April 21, 2026
A pre-sunrise hike to the top of the hill overlooking Strikhedonia was a perfect start to the day. The colors popped and I relaxed taking in the views of Los Gatos for the last time this season. Then it was back aboard and moving north just a short three miles to Punta San Telmo. I had not stopped here before…
April 17, 2026
Well, maybe not out of Isla San Francisco. It was actually calm on my departure from the anchorage and for the first twenty minutes or so. I could see a windline with some white frothy waves coming. Blerg. I adjusted course to point to San Evaristo which was just nine miles north should the conditions be unmanageable. I drove past…
April 16, 2026
After a few days of wind in Bonanza, it was time to move north to Isla San Francisco. With the valley’s along Espirtu Santo and Partida, I kept the main down and just used the jib and engine to propel us. It was an easy passage with not much besides nice views and a low key day on the water.…
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 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…
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…