Archive | May 4, 2013

4/26 to 5/1 we spent completely emptying the boat. sorting through everything we own. cleaning the entire boat. and organizing it for a 5 month storage. We are leaving the boat behind for the hurricane summer season. it is sad to leave our home of 2 and a half years behind. we are heading to […]

4/25 off the dock at 8:00AM en route to the crane. Across the small bay. 8:45 process begins. 10:30 we’re on our stands. Bottom looks great! Paint is still perfect from the Easter before last. We have LOTS TO DO! claire pulled the boat into the haul out slip perfectly here we go! last time […]

4/24 Got up with Ben from “IriExpress” on the radio. Anchor up in Bacochibampo around 9:30AM. Great sail, AGAIN, into Guaymas. Got a slip at the Fonatur government run marina around 13:00. Saw some old friends there. Ben met up and led us through the channel. His car was at the Guaymas boatyard. After a […]

4/23 Relaxed at the hotel (for free of course) we had quite a few options for anchorages after sailing across the sea. we decided on bacochibampo because it was a big, wide-open bay that would be easy to pull into at sunset. We got the anchor down ASAP and rowed to shore for a celebratory […]

4/21 Awesome 6 kt beam reach. 15 kt east wind blowing. Anchor up at 10AM in coyote bay and down at 16:30 off the hotel at Punta Chivato. Talked to a few boats on the radio that were night crossing, and others that had already crossed. Thats good reception! 4/22 We woke up at 2:00AM […]

4/17 Been hanging out with Bob and Sergio in Posada. Very informative. Saw Saturn last night for the first time with naked eye in a telescope. Fascinating. Got a picture through the scope! Hard NW wind today and supposedly tomorrow. We’re waiting to cross the Sea but it’s hard to time the weather and harder […]