By Lowell | December 22, 2018 | Category Baja 2018
We posted this video on our Facebook Gato Loco Sailing adventures and it was viewed by thousands. We know some of our followers aren’t on Facebook so we’re posting the video here on our blog for everyone to see. Day sailing mid November with a fresh breeze and Cholla Bay neighbors on board, we were […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | June 22, 2018 | Category Baja 2018
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 last dinner on board was a comfort meal with smoked ham chops and mash potato’s with some of Jeffrey’s special ingredients (bacon). […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | June 19, 2018 | Category Baja 2018
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 nights with big winds. We’re up early with the charter fishing fleet that are active at sunrise. Jeffrey […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | June 18, 2018 | Category Baja 2018
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 concerned with the weather might there might not be any space. The marina was full in the morning and 3 boats left heading […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | June 15, 2018 | Category Baja 2018
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 clear although we have some of the biggest rollers (wave sets) I’ve seen in the Sea of […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | June 12, 2018 | Category Baja 2018
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 Penasco with Murril and Al for the Peacemaker music weekend. The weekend was huge with 21 bands playing at various venues including […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | June 4, 2018 | Category Baja 2018
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, sailing down in the afternoon. Frankie and I are polishing our team sailing skills as we will be sailing just […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | May 29, 2018 | Category Baja 2018
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 left us Sunday afternoon. Anyway enough about us this blog is all about Allison Gash our birthday girl on […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | May 28, 2018 | Category Baja 2018, Multihull Rally
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, some to work and others begin their sail south. The photo right was taken Thursday morning of the flat calm […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | May 27, 2018 | Category Baja 2018, Multihull Rally
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 anchorage of Isla Coronados with it’s white sand beach and turquoise water they fully understood why the fleet moved to this spot. We’re […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | May 23, 2018 | Category Baja 2018, Multihull Rally
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 marina facility where our sponsor West Coast Multihulls is opening a new sailing charter office. This is the 10th annual […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | May 21, 2018 | Category Baja 2018
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 service much longer The Baja Boys landing in Loreto for dinner and chilling for the night. […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | May 18, 2018 | Category Baja 2018
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 to build as we slip in to the river channel at high tide giving us a very calm […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | May 17, 2018 | Category Baja 2018
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 Dave and I took a dinghy tour. Our plans are to head on south to Punta Chivato so we needed to […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | May 15, 2018 | Category Baja 2018
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 had great atmosphere and the food was as good as it gets. Teriyaki tuna was to die for and the live […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | May 13, 2018 | Category Baja 2018
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 beach walk. The picture above shows the conditions as we head out of the anchorage destination Bahia San Pedro. Our plan was […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | May 13, 2018 | Category Baja 2018
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 beach walk. The picture above shows the conditions as we head out of the anchorage destination Bahia San Pedro. Our plan was […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | May 12, 2018 | Category Baja 2018
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 south from Kino Bay to Las Cocinas north of San Carlos. A low lying point, Punta Baja extends a long sand shoal out […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | May 9, 2018 | Category Baja 2018
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 rodeo retrieving fuel. Seas seem pretty light but near shore there was still a 2’ surf requiring […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | May 9, 2018 | Category Baja 2018
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 in Kino making it difficult for landing. We’ve had a few laughs but all turned out well. […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | May 8, 2018 | Category Baja 2018
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 hooked up a sierra marcel and a beautiful dorado in the first 2 hours out of Lobos. Darren, I let Dave […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | May 6, 2018 | Category Baja 2018
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 big blue shrimp larger than we’ve ever seem. I toss them a bag with 200 pesos and they toss us […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | May 5, 2018 | Category Baja 2018
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 Ellen drove their truck as we needed the room for all our gear. We were all surprised that our waterline is […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | April 2, 2018 | Category Baja 2018
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 up but things are coming together. This season we make passage south to Loreto via San Carlos allowing our […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | January 16, 2018 | Category Baja 2018
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 boat yard has her ready to splash back into service. They’ve done an awesome job as […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | January 9, 2018 | Category Baja 2018
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. Send article as PDF
Read MoreBy Lowell | January 3, 2018 | Category Baja 2018
The best way to start the year out. Beginning to think of the 2018 sailing season. Send article as PDF
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