed and valued. If your boat operates safely around 24-inch draft and you bring a serious expedition mindset, you belong with us.
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Nevado Raiders™ — Fly it when you've earned it
What the Mint Julep is to horse racing, Bourbon Storm™ is to the yachting community. Born on a blue-sky equatorial Pacific day in 1984 that turned dark, wet, and alive — then cleared just as fast. The recipe remained private for forty-one years.
Heavy straight-sided rocks glass with a blue rim band. Rim mix: 2 parts coarse sea salt, 1 part sugar. Wet the outside rim with fresh lime and dip. Fill with fresh ice.
1½ oz white rum • ¾ oz blue curaçao • 1 oz pineapple juice • ½ oz fresh lime juice • 1 oz coconut water • 1–2 dashes ginger or aromatic bitters. Shake hard ~10 seconds. Strain over fresh ice.
Float ½–¾ oz dark rum over the back of a bar spoon. Blue below. Dark above. Salt and sky at the rim. Do not stir.
Same blue base. Float ½–¾ oz bourbon instead of dark rum. The bourbon is the star — the first nose, first sip, and finish live in that top layer.
Pineapple juice, coconut water, orange juice, lime, blue curaçao syrup (NA). Float iced tea or cola as the storm band. Same glass. Same rim. Same protocol.
The Rim Runner™
Rim Lightning — 1984 · The origin
Blue Rim 5™ • Catamaran Dan • Nevado Raiders™
Whether you are a scientist, a sailor, a filmmaker, a sponsor, or simply someone who understands what is at stake — the Rim Run Expedition wants to hear from you.
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