by Allen | Jan 12, 2022 | Updates
Isla Espíritu Santo Our trip to Ensenada del Gallo on the island of Espíritu Santo was pleasant enough, although it could have been better with at least some wind. There are three main anchoring areas on the island’s west coast, separated into three lobes. And as no...
by Allen | Jan 6, 2022 | Updates
Buenas Tardes and Bienvenida a La Paz Good afternoon and welcome to La Paz. I think that’s what the harbour master said in reply to me announcing our arrival at the anchorage at La Paz. Thanks to our pioneering friends Liz and Steve on Aloha, Maria and I were...
by Allen | Jan 6, 2022 | Updates
Fan belts and Banshees That took twice the effort it should have. Our first attempt to get to Los Frailes was scuppered by a broken fan belt 4 hours into our trip. Thanks to an alarm screeching like a banshee in our earholes, we found the problem quickly enough. But,...
by Allen | Nov 23, 2021 | Updates
Winners Winners Chicken Dinners Who’d have thought it, eh? We won first prize in our class in the Baja Haha rally, despite being a week late and having motored more time than we had sailed. In a typical sailing regatta, we would have been thrown out of the...
by Allen | Nov 8, 2021 | Updates
Plan for another plan if the first plan doesn’t pan out Here’s what we read on Active Captain before deciding to head to Port San Luis: “This is wonderful anchorage…” “We spent a week here relaxing…” “…...
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