Monday, May 5th San Felipe, Baja (after the rescue) A big thank you to Jeffrey for meeting the rescued crew and arranging accommodations for the night. He took most of the crew first to Cholla and then on to Phoenix. Ed, Murril, and I arranged a taxi ride with Mario back to Gonzaga. After having […]
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Tiller Time report Sat 5/3 Departed Isla Polmo 11:30am to Bahía Gonzaga. Local wind projected to shift west and build to 30kt range late afternoon so we opted to anchor in the sand close to shore in Gonzaga. Began with east wind 4-8 kts, port tack reach with main, jib and screacher, Stephanie on helm. […]
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Sorry I took very few photos as I was very busy. May 4th 5:45 pm the Mexican Marine rescue finally arrived to off load us off Gato Loco and abandon ship. Gato Loco will have to survive on her own through another night with winds gusting in the 60 kts range after 96 mph winds […]
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You may heard we had a high wind incident in Gonzaga Bay. I’ll write a full blog on the crazy night with wind gusts clocked at 94 mph by local residents. But first I want to publish our fun days before. May 3rd Wow, Puertecitos was lots of fun this visit. We meet a fun […]
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What perfect day for a crossing. South winds 14 – 18kts for most of the day. The 14 hour crossing reduced to 12 with boat speeds up to 9 kts and 5 hours sail only. Seas were comfortable at 2 feet making for a happy crew. Hour 3 and Ed reeled in a 24” Yellow […]
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