April 12, 2026
I have had some terrible bashes up to Bahia Bonanza before due to the wind tunnel that is the Cerralvo channel, add to it forecast 20 knot gusts from the north and my decision was made – a 4am departure. I had a great push of current helping my passage and getting past La Ventana the jib was unfurled giving…
April 11, 2026
Arriving in Muertos, the first order of business was washing the boat and getting all of the Boobie shit off the bow. It was warming up quickly and I hustled in my tired state to get things looking good again – let me say not having to worry about using a lot of water is such a game changer. Back…
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…
November 20, 2025
Whew what an exhausting few days in Puerto Escondido – cleaning the boat from top to bottom, laundry was done, provisioning in Loreto, and most important – picking up Jack’s wife, Teresa. Oh and a lunch attempt at El Rays (closed, blerg) and getting the diesel/gas jerry cans refilled. I was plum tuckered out both days so thankfully we enjoyed…
November 6, 2025
First, I am not a fan of Cabo. Too loud. Too many jetskis. Too rolly. But it is a great place rest up, provision, get fuel, and wait for a weather window to enter the Sea of Cortez. We checked all of those boxes, starting with lunch followed by getting fuel. Fuel transferred into the main tanks, Jack and I…
October 29, 2025
One last latte, the purchase of a 5-gallon jug of water (emergency supply), and the return of the marina key – and we were off! About 8:00am we untied the dock lines and made out way out past the huge Carnival cruise ship. Fairly quickly the clouds filled in, the winds were light so we motored around the south point…
October 27, 2025
Our time in Ensenada was hectic to say the least! Following a somewhat lazy morning, we jumped in an Uber around 10am for Home Depot. First stop was to buy a Starlink Mini. That acquired, it was on to lunch while Vicki hit the Walmart next door for a fleece top and flip flip – I failed to mention it…
October 25, 2025
Whew, it was a whirlwind final week in the yard with the departure date getting pushed back a couple times. We went from two guys working on the boat to three or four per day, with the vast majority of the work polishing the boat. It was a slow arduous process, with many requests by me to go over an…
October 20, 2025
Another busy week and more unexpected projects checked off the list. On the plus side, my friend Jack arrived Friday and has made a huge improvement to the quantity of work and reducing mistakes (two brains are better than one). Hopefully just one more week to finish and get to Mexico!
October 11, 2025
It was another push week, the best feeling was getting all of the hyper critical items checked off the list (and a number of non-critical ones too). Geloat repairs and fore beam corrosion treatment/painting continued in the background by the guys at Miguel Hernandez Yacht Refinishing. Highlight Photos
October 3, 2025
I’m off the boat work for a few days and in Utah to watch my daughter compete for the US Biathlon trails. It is a much needed rest after a hard push on the boat work front. Backing up…before getting to work, it was a fun time cruising with Alison and Allan from Oxnard to Mission Bay, San Diego (with…