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Category Archives: Baja 2017


Baja Love – A summer reminder of our love of the Sea

By Lowell | September 16, 2017 | Category Baja 2017

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. Take a wistful cruise on Gato Loco through Ryan’s eyes. A bit more relaxing than intense sailing later on in our in our 2017 Baja […]

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Gato Loco 2017 Cruise– Wrap-up videos and links to all the 2017 Updates

By Lowell | June 27, 2017 | Category Baja 2017

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 pines. Maybe you noticed we had a great season with fun awesome crews. John was our newbie on our […]

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Home Safe and Sound in Cholla Bay

By Lowell | June 15, 2017 | Category Baja 2017

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. I’ll get a wrap up update sometime soon. I’m sending this update to publish some of the special videos we’ve […]

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Northbound–The final leg home

By Lowell | June 14, 2017 | Category Baja 2017

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 intense sail north. You’ll understand why we call it intense when you see the video. I will share […]

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Northbound–The Seamanship Test

By Lowell | June 12, 2017 | Category Baja 2017

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 pressure system moving into the northern Sea of Cortez. Sailing the western shore of Baja can be treacherous due to […]

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Hand Steering Northbound

By Lowell | June 11, 2017 | Category Baja 2017

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. Jeffrey has his alarm set for 5:30 for our 6 AM departure. We’re headed to San Francisquito 78 […]

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Northbound Update #2

By Lowell | June 9, 2017 | Category Baja 2017

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 sooner than getting our anchor down 20kt winds begin blowing from the beach. Bottom cleaning suspended and nothing to do […]

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Autohelm Sea trials – Heading North

By Lowell | June 6, 2017 | Category Baja 2017

Sunset Bahia San Nicolas north of Punta Pulpito, good protection from the SE swell. Monday June 5th Dinner on board last night to relax and listen to the NBA game and also enjoy Jefferey’s shrimp and grits dinner. We’re a bit worn out after the Loreto fun over the past 2 days. We provisioned at […]

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Birthday Cruise Final Update–The Party

By Lowell | June 5, 2017 | Category Baja 2017

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 get rid of the bees. The pictures tell the story, white sand beaches, turquoise water although the […]

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BrithdayCruise Update 2–The North Shores

By Lowell | June 3, 2017 | Category Baja 2017

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 move Gato Loco to the SW cove of the Ballandra anchorage for some swimming, boarding and Johnny’s first dinghy fishing […]

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Birthday Cruise Update 1

By Lowell | May 31, 2017 | Category Baja 2017

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 cruisers have arrived. Our first night (Sunday) we was spent in Loreto provisioning and enjoying the Loreto ambiance. Sunday evening we find the […]

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Rally Days–Where the wind blows us. (Final update)

By Lowell | May 28, 2017 | Category Baja 2017

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 walls west of our hook and got a special treat when a small pad of dolphins joined us for a few […]

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Rally Days, Heading out to the islands (update #2)

By Lowell | May 25, 2017 | Category Baja 2017

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. Good Job ladies. The Rally is heading to Isla Monserrate’s Yellow Stone beach on the north shore today. […]

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Rally Days 2017 Let it Begin

By Lowell | May 23, 2017 | Category Baja 2017

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 history that was enhanced by Elvin and Connie’s knowledge of the last 20 years in the area. Great group […]

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Just the Two of Us :)

By Lowell | May 22, 2017 | Category Baja 2017

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 Isla Carmens’s Marquer anchorage to meet up with Ralph and Helen on Moon Drifter for the […]

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Loreto in 14 days of Fun Adventures

By Lowell | May 16, 2017 | Category Baja 2017

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 Loreto area this week. We should hear something about that soon. But first let’s finish the Teefy cruise.   Friday Evening May […]

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Punta Pulpito and San Juanico

By Lowell | May 13, 2017 | Category Baja 2017

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 run as we approached the little anchorage of San Sebastian. We were hoping to anchor there for night but […]

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Conception Bay before we Blame it on Mulege

By Lowell | May 12, 2017 | Category Baja 2017

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. Winds are still whistling through the cabin and it’s cool. The protection here is good from the north but […]

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Santa Rosalia and out

By Lowell | May 10, 2017 | Category Baja 2017

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. We head for Tonka Grill for dinner where Bill admires the BBQ area and the owner puts […]

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Tracks to Santa Rosalia

By Lowell | May 8, 2017 | Category Baja 2017

  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  we were stranded on the island. The conscience was they would eat me. Not sure I’m […]

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A Special Day on Gato Loco

By Lowell | May 7, 2017 | Category Baja 2017

Friday May 5th (Happy Cinco de Mayo) We had our first encounter with humpback whales Friday afternoon just north of our San Francisquito anchorage. Watch the video and we especially made this video for you Gill. Make sure you watch with sound. Until the Next Update    Send article as PDF   

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Birthday Boy sails the Midriff Islands

By Lowell | May 7, 2017 | Category Baja 2017

Three Amigos Wednesday morning May 3nd We’re up and in to Guillermo’s for breakfast. This will be our last opportunity for eating on shore until we make Santa Rosalia 3 or 4 days down the way. Talking to the Guillermo’s staff we arrange for Victor to give us a ride to the Pemex for our […]

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Bahia De Los Angeles (Bay of LA) or bust

By Lowell | May 6, 2017 | Category Baja 2017

Tuesday May 2nd You know it’s always fun to have a newbie on board and see the reaction to the experience of cruising the Sea. John is certainly no exception and as many might know he is quite animated. His enthusiasm is on steroids which is contagious for Bill and I. Another perfect thing having […]

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The Doldrums to Puerto Refugio

By Lowell | May 2, 2017 | Category Baja 2017

Monday May 1st “` What difference a day makes. The 60 mile crossing from Puerto Lobos on the Sonorian coast the 2nd largest island Isla Angel de la Guarda near Baja was nothing like the ride south yesterday. NO wind or light winds on our nose was the situation for the day. As you can […]

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Puerto Lobos with the wind at our back.

By Lowell | May 1, 2017 | Category Baja 2017

  Awesome first day with a strong afternoon norther wind gusting to 20+. Motors off and flying south at 7-9 kts forcing us to hand steer and give the autohelm a break. John took his turn at the wheel and was maybe a little to intense for him.     You think these guys are […]

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Gato Loco heads south

By Lowell | April 30, 2017 | Category Baja 07, Baja 2017

    Good morning friends from the deck of Gato Loco. We’re off on our 2017 cruise season. Bill, John and I been working the provisioning for the past 2 days and hopefully we have it all together. We want to thank Kelli (crew member John’s wife) for bring us down Thursday getting everything rolling. […]

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Let’s go Sailing. Plans begin for the 2017 Sea of Cortez Cruise. *

By Lowell | January 18, 2017 | Category Baja 2017

Baja 2017 It’s time to talk sailing the Sea of Cortez now that the holidays are over. The 2017 sailing season schedule is beginning to develop with our Seawind Rally date being nailed down. The Rally is a fun opportunity to sail with friends while we’re in the Loreto area. Working with Ralph and Helen […]

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