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| Big wind in whale channel–A cautionary TailFriday May 20th It was a pleasant afternoon yesterday in Bay of LA. We arrived 4ish and soon headed to Guillermo's for a well deserved margarita. |
| Foggy days in BajaTuesday May 17th Fog banks have been following us the past day to the east. |
| Leg 3 back to Penasco beginsThursday May 19th Frist leg 3 crew Kurt and Gwen arrival today. |
| Gato Loco Live (Heading north)Saturday May 14th A quick update as we will be out of cell range for a couple of days.New crew on board. Heather Kurt and Gwen.. This is going to be fun. |
| Leg 2 Crew’s final daysMonday May 9th Yes the tradition continues as Moon Drifter hosted French Toast breakfast for the boats that were still in Coronados this Monday morning. |
| Rally Days 2022 part 2Saturday May 7th Starting this Update with humpback photo that Trever sent us taken on our way to Monserrate. |
| Rally Days beginThursday May 5th The Multihull rally begins with a Cinco de Mayo meet and greet party at Marina Puerto Escondido. |
| One more anchorage before the RallyWednesday May 4th Sailed into Puerto Escondido mid-day to drop rally shirts and fuel up. |
| Live from Gato LocoTuesday May 3rdJumping ahead a bit. San Juanico and Coronados report later.Nice overnight anchorage at Isla Coronados. No bees to report. |
| Easy Days–Conception & MulegeFriday May 29th After the longer passages in the northern Sea we now have legs 45nmi or less. |
| Santa Rosalia by sunsetThursday April 28thSunset my ass!! We use an average boat speed of 6kts when we figure an arrival time which puts us arriving 6:30ish for the 76NM passage. |
| A Pod of Orca’s and Island funWednesday May27thBig plans today. |
| Whale Channel was good to usTuesday May 26th Crew up early in Refugio for the 46 mile run into Bay of LA. No morning coffee with our propane problem. Another quite cool night. |
| Anchored in Puerto RefugioMonday May 25thThe Gato crew appreciated a comfortable cool night to decompress from the stress preparing, provisioning and launching the cruise. |
| Awesome downwind leg to Puerto LobosDisclaimer I’ve had a good happy hour before writing this blog.The decision to sail toward Puerto Lobo turned out to be a great plan. |
| Windy weather for Gato Loco cruise departureYes Our departure finds Arizona with weather creating strong winds. There’s Arizona forest fires being fueled by strong winds. |
| It’s time to go Sailing 2022Let’s go sailing. It’s been TOO LONG. The last blog about upcoming cruises was “Sailing into a new decade” published in February 2020. |
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