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June 22nd, 7:26 pm
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Wednesday June 20th With 78 miles in front of us and our wives waiting in Penasco we’re up and underway at 5:30. Puerto Lobos afforded another smooth cool overnight anchorage. Our las…June 19th, 9:47 pm
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Tuesday June 18th The Bay of LA wind Gods were good to us last night giving us a quiet night at anchor in front of Guillermo’s restaurant. Quiet nights are precious as we’ve had some long ni…June 18th, 8:01 am
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Friday June 15th Arriving last night 6ish the marina manager was waiting for us after our friend Javier, the manager at Puerto Escondido, called and made a reservation. We were concer…June 15th, 9:08 am
Roller city sailing north to Santa Rosalia
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Thursday June 14th Hurricane Bud has been our main attention. Today we wait up 45 miles north of Loreto near Punta Pulpito a bit further from the path of now tropical storm Bud. It feels good to be…June 13th, 11:17 am
Journey north update, Running from the storm
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Wednesday June 13 Good news on all fronts today.The marina staff indicates that Bud should be a non-event that hopefully brings the area some much needed rain. The weather reports on the rad…June 12th, 7:47 pm
The journey back to Puerto Penasco begins with a hurricane.. Yikes!!
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Home port Puerto Penasco Monday June 11th Returning from Baja last week Frankie and I sent some time in Prescott, some time helping nephew Brad and then heading to Penas…June 4th, 10:26 am
Team McCulley–Chilling on the Islands
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Frankie and my week together in the Loreto islands Monday May 28th We said goodbye to our Rally crew yesterday and made our way back to Puerto Escondido south of Loreto,…May 29th, 6:14 pm
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Tuesday May 29th I’m writing this blog setting in an anchorage south of Loreto with palapa homes lining the beach. It’s just Frankie and I on board now after Murril, Al and Rob…May 28th, 9:35 am
2018 Rally Update # 3–Pinnacle Heaven
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Wednesday May 23rd San Juanico greets the fleet with some mild sea chop from the east-south-east wind making it a bit rough. There’s 11 Rally boats now as 3 stayed in Coronados…May 27th, 8:33 am
2018 Rally Update #2 – Turquoise Delight.
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Fun gather of the fleet on Isla Coronados’s beautiful palapa beach area Tuesday May 22nd The fleet thought Bahia Salinas on Isla Carmen was a beautiful anchorage but seeing the north anchora…May 23rd, 8:32 am
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Sunday May 20th 14 multihulls and one schooner gathered at Marina Puerto Escondido for the 2018 Rally around anchorages in the Loreto area. It all started with a meet and greet at the…May 22nd, 2:13 pm
Loreto and Rally time in Puerto Escondido
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Friday May 18th Writing this on Monday as the Rally fleet 14 strong is heading north to Bahia Salinas. This will be brief as the fleet is sailing out of the harbor and we won’t have internet…May 18th, 2:05 pm
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Wednesday May 16th We find winds out of the north building to 15 as we sail into the Bahia Conception channel heading north to Mulege. 3 tacks and we make Mulege, 3 hours later. Seas begin t…May 17th, 7:20 am
Punta Chivato & Bahia Conception
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Monday May 14th Mid afternoon. Weather was favorable to make a quick stop by Los Arcos on isla San Marcos. Water temp is 70 and visibility was fare. Rick opted to swim in while…May 15th, 11:31 am
Baja Boys Tour 2018 – Dave, Rick and Lowell head south
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5 AM departure from Marine Real for Santa Rosalia Sunday May 13th Off to Baja but first I need to pass along a great dinner recommendation near Marina Real. Bonifacio’s …May 13th, 3:28 pm
Two Days on our nose. Hard sailing to San Carlos..No joy 🙁
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Thursday May 10th Excellent weather for relaxing and sleeping with a blanket overnight. Our next anchorage is only 12 miles south giving us a relaxing morning with time for a little b…May 13th, 6:32 am
Grab your flip flops and abandon ship
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Send this Friday May 11th (working without a keyboard only touch screen as my keyboard has failed ugg) Wednesday May 9th 6 AM This blogs Interesting title stems from our sail sou…
What did Frankie tell you about not wearing a shirt Lowell!
