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06 September 2008 | Tiburon, CA
Bruce
We're planning another sail to Mexico this October. As of July 2008, we have purchased another boat, a Jeanneau 47 that we have christened "Calou".
Bruce is outfitting the boat with the necessary cruising gear. Last week a Spectra watermaker was installed, as well as our Icom 802 SSB radio. Yesterday the installation of new instruments (radar/chartplotter, wind, speed and depth) were installed at the helm.
New refrigeration is going in; this will be a Frigoboat keel cooling system.
Other projects in the to-do list include installation of solar panels and a motor crane, and replacing the Xantrex 5200 inverter with another one that is more efficient. (Can you believe, the Xantrex 5200 draws 7 DC amps from the battery when there's no AC load?!)
Also, we're putting all new standing rigging, servicing the winches, and possibly adding two new winches to the cockpit.
Stay tuned here, as we will begin posting about the boat preparations until our departure scheduled roughly October 10.
Bruce is outfitting the boat with the necessary cruising gear. Last week a Spectra watermaker was installed, as well as our Icom 802 SSB radio. Yesterday the installation of new instruments (radar/chartplotter, wind, speed and depth) were installed at the helm.
New refrigeration is going in; this will be a Frigoboat keel cooling system.
Other projects in the to-do list include installation of solar panels and a motor crane, and replacing the Xantrex 5200 inverter with another one that is more efficient. (Can you believe, the Xantrex 5200 draws 7 DC amps from the battery when there's no AC load?!)
Also, we're putting all new standing rigging, servicing the winches, and possibly adding two new winches to the cockpit.
Stay tuned here, as we will begin posting about the boat preparations until our departure scheduled roughly October 10.
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| Vessel Name: | Calou |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 47 |
| Hailing Port: | The Corinthian Yacht Club, Tiburon, CA |
| Crew: | Bruce, Pascale, Antoine |
| Extra: | Sailing on the 20th Annual Baja Ha-ha, departing mid October 2013 from Tiburon, and continuing to cruise Mexico. This will be our 3rd Haha. In 2011 we sailed the Puddle Jump from Mexico to French Polynesia, then up to Hawaii and back to San Francisco. |
Calou's Photos - Calou's Baja Haha (Main)
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Photos from our month long stay in Mazatlán in board CALOU.
30 Photos
Created 17 November 2013
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photos from our crossing from Cabo San Lucas to Mazatlan with crew members Steve and Lisa.
20 Photos
Created 13 November 2013
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Photos from our sailing trip from San Francisco to Monterey, Santa Barbara, Channel Islands, Catalina Island, and San Diego
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Created 10 November 2013
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Photos of Isla Isabela, San Blas, Chacala and PV
97 Photos
Created 11 March 2010
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We rented a car and took a land trip to visit Colima, the capital city of Colima State
41 Photos
Created 23 June 2009
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photos between Puerto Vallarta and Barra de Navidad
64 Photos | 1 Sub-Album
Created 13 May 2009
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We rented a car and drove 6 days to see Guadalajara, visiting many small mountain villages along the way. The rugged mountain scenery was delightful.
55 Photos
Created 14 January 2009
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Here is the sketchbook of Antoine, age 10
7 Photos
Created 30 November 2008
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Includes photos from our tour of a tequila factory, and more stoff to be added later.
15 Photos
Created 29 November 2008
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We took a side trip by bus and train to the spectacular Canyon de Cobre (Copper Canyon) in the state of Chihahua
32 Photos
Created 10 February 2007
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Photos from our trip starting after Novemebr 18, 2006. Photos prior to this date are contained in ALBUM PART 1.
92 Photos
Created 1 January 2007
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Photos of the FIRST part of our trip, from our departure from Tiburon to our arrival in Cabo San Lucas.
27 Photos
Created 6 December 2006
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Calou's Crew
Who: Bruce, Pascale, Antoine
Port: The Corinthian Yacht Club, Tiburon, CA
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