Wed Aug 12 2020 11:49:00 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) We bypassed San Juanico yesterday and anchored just north in the little cove of La Ramada. We are here with two other boats, SV Pablo and SV Tulum V. The water yesterday was quite a bit cooler in temp than further south, though the air temp …
Moving North in the Sea of Cortez
Tue Aug 11 2020 10:38:00 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) Since April we have been bouncing around the Loreto area. Isla Carmen, Isla Coronados, Loreto for food, Nopolo, and a few forays to Caleta San Juanico. But, “the time has come” as the Walrus said… to seek out some new places and a bit of adventure. …
Pulsar Crew in Bahía Candeleros
Tue Apr 21 2020 09:49:00 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) Los Candeleros - The candelsticks. We arrived in in Candeleros April 19, 2020. We’ve been quiet. Partially for lack of cell coverage and data. Partially grappling with the deluge of daily changes due to Covid-19. When we have internet, it feels overwhelming. We left La Cruz …
A bit more weather than planned
Tue Apr 07 2020 08:30:00 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) The big blow Karri mentioned last post showed up in the dark. We had significant waves crashing over the boat and sustained winds over 45, gusting to 50+ knots for hours. The crew and boat fared very well, a couple equipment breakages due to the forces …
First night watches
Sun Apr 05 2020 16:49:00 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) We are bound for Ensenada de los Muertos from Isla Isabela. It is a bay on the East side of Baja south of La Paz but North of Cabo San Lucas and NorthWest of Isabela across the Sea of Cortez. We are trying to sail as …
Dolphins and whales and turtles, oh my!
Wed Apr 01 2020 17:59:00 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) We departed the rolling anchorage at Punta de Mita, exited the mouth of Bahía de Banderas and commenced our journey north destined for the Sea of Cortez. As two new members to the crew with no prior sailing experience, we were anxious to see whether or …
Bee stings and into the Sea
Tue Mar 31 2020 20:52:00 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) Yesterday we motored from La Cruz de Huanacaxtle to Punta de Mita. We lounged at the La Cruz anchorage (yes, that’s a bit of sarcasm) from Dec 13, 2019 (yes, that was a Friday) until March 30, 2020. That is quite a stretch of time. During …
Final leg for a bit
Fri Dec 13 2019 04:49:00 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) Sunrise and we are coming up on Punta de Mita. We round between it and Las Tres Marietas and we will be in Bahía de Banderas aka Banderas Bay. Home to La Cruz, Nuevo Vallarta, and Puerto Vallarta to name a few cities. We will be …
A poem for the anchor
Tue Dec 10 2019 21:58:00 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) Here it is 11pm on 10 December, 2019 and I am awake, when I would love to be sleeping. We motored all the way to Isla Isabela knowing that on Tuesday afternoon the wind would start picking up and as a friend put it, we would …
Swimming in the ocean
Mon Dec 09 2019 14:35:00 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) The day has been calm and lazy. We’re slowly motor sailing to Isla Isabela. The weather predictions are holding steady, so we are going to try and stop. We don’t want to arrive until morning light, so we are keeping low speeds, 5 knots. This morning …
S/V Pulsar 