By 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 13, 2018 | Category Baja 07
Wednesday June 13 Good news on all fronts today.The marina staff indicates that Bud should be a non-event that hopefully brings the area some much needed rain. The weather reports on the radio nets this morning are a bit more cautious with their analysis. The main theme is that Bud will not be a […]
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 […]
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