By Lowell McCulley | April 18, 2009 | Category Baja 09
Ahoy! Leg 1, Tuesday, April 14 The weather started getting rough, the tiny ship was tossed, if not for courage of the fearless crew, the Gato Loco would be lost!!! Heading out of Puerto Refugio everthing looked good until we got out into the middle of Canal de Bellenas, a five mile wide channel […]
Read MoreBy Lowell McCulley | April 18, 2009 | Category Baja 09
Ahoy! Leg 1, Monday, April 13 The crew aboard Gato Loco hope all had a wonderful Easter. Our Easter in Gonzaga Bay was capped off with margs, great Mexican food, and a colorful sunset at Alfonsina’s restaurant. Monday we woke to calm conditions and clear skies. Next stop Puerto Refugio on the northern end of […]
Read MoreBy Lowell McCulley | April 16, 2009 | Category Baja 09
Lowell here… I was wrong about Sting Reay still being with Gato Loco. I assumed since nothing was mentioned that both boats were still together. Sting Reay’s engine problems apparently forced them to return from Ganzaga Bay to Penasco via Puertecitos. Read yet another harrowing story from Craig about him and John’s challenges to return […]
Read MoreBy Lowell McCulley | April 15, 2009 | Category Baja 09
Now I know what Gilligan went thru!! Had one nasty day going thru the channel from Puerto Refugio to Bay of LA. 45mph winds!!! Next year Lowell you can do this leg!! Lost a chair and the the trash can so could you bring down one of each when you head to San Carlos. Clyde […]
Read MoreBy Lowell McCulley | April 13, 2009 | Category Baja 09
Ahoy! Leg 1, day 2 Gato Loco exited Puerto Penasco’s harbor at 6:20pm with the sun, swells and wind on our nose and the Rocky Point Easter weekend zoo at our backs. I’ve never seen so many people in that town. About two hours after sunset Clyde alerted me to the most spectacular phosphorescent show […]
Read MoreBy Lowell McCulley | April 11, 2009 | Category Baja 09
Ahoy! Here’s to the beginning of another adventure aboard Gato Loco with friends and family. The owners Lowell and Frankie McCulley, Rick Quant, Dave and Ellen Redden and Bill Hensler invite you to join them on Gato Loco as we travel to the many beautiful destinations throughout the Sea of Cortez. Leg 1 crew Bruce […]
Read MoreBy Lowell McCulley | April 10, 2009 | Category Baja 09
Whale cruisin by the Cholla house at sunset background:#ddffdd;size:720×540 Thursday the weather was perfect. Bruce and Cynthia went sailing in their Catalina 25 and we had a beautiful sunset with a rare appearance of a whale as we watched the sunset. Today brought big changes with 30+ mh winds, lots of blowing sand and big […]
Read MoreBy Lowell McCulley | April 7, 2009 | Category Baja 09
The GatoLoco leg 1 crew (Bill, Cynthia, Clyde & Bruce) are hoping to head south on Friday night, sailing through the night and arriving at Isla San Luis Saturday morning 9ish. The current forecast however is for bad weather on Saturday, The system would have less influence further south so if it is late arriving […]
Read MoreBy Lowell McCulley | March 31, 2009 | Category Baja 09
I’m sure some of our friends receiving our updates have concerns for the GatoLoco crews in light of recent national reports of violence in Mexico. Here’s an email addressing media reporting that sums up our positive experiences traveling in Mexico and on the Sea of Cortez. I think you will agree after reading… Lowell […]
Read MoreBy Lowell McCulley | March 26, 2009 | Category Baja 09
A refection back “How GatoLoco Arrived in the Sea of Cortez” Wow, It’s hard to believe we’ve been sailing GatoLoco for 7 years and have launched Baja cruises south from Puerto Penasco the past 6. What an impact this catamaran has made on our lives. This journey started many years ago (too many) when the […]
Read MoreBy Lowell McCulley | March 19, 2009 | Category Baja 09
Ahoy sailors, The time is getting close so I thought I’d try to get you a little more excited! Our first run will be approx.105 mi. so the start will be very early Sat. the 11th. the plan is to sleep on board Fri. night and wake just before 2:00am and get underway. The crossing […]
Read MoreBy Lowell McCulley | March 5, 2009 | Category Baja 09
Vintage photo of Shrimpers as we return from a sailing day in a 16kt breeze. Great News… Leg 1 will have Craig Reay and his crew John Heizer sailing his Corsair F28 trimaran “Sting Reay” to San Carlos with Gato Loco. She is fast and will keep the Gato Loco crew focused to keep up. […]
Read MoreBy Lowell McCulley | March 2, 2009 | Category Baja 09
Every day this past week Bill and I hung out at the Cabrales boat yard working on Gato Loco. It was a good opportunity to get to know Salvador and his staff while they pressure washed, sanded and painted our new bottom paint. They did an excellent job and even waxed the hulls for free. […]
Read MoreBy Lowell McCulley | February 27, 2009 | Category Baja 09
Kurt Jerman, our Seawind national sales manager out of San Diego, is organizing Seawind catamaran owners that will be in the Sea of Cortez in early May. At this point it looks like 4 or 5 cats will join together to sail into Loreto Fest May 1st. Here’s some of our emails on the topic.. […]
Read MoreBy Lowell McCulley | February 24, 2009 | Category Baja 09
Hola to all our Baja Amigos. Lets hope we never have to report running aground for real !! Gato Loco had an appointment with the Penasco travel lift today to put her on the hard for new bottom paint. The work is being done at Antonio Bellot’s boat yard just 100 meters from our home […]
Read MoreBy Lowell McCulley | February 16, 2009 | Category Baja 09
Hello to all our Baja Amigos. January Jam…. Great excuse for the Gato Loco crew to head for Cholla Bay. Roger and our Peacemaker buddies decided to have an oncore to last January’s Turbo Ocho concert at JJ’s and all the GatoLoco crew was there. The concert brought lots of visitors from north of the […]
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