01/05/2012, Heading North From Carrizal
Left the small anchorage at Carrizal early in the morning to head back to Banderas Bay. Sunshine and calm seas brought out the pure, crisp blue of the Pacific. As usual, we were trolling several lines and then we had a nice hit several hours out. We all rushed to our stations and as I was tending to the rod, we were startled and delighted to see what we'd hooked -- a marlin! A huge fish dancing on its tail quite close to the boat. He wasn't on long before throwing the lure (thank goodness), but gave a remarkable performance for us all to witness. We've caught sailfish, but never expected to be this close to a marlin.
A couple of hours later in the picture perfect day, a rod screamed again and we had a nice fight on our hands with Kirstin, Alec and Will working the fish and Evett manning the helm. The end result was a beautiful 4-foot dorado on the deck. Fresh fish (again) for dinner that night.
Calm seas, good current, great weather and exciting fishing made for a rapid leg back to home base in Nuevo Vallarta.
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01/02/2012, 19 05.7'N:104 26.3'W, Carrizal
Day cruise with Ohana to Carrizal near Manzanillo. Left just before sunrise to get some good fishing in. Two jack cravelles ("toros") later, Alec spotted this dorado heading for and hitting one of our lines. Beautiful smooth seas and a nice, but short, sailing breeze made for a an enjoyable 5-hour passage from Tentacatita to the delightful, completely undeveloped anchorage at Carrizal.
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01/01/2012, 19 17.9'N:104 50.3'W, Tentacatita
Wonderful time back in Tentacatita for the holiday season. Perfect weather and the bay is teeming with sea life. Whales and dolphins in the anchorage and lots of luminescence at night. Caught up with cruising friends Ohana for boogie boarding, trips to La Manzanilla and just hanging out and talking. Ohana arranged for a local panga fisherman to take us out in the bay for dorado fishing, where we enjoyed great success and Alec landed his first dorado -- a nice 45 incher!
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07/08/2011, 20 46'N:105 31.1'W, Banderas Bay
Haven't had time to cruise for a while, but we're thrilled to be back on KEWA for a week. Usual summer heat and humidity, but we had a couple of those magical sunny Banderas Bay days with refreshing sea breezes for sailing. Alec caught our first needlefish casting at anchor, having earlier brought aboard a bonito while trolling. The pristine waters offered delightful swimming, and at our favorite temperature -- 90 degrees! The days melt away on another spectacular KEWA cruise.
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