By Lowell | May 30, 2015 | Category Baja 2015
Tuesday May 26th We bid the fishermen goodbye and they head back to Puerto Lobos. We have to thank them for all the entertainment and fish, Especially Elvin who gave us his catch one day. Weather looks good for their crossing.. Soon after we bid goodbye to our Swiss friends and the Puerto Refugio […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | May 28, 2015 | Category Baja 2015
Memorial Day hi-light is sailing in the north bay checking on our fishing buddies and playing with the whales. A perfect Memorial. Monday May 25th (Memorial Day) At dinner last night we made two memorial day plans. Lynnie & Jeffrey are getting bread baking lessens from Jocelyn and Rolland on Croix-Du-Sud and we will take […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | May 26, 2015 | Category Baja 2015
Saturday May 23rd (Memorial Weekend) Whale channel the easy way! What a difference a day makes!! We head north up Whale channel relaxing on the bow drinking bloody-maries instead of extreme sailing we did heading south. Forecasts seem to indicate weather will return to something more typical and we’re very happy. Today the Pacific slot […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | May 26, 2015 | Category Baja 2015
Friday May 22nd Hoping this is the last heavy air report we file this season. 6 AM – We woke with the anchor drag alarm and winds piping up through the west window of the Don Juan anchorage. Before long we had to haul anchor with winds are gusting to 45kts inside this beautiful anchorage […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | May 22, 2015 | Category Baja 2015
Thursday May 21st (Still Red Nose Day) Bees started invading the boat so we decided to head to Bay of LA with winds still blowing in the 17kt range, good for sailing. Rounding the corner and heading SW towards the Bay and we see nothing but whitecaps ahead.. Before long it’s time to change plans […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | May 22, 2015 | Category Baja 2015
Tuesday May 19th It’s going to be hard to get the crew to leave Gonzaga. Alfonsina’s food and staff have been very very good to us. Dinner last night was Jeffrey’s all time Baja’s best and the staff and customers were so much fun. Today we woke up with a decision on whether to stay […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | May 19, 2015 | Category Baja 2015
May 18 Monday Wind forecasts for Sunday night changed our plans for anchoring in Puertecitos. Strong winds and new moon with max tide is not a good formula for that anchorage so we did the 75nm passage San Felipe to Willard Bay making a very long day. South of San Felipe we found low tide […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | May 16, 2015 | Category Baja 2015
May 16 as the cruise starts Easy crossing start with light winds from the north. Frankie and I try out the new selfie stick and below we enjoy our first parfait of the cruise. This is just an introduction to what Lynnie and Jeffrey have in store for meal plans. Below […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | May 16, 2015 | Category Baja 2015
May 16th Very windy yesterday. Forecasts reassured us that things would calm down for our morning departure. We finished provisioning then headed to Satisfied Frog for dinner with wind still gusting. To our surprise it started raining during dinner and winds went flat after the rain. Brad and Kim joined […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | May 14, 2015 | Category Baja 2015
How many times has our cruises started with weather drama. You all are aware of the crazy weather that has been happening lately. We were just at our Prescott cabin last weekend with snow. It’s Thursday morning and we’ve arrived in Penasco (Cholla Bay) to begin the final prep for the cruise. Winds are gusting […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | April 21, 2015 | Category Baja 2015
It’s been a challenging spring that has prevented us from making long range sailing plans. Things are coming together and we’ve finished the repower of Gato Loco with new Yamahas motors. If you remember last season we had motor problems that we were able to manage but that was the hand writing on the wall […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | March 11, 2015 | Category Baja 2015
Gato Loco friends have been wondering about the 2015 sailing season. Normally plans would have been finalized by this time. In some of the final updates last season we reported lots of engine problems. We’ve got them all stabilized and they are running great BUT we’ve decided to install new engines to set our minds […]
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