April 13, 2026
Mother trucker. While shutting down Strikhedonia for a few weeks, I went to fill the port holding tank half way with water (how I leave it so that the tank does not dry out and the material in the bottom solidify). To my surprise it was completely filled. Fuck me. It had drained a week before, as I had watched…
April 11, 2026
My friend Aaron was lined up to join me for a few weeks but weather being a fickle beast, I had to take a weather window a few days earlier than he could make the trip. This meant I would be single handing. I really enjoy single handing, but prior this never had I made a multi-day passage by myself.…
April 9, 2026
I seem to inadvertely steer myself into situations were things are rush, rush, rush. In this case, a weather window to cross to the Baja was here and if it was missed I was looking at another week before the next mellow crossing option. So rush it was, arrival day I dropped off the bow sprit bracket with Rafa to…
March 13, 2026
I have been fighting, for a long time, a couple of the sheeves on my Spinlock deck organizers getting jammed up and no longer spinning freely. I gave it a half-hearted effort in the past and eventually moved a line to a sheeve that still spun. Today was time to address it properly. It was not obvious from the Spinlock…
January 10, 2026
System Description: I decided to build a system that could be remotely controlled via cellular connected monitoring system that would allow me to pre-heat my engine from home and for a self contained engine dehydration system that can also be monitored from my phone. Basically there are three parts to the system: Cellular/Wifi backbone, Remote outlet to control the engine…
December 4, 2025
It was a chill first day with calm seas and five knots of wind from behind. I’m never one to complain about motoring across the sea if it means low wind and comfortable seas. Reaching the 24 hour mark, we had covered a 136nm, not great but fine. The forecast was for some wind to kick up overnight and true…
December 1, 2025
We arrived early afternoon, which gave us time to walk around town in Agua Verde before getting an early dinner at Puerto Bello. The weather forecast has been flip flopping each morning and evening, one good for sticking around in the Baja longer and the other saying “Leave Now!” Ultimately, after a morning weather check the need to get to…
November 30, 2025
The next morning was an early departure for a rush to Puerto Escondido for fuel and food. Our fresh veggies were getting thin. It was about as smooth as it could have been, with Jean getting food while Vicki and I topped off the tanks. By 9:45am we were back underway, sadly not much new produce as the next day…
November 29, 2025
We pulled up anchor and move around the east side of Isla Carmen. This can be a decent fishing area so I put out both hand lines. I headed to my berth to work on a new solar arch improvement coming back an hour or so later to see we had a fish on. Oh baby, please don’t be a…
November 28, 2025
Underway from Isla Coronado, I pulled out the jib around the north side of the island – knowing I was being optimistic. Whelp, sure enough it didn’t last more than twenty minutes before the wind was on our nose and it didn’t get any better the rest of the passage. Oh well, it was a comfortable ride and we really…
November 27, 2025
It was a mellow motorsail south with a larger than expected swell of 5-6 feet at 4 seconds. The screecher helped us along and made it an easy passage that allowed for water making and to get some charge into the batteries. Oh, and to empty the nearly full holding tanks – whew that was very needed. Being Thanksgiving, cooking…
November 26, 2025
Up early to beat the wind we departed to the north. Quickly raising the main and screecher only to be disappointed half an hour later when the morning winds subsided and it became a motor. Oh well, it was comfortable. Not too crowded in San Juanico, we lucked out and there was a great spot near where I like to…