Sun Dec 08 2019 18:40:00 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) I wonder if I will ever feel like I have a handle on passage making. I haven’t been very good at meal planning or provisioning yet. With all the other stuff going on, this one is escaping me. On land life, I was the planner. Want …
To our land crew
Sat Dec 07 2019 20:27:00 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) Tomorrow we sail for La Cruz. We are buddy boating with SV Distant Star another fabulous teen boat. Man, I can’t wait to reach a place I can stay for a while. It is 2 full days sailing to La Cruz. There is a big cruiser …
Big seas off Baja
Fri Dec 06 2019 10:25:00 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) Great wind about a week ago off the coast of Baja.
Mosquito bites and constellations
Fri Dec 06 2019 00:32:00 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) Our last night in Bahía Magdalena we dinghies about 2 miles to the small village of Puerto Magdalena in search of a tiny restaurant that may or may not be open and a few groceries. The restaurant was closed and the small grocery was open. So …
Otter Pops on a hot day
Thu Dec 05 2019 14:06:00 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) We are on the move again. Going to join friends in Cabo San Lucas. Pending weather Cabo is a short provisioning stop. Today is sunny, warm, and low winds. So we broke out Otter Pops that we picked up in Ensenada. We having a fishing line …
Slowing down for a bit
Sun Dec 01 2019 12:39:00 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) Here in Bahía Magdalena we have finally been able to slow down. We were racing to get to La Paz, but weather got in the way. Then Graham resigned and work needs became a receding worry. The last two days we’ve hung out with friends. Today, …
Watermaker is operating!
Sat Nov 30 2019 20:23:00 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) We’ve been drinking water that was filtered and safe, but somewhat salty since our last fill at a port in Mexico. Today I finally had time to go through the watermaker piece by piece and found a few air leaks that were causing the problems preventing …
A warm anchorage is a giant bathtub
Fri Nov 29 2019 10:38:00 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) We arrived safely to Bahía Magdalena. Kirsten has been wanting a shower or something for a couple of days. So we got anchored and she got out the shampoo, soap, towels, bathing suit, ladder and rope and jumped in to the first warm water we have …
Fishing boats and cruise ships
Thu Nov 28 2019 20:57:00 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) Everyone has a thing. You know, a thing that sets off your doubts and makes you worry if you are able to make the correct decision. Maybe you make any decision. Maybe you freeze. Maybe you worry about freezing instead of acting. This thing stresses you …
Toward Bahía Magdalena
Thu Nov 28 2019 16:19:00 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) This trip we went about 80 nautical miles offshore chasing the fastest wind angle to give us speed to stay ahead of the storm. We’ve averaged 7-7.5 knots. We were spilling wind from the sails so we didn’t go any faster. As it is, we are …
S/V Pulsar 