By Lowell | April 28, 2013 | Category Baja 2013
Friday, April 26th – Isla San Marcos Los Arcos sea caves as we set anchor for some sightseeing and swimming. Duck.!! Entering the big arch at high tide is a little tight. Lowell’s hole shines behind the amazed crew. Water temp is on […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | April 26, 2013 | Category Baja 2013
Thursday April 25th, Chilly calm night in San Francisquto. We woke with our bows pointing north after 3 days of south winds which is a good thing. We’re heading to Santa Rosalia 71nms south. Not having the wind on our nose is going to make life much more enjoyable. The dampness from the marine layer […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | April 25, 2013 | Category Baja 2013
Wednesday April 24 Yesterday…Arriving on Guillermo’s ramp we found the restaurant closed but some of the staff were working the store. Within minutes they volunteered to run us to the Pemix for fuel. We had to be careful to not step through the floor of their late model Datson truck. Fuel consumption was light coming […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | April 23, 2013 | Category Baja 07
Windy Day Lobos to Refugio Monday April 22.. One of the better daytime crossings in recent memory. Shortly after motoring out of the Lobos south bay we shut our engines down with a 15kt breeze on our port beam. Gato Loco is cruising at 7+kts with light seas… Couldn’t be any better. […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | April 23, 2013 | Category Baja 07
A quick catch up on our Cholla departure. After hiring the cleaning lady (left) to finish detail cleaning we headed back to Cholla for the annual OBSC community BASH which has been going on for over 25 years. As you can see people don’t have any fun in Cholla Bay. Cheers Cholla.!! Actually we had […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | April 20, 2013 | Category Baja 2013
April 20th (day for final preperations) Gato Loco’s 2013 cruise is underway. We’re setting on board Saturday night with all provisions stowed, bellies full from Capone’s pizza and entertainment from the crew. Right, Lynnie doing best pirate imitation right. We’re off for Puerto Lobos tomorrow morning with the alarm set at 5 AM. My crews […]
Read MoreBy Lowell | April 10, 2013 | Category Baja 2013
As you can tell there’s lots of excitement as Gato Loco prepares to depart. Leg 1 Cruise South Leg 1 departs Sunday April 21st weather permitting for the 12 day cruise to Baja and the 2013 edition of Loreto Fest. Leg 1 crew Jeffery […]
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