Gato Loco back on the water and ready for Baja (5 days & Counting)
Gato Loco in the sling heading for the water. Below.. boatyard neighbor.
A little bit about this year’s repairs
Gato Loco repairs and preparations are nearly complete. While hauled in the Penasco Cabrales boat yard the starboard rudder and keel were repaired and a heavy 3 coat dual biocide bottom paint was applied. It was 2 years since our last bottom work and we’re hoping this new technology product and heavy coat will get us back to a 3 year bottom cycle. The workmanship done by Cabrales was very good as usual and we would
recommend them to anyone that needs their boat hauled for repair.
Another important upgrade we made was replacing our old very rusty propane tanks with new composite tanks that have nothing that would rust. These have larger capacity and less weight than the steel ones.
As you can also tell we did some mast top repairs, a new LED anchored light, wind vane and screacher shive block.
It’s amazing how our annual preparation puts Gato Loco back in like new shape.





Tuesday 46NMs to Bay of LA
Wednesday 59 NMs to Isla Tibiron
Thursday 46NMs to Kino Bay
Friday 54 NMs to Pozo Morano
Saturday 34 NMs to Marina San Carlos




Gato Loco’s 2014 Cruise planning still has some openings
Leg 1 Apr 20 –26 Penasco – San Carlos (Lowell, Dave & Ellen & friends)
Leg 2 Apr 26 – May 1 San Carlos – Puerto Escondido (Lowell, Jeffery & Lynnie)
cruising with Grey Goose with skippers Jim & Mary Ann Mckenney and crew Dave
and Kelley
Loreto Fest May 1 – 3
Leg 3 Rally Week May 4 – 10 (Lowell, Murril , Darren & Nell Tosetto)
Leg 4 – May 10 18 - Loreto area (Bill, Brian & Heather, Michelle Jackson)
Leg 5 May 22 – 26 Loreto to San San Carlos ( Lowell, Cholla sailor Alan Dekalb and his girlfriend will join me
Leg 6 May 27 – June 3 San San Carlos to Penasco (Lowell, Alan Dekalb & GF, Bill or Rick

Gato Loco Sailing Adventures
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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I’m ready for another trip…bring on the updates.
Wow….Gato Loco looks brand new….hope you have great sailing!!