Monthly Archives: May 2024

Day 8Solitude and crew left Asuncion at 4am for Bahia Tortuga. The sea state was like a pond for their eight hour motor sail. They were anchored and topped off with fuel from a local delivery panga by 1:30pm. There are six other sailboats and three sport fishing boats in the bay with more boatsContinue reading “Final Push. Heavy Weather Sailing.”

Jim and crew woke up in Bahia Santa Maria on the morning of day 4, savoring how good sleeping in a still bed feels. Although Jim has come down with a head cold, he’s feeling on the up and up. The winds in the anchorage were gusting to 30 knots and so they waited toContinue reading “Middle Bight”

We are so grateful to have found two friends (of friends) to help crew on Solitude for the trip north with Jim to bring the boat back to Los Angeles. Due to the likely chances of severe and possibly prolonged seasickness, we agreed Lorin will forego this part of the trip. The “Baja Bash”, aContinue reading “~ Adjusting to Pacific Swell ~”

The trip back to La Paz from Agua Verde consisted of quick hops to Los Gatos, Isla San Francisco, and Partida; all places we have been. We didn’t launch the dinghy in Los Gatos, we only stopped to make some miles and lessen the travel time to Isla San Francisco the following day. We hadContinue reading “Final Preparations for the Trip North”