Gato Loco Sails South in 9 Days
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 & Lynnie Altfillisch (left & top in photo above left, with Kim) got a chance to experience sailing on Gato Loco before we depart and will be a great crew. They’re serious fishermen with lots of experience boating out of the Cholla area. This will be their first sailing experience and they are very excited about the cruise. Craig Roper, another Cholla sailor, will join us making a crew of 4 on the leg that gets to experience both northern and central Sea of Cortez Baja coast. Craig is currently travelling and will return to Cholla just in time to sail south. Interesting enough, Craig, his wife and friends drove Baja enjoying the Sea of Cortez coast down to Loreto this spring. He will now see the coast from a sailing view.
Crews
This years legs will have a full boat with lots of newbies on board. Leg 1 is the Cholla crew. Leg 2 is the owners crew. Leg 3 is loaded with 4 newbie card sharks joining Bill and Carol. Leg 5 is the Cholla HOOD crew. Rick is bringing along friends on leg 5. Leg 7 will be the cinco amigos cruise. That brings me to Leg 8 which at the moment only has Doug and I after the Rangel family had to drop out. If you’re interested in Leg 8 drop me an email lowell-mcculley@cox.net
Sailing Legs
Leg 1 – (Apr 21 – May 2, Penasco to Puerto Escondido (Loerto Fest) (Lowell, Craig Roper, Jeffery & Lynnie Altfillisch)
May 2 – 4, Loreto Fest
Leg 2 – (May 5 – 10) Seawind Rally Loreto area (Lowell, Frankie, Bill, Carol, Dave & Ellen)
Leg 3 – (May 11 – 18) Loreto area (Bill, Carol, Jane, Randy, Peggy & Jerry)
Leg 4 – (May 18 – 25) Loreto, Conception, Mulege, Santa Rosalia (Bill, Carol, Mike, Liane , Tres & Ruthanne)
Leg 5 – (May 25 – Jun 1) Santa Rosalia, San Marcos, Mulege, Conception and back to Santa Rosalia (Rick & Friends)
Leg 6 – (Jun 1 – 8) Santa Rosalia (resting)
Peacemakers June 6 – 8
Bus to Hermosillo Sunday June 9th. Fly to Santa Rosallia Monday June 10
Leg 7 – (Jun 9 – 16) Santa Rosalia, Bay of LA, Gonzaga and on to San Felipe (Lowell, Paul, Doug, Murril & Owen)
Leg 8 – (Jun 16 – 23) San Felipe, Islands, Gonzaga, Puerto Refugio, Puerto Lobos and on to Penasco (Lowell, Doug,)
Leg 8 Crew will need to drive from Cholla to San Felipe to join Gato Loco. Leg 7 departing crew will drive vehicle back to Cholla.
Cruise Prep
Recent weeks it’s been all about boat maintenance. As you can see above our power winch had to be repaired and lubed. New parts from Harken successfully brought the winch back online. We just completed pulling the port engine and replacing the lower crank main seal and rebuilding the lower unit. I’ve made lots of canvas repair and Bill is having the main sail cover rebuilt plus new vinyl windows. Bill is working to get the front crossbar repainted and removing the front tramps for some re-stitching. Finally, a wax job and the bottom cleaning and we should be ready to head out.
We have to give Victor Rangel a hug thank you for donating the dinghy outboard motor to Gato Loco. We’ve borrowed it the past 2 years. Thank you Victor.. Sorry you can’t join us on leg 8.
Above, Doug and I pose with what looks like a miniature Gato Loco with a Baja backdrop during leg 1, 2012.
Baja here we come..!!
Above: Seawind Rally crews relaxing in Bahia Salinas
Right: Frankie and I enjoy a downwind spinnaker ride
Below: Seawind Rally winnie roast in San Juanico
We hope to join Moon Drifter at Isla Coronados May 1st.
Until the next update.
