Monthly Archives: December 2021

We made it to Cabo! We had light winds on the last stretch of our trip down Baja from Bahia Santa Maria to Cabo San Lucas, so we motor sailed most of the way. We saw tons of turtles and several sail fish and manta rays jumping out of the water. More awesome ocean lifeContinue reading “Where the Pacific Ocean meets the Sea of Cortez”

We checked in at Ensenada, refueled, got our tourist visas and had our first fish tacos in Mexico – Baja style. We spent two days at the marina, walked into town and enjoyed showers and welcome cocktails at the marina hotel. We were impressed by the ease and efficiency of the check in service throughContinue reading “Ensenada, Cedros, Bahia Tortuga, Bahia Asuncion, Bahia Santa Maria”

Leaving LA we had heavy fog with little visibility. Once we were through the fog our first day out was easy breezy, with light westerly winds and clear skies. We set our watch schedule for nighttime and had dinner just after dark. We were able to average around 4 knots sailing all night in fairlyContinue reading “Crossing into Mexican waters”