May 13th, 6:30 am
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So here’s full Kino story… Surfs up again in Kino Bay was the perfect tag line as getting to shore was the big challenge. Approaching Kino I remember 2 years back when Jeffrey and I had a beach rod…May 9th, 7:09 am
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Wednesday May 9th Just a quick update from Kino Bay. Full story in next Update. Good winds from Isla Tiburon to Kino. As the blog title indicates we had a good swell on the beach here…May 8th, 1:43 pm
Fishing again to Refugio and on to Isla Tiburon
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Sunday May 6th Nothing like working fishing equipment to get the boat back in harmony. We’ll start with the fishing report and the report is good. Big Wave Dave’s feather lure …May 8th, 1:41 pm
Monster Shrimp Cruise to Lobos
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I love Mexican fisherman stories. Today a few miles off the village of Desemboque, a ponga approached with 4 pongarios (fisherman). We’re sailing at 6 kts while they pull along side us and show us …May 5th, 6:27 am
Our Journey Begins, Heading to San Carlos
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Friday May 4th night late, All provision done and settling in after a busy afternoon. We arrived in Penasco around 4:30 this afternoon and got busy unloading provisions. It’s a good thing Dave and …April 2nd, 3:14 pm
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The Crazy Catamaran is heading out sailing soon!!
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Wanderlust: n. a strong desire for or impulse to wander or travel and explore the world.. Gato Loco’s 16th season sailing the Sea of Cortez will start May 4th. Plans have been a little slow firming…January 16th, 8:06 am
Cabrales Boatyard gets Gato Loco back in the water
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January 14 January Jam music weekend is in full force with lots of our friends in town. We hope to get out sailing while our friends are here. We hauled Gato Loco over a week ago and the Cabrales b…
What a great little video clip, Lowell! Nicely edited, loved the music! And Gato Loco looks so clean and well looked after! 🤩💖
January 10th, 6:57 am
Gato Loco on the hard for some Maintenance work
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Check out our fun day hauling Gato Loco to the Astilleros Cabrales boat yard in Puerto Penasco. Getting things in order for sailing this spring.January 3rd, 7:44 am
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The best way to start the year out. Beginning to think of the 2018 sailing season.
I guess I fat fingered the 2018. 2013 should be 2018 😀☠️
Enjoyed very much! Thank you Lowell!
September 16th, 7:59 am
Baja Love – A summer reminder of our love of the Sea
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Gato Loco’s “Love Baja” video filmed near Isla Coranados and Loreto Baja this past spring by Ryan Fritzsche. Thank you Ryan for the awesome footage of our Seawind 1000 catamaran. …
Met these guys a couple of years ago nice people !
Note Andrea Bendle Astarloa
Awesome!!
loved it!
September 6th, 3:04 pm
Memories... I've never been moving like that in Gato Loco, but I have been in Dos Buenos. Good fun
Awesome... would love to have been a part of this and REALLY get a feel for what that's like.
Lowell McCulley you look like a Pirate!!! 🤷♀️😀😊👍😜
😲 😲
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Gato Loco 2017 Cruise– Wrap-up videos and links to all the 2017 Updates
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Hola Amigo’s and Amiga’s from the cabin in Prescott. I started the 2017 cruise blog here at the cabin in the snow last January. It’s only fitting that I wrap up the season relaxing in the pin…
What a great 3 minute recap of the entire Sea of Cortez!!
June 15th, 11:18 am
Home Safe and Sound in Cholla Bay
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Thursday June 15th The crew is relaxing in Cholla today after a easy crossing from Puertocitos yesterday. Seas were flat and a broad reach north wind. We made 83 miles in 13.5 hours arriving 5:30. …June 14th, 3:45 pm
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Tuesday June 13th Our layover day yesterday is just what we needed after our tough sail north. Everything is in order on Gato Loco and ready to for progress north. I’ve also edited a video of the i…June 12th, 2:02 pm
Northbound–The Seamanship Test
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Sunday June 11th Holly shit!! Thank God for a well made Australian catamaran and an able crew. Today was one of those days that tests your seamanship to the max. Weather conditions have a low press…
Wow! Neat restaurant...can't wait to try it. Glad you survived the rough sail. Me, I would have died..just sayin'.
