Warmer Waters For Cecily: SailBlogs

US Customs, San Diego

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:55:37 -0500

Although very tired, we survived "The Bash" without breaking the boat or ourselves. Boats entering the country are required to check in with customs immediately so we tied up to the police dock and placed the call that would bring customs agents down to scrutinize our boat. (Continued...)

Back in The US of A

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:40:11 -0500

This is Chris lowering the tattered Mexican flag after it flew night and day for over 4000 miles! We are just crossing the border at this point and minutes later we were approached (at a high rate of speed) by customs agents in what amounts to an offshore race boat. Despite the rambo gear that they had on, the three young men were pleasant. We watched in awe as they left us and disappeared South over the horizon in a few minutes. (Continued...)

The Oasis

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:30:00 -0500

Turtle Bay marks the halfway point for "The Bash". At this point we were traveling in the company of five other boats: (Continued...)