Leg 1 Information
Cruise planning estimate
Saturday 20th, dinner ashore, sleep on board for sunrise departure
Sunday, 21, Puerto Lobos, meals on board
Monday, 22, Puerto Refugio, meals on board
Tuesday, 23, Bahia de Los Angeles, dinner ashore, internet, provisioning
Wednesday, 24, San Fransiquito, meals on board
Thursday, 25, Santa Rosalia, dinner ashore, internet, provisions
Friday, April 26, Isla San Marcos, meals on board
Saturday, April 27, Bahia Conception, dinner ashore
Sunday, April, 28, Mulege, dinner ashore, internet, provision if needed
Monday, April 29, San Sebastian, meals on board
Tuesday, April 30, San Juanico, meals on board
Wednesday, May 1, Isla Coronados, meals on board, internet
Thursday, May 2, Puerto Escondido, dinner ashore, internet
Friday, May 3, Loreto Fest…
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Tides and Moon for Bahia de los Angeles, Baja California Norte, Mexico
Units are meters
Saturday 2013-04-20
Sunrise 6:02 AM USMST, Sunset 7:03 PM USMST
Moonset 2:29 AM USMST, Moonrise 2:14 PM USMST
Low Tide: 6:24 AM USMST 0.6
High Tide: 11:49 AM USMST 1.2
Low Tide: 5:25 PM USMST 0.5
Sunday 2013-04-21
Sunrise 6:01 AM USMST, Sunset 7:04 PM USMST
Moonset 3:05 AM USMST, Moonrise 3:11 PM USMST
High Tide: 12:09 AM USMST 1.8
Low Tide: 6:48 AM USMST 0.4
High Tide: 12:40 PM USMST 1.4
Low Tide: 6:23 PM USMST 0.4
Monday 2013-04-22
Sunrise 6:00 AM USMST, Sunset 7:04 PM USMST
Moonset 3:42 AM USMST, Moonrise 4:10 PM USMST
High Tide: 12:44 AM USMST 1.9
Low Tide: 7:14 AM USMST 0.1
High Tide: 1:21 PM USMST 1.7
Low Tide: 7:10 PM USMST 0.3
Tuesday 2013-04-23
Sunrise 5:59 AM USMST, Sunset 7:05 PM USMST
Moonset 4:19 AM USMST, Moonrise 5:12 PM USMST
High Tide: 1:16 AM USMST 2.0
Low Tide: 7:41 AM USMST -0.1
High Tide: 2:00 PM USMST 1.9
Low Tide: 7:53 PM USMST 0.3
Wednesday 2013-04-24
Sunrise 5:58 AM USMST, Sunset 7:05 PM USMST
Moonset 5:00 AM USMST, Moonrise 6:15 PM USMST
High Tide: 1:48 AM USMST 2.0
Low Tide: 8:11 AM USMST -0.3
High Tide: 2:39 PM USMST 2.2
Low Tide: 8:35 PM USMST 0.3
Zoom in to our cruising grounds
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Riding the Waves to Loreto (By Craig Reay) right click here to download Craig’s song
We’re riding the waves to Loreto
Wind blowing what’s left of our hair
We’re sailing with good companeros
I hope we’ll be seeing ya there.
We’ll soon be in Puerto Escondido 
With sailors from far and from near,
We’ll swap tales and curse the mosquitos
We’ll laugh and we’ll drown in our beer.
Hope the wind will be fair in Loreto,
We’ll bask in the dawn’s early light,
Then just like sombrero’d bandidos,
We’ll be off like thieves in the night.
We’re riding the waves to Loreto
We’re brash and we’re “devil may care”
We may move a bit des-pac-ito.
(But) we do it with bravado and flair.
We’ll soon be in Puerto Escondido
Providing the weather is clear,
With ole salts and weathered amigos
We’ll toast to another good year.
Hope the wind will be fair in Loreto,
We’ll bask in the dawn’s early light,
Then we’ll leave you with fond despedidos
And set sail like a seagull in flight…
Just like those fabled bandidos…
We’ll be off like thieves in the night.
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