June 11th, 6:35 am
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Friday June 9th 4 AM and Rick made it home from running with the staff at Tonka Grill, our dinner location last night. He reported a great time and visited most of the bars in Santa Rosalia. Jeffr…June 9th, 6:36 am
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Tuesday June 6th Gato Loco resting in Playa Santispac Anchor down at Palya Santispac with water 10 degrees warm. Our plan it is clean the bottom. Light winds prevailed most of the day but no soone…
Blame it on......Mulege!!! Thanks for giving Humberto the shirt Lowell
June 6th, 2:33 pm
Autohelm Sea trials – Heading North
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Sunset Bahia San Nicolas north of Punta Pulpito, good protection from the SE swell. Monday May 5th Dinner on board last night to relax and listen to the NBA game and also enjoy Jefferey’s shrimp an…June 5th, 11:15 am
Birthday Cruise Final Update–The Party
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Friday June 2nd Our last day on board finds us anchored in Beautiful Isla Coronados. As usual the bees find us quickly. Frankie and I send the crew ashore while we head to the far west anchorage to…June 3rd, 9:24 am
BrithdayCruise Update 2–The North Shores
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Finally resting in our Loreto area home port – Vee Cove on the north shore of Isla Carmen Wednesday night Tuesday May 30th The birthday crew slept in today. Lazy morning before we mo…May 31st, 1:45 pm
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They’re Here! Loreto Marina a refuge for local Pangeros fishing charters Monday May 29th The Birthday cruise is well underway as I begin this update. It’s been pretty busy since the birthday cruise…May 28th, 2:17 pm
Rally Days–Where the wind blows us. (Final update)
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Thursday May 25th Before departing our windy La Lancha anchorage a panga slipped in with his throw net and a photographer capturing the moment. We slipped out in the dinghy to explore the cliff wa…May 25th, 5:31 pm
Rally Days, Heading out to the islands (update #2)
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Tuesday May 23nd I had to show our paddle boarders while we were anchored at Juncalito. Ladies took to it quickly and as a bonus while they were enjoying the water they decided to clean the bottom.…May 23rd, 12:38 pm
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Sunday May 21th – Rally days began with another perfect dinner at the Tripui resort. They really know how to take care of a crowd. This year we are 20 strong and everybody enjoyed each boats …May 22nd, 12:58 pm
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Saturday May 20th Well it’s just the two of us on board for a few days. It’s been years since we sailed as two and it’s pretty special. After dropping Anita and Darrel off yesterday we sailed SE to…May 20th, 8:51 am
The Redden Trifecta Cruise and Anita & Diego (leg 2)
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Friday May 19 Frankie and I returned to Loreto yesterday with the help of Kurt in San Diego. Kurt picked us up at the airport, took us to lunch and then delivered us to the Tijuana ai…May 16th, 4:58 pm
Loreto in 14 days of Fun Adventures
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Writing this blog in Phoenix preparing with Frankie to head back to Loreto this Thursday to continue our Baja cruise. Bill, Dave, Ellen and Dave’s daughter Sandy and husband Xovia are sailing the L…May 13th, 4:27 pm
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Thursday May 11th Yesterday we made our way south from Mulege to Punta Pulpito. You got to love these north winds when you’re heading south. We had a beam reach that slowly turned into a downwind r…May 12th, 4:58 pm
Conception Bay before we Blame it on Mulege
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Sunday afternoon May 7th 10’ rollers chased us into the Sweet Pea anchorage on the western shore of Isla San Marcos. Winds are blowing 20 out of the north but waters are flat in the anchorage. Wind…May 10th, 8:39 am
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Saturday May 6th arriving in Santa Rosalia Taking John out on a tour of the town. Saturday night and town is busy. There’s Mexican boxers fighting in Las Vegas and the fight is on every TV in town.…May 8th, 10:49 am
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Friday May 5th Up early after Bill’s birthday party for a walk on Salsipudes. The island is pretty flat making it possible to get a good walk in. There’s lots of talk on what we would do if …