Gato Loco 2016 Sailing Season Spread the loveRecent post to the blog Memorial Weekend in Penasco – Baja 2016 concludes Lowell, June 2, 2016 Arriving home in Puerto Penasco on Saturday evening on Memorial weekend is very interesting. Sunset cruise boats are everywhere including the pirate ship Rey De Mar. Leg 6 – Gonzaga to Penasco Lowell, May 28, 2016 Thursday afternoon May 26th Time for Big Blue…. Typical run from Puerto Refugio to Gonzaga Bay. The Bay of LA, never a dull moment Lowell, May 27, 2016 Wednesday May 25th Cool night with light breeze. Actually temps are getting cooler as we head north into the Bay of LA area. Leg 6 – Animas Slot and more Lowell, May 27, 2016 Tuesday May 22nd Heading north to the Bay of LA area. Leg 6–Big wind and seas heading north Lowell, May 27, 2016 Monday May 23rd (2nd update) We sent out a quick update early this morning as we departed Santa Rosalia since it’s the last internet until Bay of LA a couple days up the Sea. Leg 6 to Penasco underway… Lowell, May 23, 2016 Monday May 23rd 4:30 and the wind is toughing on the dock lines waking us up. We’re out of the Santa Rosalia harbor by 5 with 15 -20kt winds from the west. Leg 5–Santispac to Isla San Marcos Lowell, May 22, 2016 Thursday May 19th Looks like most of the boat that left San Juanico are anchored here in Santispac. Winds heading south were perfect. Leg 5–Back in Mulege 🙂 Lowell, May 20, 2016 Wednesday May 18th Great winds as we arrive in Mulege. Long day beating to north winds and 3’ swells but as turn the corner and head into Mulege life if good. Leg 5 – Vee-Cove to San Juanico Lowell, May 19, 2016 Our San Juanico anchorage is full of boats as we arrive (15) Tuesday May 17th We’re heading to San Juanico today but first we troll the north east end of Isla Carmen wit… Leg 5–Big winds to Vee Cove Lowell, May 18, 2016 Monday May 16th Windy MUCH cooler night overnight in Loreto. Today we’re heading to Vee Cove on the north shore of Isla Carmen. Loreto Crew Change Lowell, May 16, 2016 Saturday May 14th Bees ran us out of the Marquer anchorage early. Flat calm water so we just motored out a mile so the bees would leave and enjoyed a quiet morning. Rally Days – Marquer Beach Party Lowell, May 14, 2016 Friday May 13th (Yikes) It’s Friday the 13th and we hear on the radio there’s a big party in San Jaunico in honor the this occasion. Rally Days–Southbound Lowell, May 13, 2016 Wednesday (afternoon) May 11 Arriving at Isla Coronados we pretty much motored the 17 miles from San Juanico. Rally Days–San Juanico Dogs Lowell, May 12, 2016 Tuesday May 10th <<Flying rays rock.. Today the Rally boats are headed to San Juanico 30 miles north after a cool restful night last night. Rally Days–Juncalito Birthday Lowell, May 12, 2016 Monday May 9th Our first day on the water with our Rally boats we head just a few miles north to the nearby anchorage in front of the Juncalito b… Baja Rally 2016, Back in Baja Lowell, May 9, 2016 Sunday April 8th It feels good to be back in Baja. Fiesta time in Loreto Lowell, May 2, 2016 Friday April 29th The San Juanico anchorage has all the boats facing north as we finish our shore duties at the cruiser tree. Lovin these northerly breezes Lowell, April 30, 2016 Thursday April 28th Punta Palpito >>> Awesome, the northeast winds we’ve had the past 2 days return on our way south from Mulege. Blame it on Mulege Lowell, April 30, 2016 Wednesday April 27th The photo left sets the stage for our day in Mulege. Chilled in Mulege Lowell, April 28, 2016 Thursday April 28th Just a quick update to let everybody know we’ve got the frig running consistently. In Santa Rosalia with work to do Lowell, April 27, 2016 Sunday April 24th – arriving Santa Rosalia Our last visit to Santa Rosalia was with Craig and Linda Lyons 2 years ago limping Gato Loco north with motor problems. Kino Surfing on our way to Baja Lowell, April 24, 2016 Saturday April 23 It’s funning how you notice things for the first time somewhere you’ve been many times. Shark Island Melodies Lowell, April 22, 2016 Thursday April 21st We’ll open with a fishing report and you can see fishing is good as Lynnie last touched the pole cleaning the seaweed and BAM a 30” Yellowtail … Puerto Lobos before dark… Lowell, April 21, 2016 Desemboque as we sail south Wednesday evening April 20th We’re still reeling from Bill’s quick departure this morning. Provisioning done, Just add wind Lowell, April 20, 2016 The Gato Loco cruise begins today. Weather looks good for our departure except for the wind. Sailing Season 2016 plans firming up.. Lowell, April 10, 2016 Our Home Port First, a view of Gato Loco’s home port of Puerto Penasco. Send article as PDF