04/07/2011

An early start had me out of Los Muertos and sails up by 0600. I made breakfast underway and had a decent three hours of sailing in the Ceralvo Channel before the wind died. After that it was motoring all the way to La Paz. I had hoped to get the jib into Snug Harbour Sails for a new uv strip but they were already closed. I met up with Kim and Rob from Keetya 1 and Jeff and Fiona for dinner at La Fonda and then back to the boat for an early night.

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04/07/2011

I left Mazatlan about 10 am. It's a long way so what difference does it make to leave early? It was a decent sail into about 10 knots with a few dead spots on the way. After about 37 hours I picked my way through the many boats anchored in Los Muertos and dropped the hook. I crashed immediately so I could set out early to get to La Paz in time to get things done.

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04/07/2011

Ensenada Manatchen to Isla Isabella

Another early start got me away with the rising sun and without wind again. I put up the main to try and get a little boost but only succeeded in getting it very dry. When I got to Isla Isabella the east anchorage already had two large catamarans in it but the south anchorage was empty. I usually avoid the south anchorage as it is small, very rocky, and usually quite busy. This time I got to pick my spot and I found good holding in 30 feet of water. The real test of the bottom comes when it is time to hoist the anchor and leave.

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04/07/2011

I got a 6 am start from Punta de Mita and motored around the corner as the sun came up. There was no wind for the first five or six hours but then it started to build. It was on the nose and, if I fell off to starboard, I could have a nice sail to Ensenada Manatchen. The next four hours was very nice with boat speed int the 9-12 knot range and port tack the whole way. I picked an empty spot in the bay, anchored, ate, and slept.

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03/23/2011

I've been in the Bay now for a while. It's time to head north. I've met friends from the last two years and taken some new sailors out. I got some surfing lessons from Corey and didn't get roughed up much. The boat's ready to go and the weather doesn't look bad. I think I'll head out tomorrow and see which way it's blowing.
Luego.

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03/13/2011

Day three of the regatta promised better winds and no tsunamis. I zipped to La Cruz and picked up Corey for the last race. After a very exciting start we settled into a groove and we doing well when the main competition, Humu Humu, dropped out with an equipment failure. Humu Humu is a 68 foot Morrelli designed catamaran that will really move when the wind is up so they were having a better race than day one. That's sailboat racing and they'll be back again next year. We sailed pretty well and won again. The highlight of the day was the ride back to La Cruz to drop Corey at his boat. The wind got into the twenties and we got into the high teens while getting soaked. The awards banquet was a good time with lots of food, cervezas and laughter.

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