Bandito's Baja Adventures

We went back to La Paz for supplies and to swim with the whale sharks which was incredible. But we were stuck there 3 extra days because the Port Captain closed the port due to wind. This morning the port reopened and we happily pulled up anchor at 9:30am to...

We pulled up anchor at 11:00am for the quick sail back to La Paz to swim with the whale sharks tomorrow. It was tough to leave Caleta Partida. The water was glassy and winds were calm so I had a long pedal board with views of coral, tons of rays and colorful...

After a quick morning snorkel over a beautiful coral reef, we pulled up anchor at 11:30 am and headed north. We didn't bother to sail because we had 15Kts on the nose and it was a quick trip to our destination. The coastline was breathtaking and we passed...

Anchor up at 9:30am for the local islands and we were on our way at 10:30 after a quick stop at the fuel dock. We were happy to get out of the La Paz tide surge (lots of night anchor watch for Brian). We had no wind so couldn't try out our repaired jib. We...

Our original plan was to leave for La Paz on Thursday but after a late change in the weather forecast we decided to wait another day to wait out the wind forecast. After a very windy day on Friday at Bahia de Los Muertos and after looking at Saturday's...

Determined to reach our destination and anchor in daylight, we pulled up anchor at 5am and motored out of the bay. We enjoyed a spectacular sunrise at the outset. We put up the main once we had light and tacked our way north as we had once again 15-20 Kts on...