– Claire Insley Holmes
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 […]
It’s hard to keep all the photos into chronological order. This is a separate post of our adventure into Mulegé. We left the boat anchored in Coyote Bay and drove into town a few times. 4/16 Mulegé for supplies and tour with BOB LINKS to read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulegé http://www.mulege.net/ entrance to concepcion looking north across, east […]
SOMBRERITO 4/12 Finally no more hard WNW wind. Anchor up at 10AM a little late. Leaving San Juanico. Plan is to sail as far north as we can get to Coyote. ESE winds. 2 ft swell. Most of the day. Best beam reach of our trip. Holding 6.5 kts sometimes 7! Pulled into view of […]
BACK IN SAN JUANICO 4/8 Still gusting from the West. This is rare. We have only seen north and south majority in the wind the past 6 months. Comfy swing back and forth with no swell because it is offshore wind. One other boat in here. They are in the ‘better’ spot to anchor. But […]
BACK IN LORETO 4/6 Mom to bus station by 11:30. Shuttle van ride 6 hours back to La Paz for her Sunday flight. Claire and I went out for cocktails and internet. Weather check. Looks like a blow Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. Another rant on the Puerto Escondido/Loreto radio-Net. Claire and I having little weather knowledge […]
CALETA SAN JUANICO 4/3 Anchor up at 9:45 to finish our heading of 6 miles north to Caleta San Juanico, our original destination days before. Calm wind on the nose and rolling smooth swell. Halfway there saw wind forming on the horizon. Nasty swell and gusty wind again. Very very annoying. Forecast is never correct. […]
