Sailing with Blue Horizon
| Vessel Name: | Blue Horizon |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Pacific Seacraft Crealock 37 |
| Hailing Port: | San Francisco |
22 April 2019
Santa Barbara
We are in Santa Barbara waiting for a weather window to head north around Pt Conception. But what a nice place to wait! The sun emerged today, we had all got a good night's sleep, and the world was a lovely place once again.
16 April 2019
Back in the USA
After 14 days at sea, we made it to San Diego. As we pulled into the harbor, we started contacting marinas to find a slip - but everyone we called was full! I saw an empty slot on a dock on Shelter Island and pulled in, just so we could get our bearings. It turns out this was the municipal pier, and [...]
31 March 2019
Passage Prep
There are two ways to return to California from Mexico. The most common is to hug the coast from Cabo to Dan Diego. Since this route means powering against the prevailing winds, waves and currents, it's called the "Baja Bash". The common way to do this is load your boat with as much fuel as possible, [...]
30 March 2019
Cabo San Lucas madness
We motored to cover the 16 NM from San Jose to Cabo San Lucas -- because the wind was on our nose. Of course. Dropped anchor just off the beach, and dinghied into town.
27 March 2019
San Jose del Cabo
There’s a rule of cruising: it doesn’t matter where you’re going, the wind will always be on your nose. We were promised a lovely beam reach for our crossing from Mazatlan - we were misled.
Las Marietas
When we arrived, we picked up a mooring just offshore and were preparing to jump overboard when the Guarda-Parques panga roared up. After some broken spanish, we learned the rules, which I reproduce here in case some else wants to repeat this trip:
1. You must have a pass. We had our annual SEMARNAT cards (good for all of Mexico) but this caused some confusion on the guard boat, as I don't think they had seen these before.
2. You can only pick up the grey buoy, not the orange one. We moved the boat.
3. You can only swim in this area (seen in the photo).
4. All swimmers must wear a flotation device. We used a fender with a line loop tied to it.
5. One person must stay on the boat at all times. We took turns.
6. You can stay for no longer than 2 hours.
Even given all of that, the snorkeling was fantastic: huge swarms of fish, coral reefs, clear water. Totally worth it.
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