By Lowell | April 30, 2012 | Category Baja 2012
Sunday April 29th Our last update was from Sweet Pee Cove. That seems like days ago. Our 6:30 departure was met with a serous mechanical problem. The main sheet blocks are the accelerator peddle for sailboats. The loads on this block is huge especially in 40 kt breezes like we had approaching Santa Rosalia. […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | April 29, 2012 | Category Baja 2012
Friday April 27th, 3PM Motoring without sails since leaving San Francisqito. We’re 18 miles north of Santa Rosalia and our cellular internet popped on.. Cool… But wait… The flat seas have suddenly turned into whitecaps and we need to focus on steering Gato Loco down wind. San Rosalia here we come. 15kts nice. 25kts […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | April 27, 2012 | Category Baja 2012
Thursday April 26th. We’re a little haggard from our anchor escapades in Bay of LA as we take shifts steering down wind with 25 – 30 kts at out back. We’re so glad we escaped the Bay and now have winds pushing us down the hill at 10 kts. Our destination today is the […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | April 27, 2012 | Category Baja 2012
Thursday April 26th 4 AM.. Gato Loco shutters as a 45 kt wind gusts blasts off the Bay of LA shore. We’re up as the anchor drag alarm sounds. Not the way to start a day.. Yesterday was an awesome day and our first day with wind to sail without motors. Our entire leg […]
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