s/v BOUNDLESS; Colin, Julian, a Passport 42, and a big cruising adventure.
Tag: Passportyachts
We spent a almost a week in La Paz, doing a bit of provisioning, but also taking advantage of access to Sergio Galindo to have our stern anchor straightened after being bent in Chacala, and making a modification to the swim ladder he had made for us previously. In addition, we decided, despite the inflated … Continue reading La Paz to Escondido (Do-over)
With the options of going south this year having been stymied by the pandemic, and the hurricane season fast approaching, the best option was to head back north to the Sea of Cortez for a second summer (off) season. Paradise Village Marina to La Cruz Anchorage DATE:23 May, 2021DEPARTURE:Paradise Village Marina, Nuevo VallartaARRIVAL:La Cruz de … Continue reading Back to Baja
START PRACTICE / BEER CAN: DATE:24 March, 2021DEPARTURE:Paradise Village MarinaDESTINATION:Paradise Village Marina TRIP:21.7ENGINE HOURS (at Destination)488.08CREW & GUESTS: Julian, Colin, LeeAnn & Charlie Clark (sv Juliet) The Banderas Bay regatta organizers set up the day for revolving start practice, and this gave us the opportunity to see how we faired against the competition, as well … Continue reading XXVIII Banderas Bay Regatta
OVERNIGHT TO MATANCHÉN DATE:18 February - 19 February, 2021DEPARTURE:Isla Piedra, Mazatlan, Sinaloa DESTINATION:Bahía Matanchén, NayaritDESTINATION LAT/LONG:21°31.254N 105°14.225WTRIP: 135.1 We headed out of the anchorage alongside Juliet with the overnight passage ahead. This turned out to be a fairly uncomfortable passage, and with just one night, neither of us felt like we got in the rhythm … Continue reading Mazatlan to Bahía Banderas
GETTING OFF THE DOCK: To Falsa ... DATE:21 January, 2021DEPARTURE:Marina Palmira, La PazDESTINATION:Bahía FalsaDESTINATION LAT/LONG:24°15.521N 110°18.981WTRIP: 6nm We were itching to get out of the marina after two months, but waiting for Juliet to get their new autopilot controller before we could start making our way over to the mainland, hopefully together. It was great … Continue reading La Paz to Mazatlan
Departure:Marina Palmira, La Paz BCSArrival:Marina Palmira, La Paz BCSDistance (nm):23.4Engine Hours (trip end):425.6Crew & Guests:Julian, ColinWeather:Blue sky, wind 3 - 20 knots After 8 weeks of major boat work (see the 'Projects Log), we were itching to get out of the marina, and also see that everything checked out, especially given the new chainplates had … Continue reading DAY TRIPPING – Balandra ‘test sail’
Santa Rosalía We spent two weeks in Santa Rosalía. The small marina is extremely friendly, and conveniently close to the town. There was quite the group of cruisers passing through - EXPRESSION, YATRA, GEN-M, all with kids on board, CAVU, SLIPPER (with recently acquired dog), and the 68’ Italian boat we had seen on our … Continue reading SEA OF CORTEZ – LEG FOUR: Santa Rosalía to Bahía de los Angeles
7/26/20 - Santo Domingo to Posada Concepción 8.18nm / 311.17 hrs After spending two nights at Santa Domingo we decided to venture further into Bahia Concepcion. We had heard that it is quite hot at this time of year in the bay, and they were right. We left Santa Domingo and set the jib and … Continue reading SEA OF CORTEZ LEG THREE: Bahía Concepción to Santa Rosalía
Departure:Clipper Yacht HarborArrival:Clipper Yacht HarborDistance (nm):28.0Engine Hours (trip end):66.7Crew & Guests:Julian, Colin, MarleyWeather:A good blow at 20+ Saturday - 5/4/19 We went sailing with Nick and Johnna on Scarlet Fire to get a view of the Sail GP boats sailing, but with a vantage point at the Alcatraz end of the course the racing was … Continue reading SailGP Weekend Sail
Departure:Clipper Yacht HarborArrival:Clipper Yacht HarborDistance (nm):24.5Engine Hours (trip end):65.5Crew & Guests:Julian, Colin, Liz & ScottWeather:Sunny, blowy (mostly), but chilly! Well, the summer weather pattern is back ... yea! It was bright and sunny, there was that icy San Francisco April through September chill, and it was blowing hard for the re-entry into the dock ... … Continue reading Easter Sailing with Liz and Scott
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