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<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>Mazatl\u00e1n to Barra part 5, Manzanilla, Custecomate & Barra de Navidad<\/a>

Lowell McCulley, February 17, 2026<\/p>

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<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>2 Days in Barra de Navidad<\/a>

Lowell McCulley, February 16, 2026<\/p>

<\/p>\nThursday Afternoon \u2014 February 12th\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHaving Barra as our last stop on this three week cruise is the perfect finale to a very special introduction for Paul and me to the sai...<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table>
<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>Tenacatita to Barra de Navidad<\/a>

Lowell McCulley, February 13, 2026<\/p>

<\/p>\nFarewell Tenacatita\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday, February 11thIt was an easy morning\u2014coffee in hand, anchor up, and off we went toward Manzanilla (with an A), the smaller of the two to...<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table>
<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>Mazatl\u00e1n  to Barra part 4, Perula & Tenacatita<\/a>

Lowell McCulley, February 12, 2026<\/p>

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<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>Perula and on to Tenacatita<\/a>

Lowell McCulley, February 10, 2026<\/p>

<\/p>\nFriday, February 6\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur 17-hour night passage was a pleasant, easy cruise with light winds and slow, rolling seas around Cabo Corrientes\u2014quite different from the harrowing...<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table>
<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>Mazatlan to Barra part 3 - La Cruz & Yelapa<\/a>

Lowell McCulley, February 7, 2026<\/p>

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<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>La Cruz and Yelapa<\/a>

Lowell McCulley, February 6, 2026<\/p>

<\/p>\nWednesday February 4th\n\n\n\nWe\u2019re up and out of Chacala around 6ish as planned.<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table>
<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>Mazatl\u00e1n to Barra part 2 - San Blas & Chacala<\/a>

Lowell McCulley, February 5, 2026<\/p>

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<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>Chacala, a seaside gem<\/a>

Lowell McCulley, February 4, 2026<\/p>

<\/p>\nChacala\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHere\u2019s a Chacala description straight from Shawn and Heather\u2019s cruising guide, and it\u2019s too perfect not to share:\n\n\n\n\n\u201cChacala is the quintessential anchora...<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table>
<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>Mazatlan to Barra part 1<\/a>

Lowell McCulley, February 3, 2026<\/p>

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<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>San Blas, Ensenada de Matanchen<\/a>

Lowell McCulley, February 3, 2026<\/p>

<\/p>\nEnhance by AI for your reading pleasure \n\n\n\nSaturdayWe slipped out of the Isabel anchorage early, bound for Matanchen.<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table>
<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>Isla Isabel<\/a>

Lowell McCulley, February 1, 2026<\/p>

<\/p>\nFriday, January 30\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe arrived around 9 a.m after an overnight sail from Dog Island. We're heading for the south side of Isla Isabel.<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table>
<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>Adios Mazatl\u00e1n<\/a>

Lowell McCulley, January 30, 2026<\/p>

<\/p>\nWednesday, January 28th\n\n\n\nChris was happy with the new canvas work.<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table>
<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>Mazatl\u00e1n boat prep<\/a>

Lowell McCulley, January 28, 2026<\/p>

<\/p>\nThe trip began with a massive storm sweeping through the Midwest, and\u2014of course\u2014Chris\u2019s flight out of Minneapolis was canceled.<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table>
<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>Launching the 2026 Sailing Season: Southbound on Strikhedonia<\/a>

Lowell McCulley, January 24, 2026<\/p>

<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s that time again\u2014time to kick off the 2026 sailing season.<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table>
<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>Celebrating 23 years sailing Gato Loco on the Sea of Cortez<\/a>

Lowell McCulley, December 14, 2025<\/p>

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<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>Gato Loco's back on the Sea of Cortez<\/a>

Lowell McCulley, October 25, 2025<\/p>

<\/p>\nWhat a joyful day in Pueto Penasco! We're sailing out of the harbor with Gato Loco fully recovered from the storm incident last spring.<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table>
<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>Baja 2025 Gonzaga Bay wind storm disaster Recovery<\/a>

Lowell McCulley, May 11, 2025<\/p>

<\/p>\r\n\r\nMonday, May 5th\r\n\r\nSan Felipe, Baja (after the rescue)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nA big thank you to Jeffrey for meeting the rescued crew and arranging accommodations for the night.<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table>
<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>Paul’s Tiller Time accounting of our Gonzaga disaster<\/a>

Lowell McCulley, May 7, 2025<\/p>

<\/p>Tiller Time report Sat 5\/3 Departed Isla Polmo 11:30am to Bah\u00eda Gonzaga.<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table>
<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>A beautiful sail to Gonzaga turns to disaster<\/a>

Lowell McCulley, May 7, 2025<\/p>

<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\nSorry I took very few photos as I was very busy.\r\n\r\nMay 4th\r\n\r\n5:45 pm the Mexican Marine rescue finally arrived to off load us off Gato Loco and abandon ship.<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table>
<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>Big winds to Isla Pulmo (2nd Leg)<\/a>

Lowell McCulley, May 5, 2025<\/p>

<\/p>\r\n\r\nYou may heard we had a high wind incident in Gonzaga Bay.\u00a0 I'll write a full blog on the crazy night with wind gusts clocked at 94 mph by local residents.<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table>
<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>Northern Sea of Cortez Anchorage Crawl (Day 1)<\/a>

Lowell McCulley, May 2, 2025<\/p>

<\/p>What perfect day for a crossing. South winds 14 \u2013 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.<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table>
<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>Northern Sea cruise Departed today with favorable winds<\/a>

Lowell McCulley, April 30, 2025<\/p>

<\/p> \r\n\r\nApril 30th (day 1)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAlarms went off at 4:45 Wednesday morning, a day earlier than planned to take advantage for south winds that should hold for most of the day.<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table>
<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>Baja 2024 in Review<\/a>

Lowell McCulley, April 9, 2025<\/p>

<\/p>\r\n \tA fun look back to our Baja 2024 cruise as we prepare to sail out again this season. A new AI app allowed us to create a Gato Loco theme song to accompany the photos.<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table>
<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>North Bound Crew Home Safe and Sound<\/a>

Lowell McCulley, May 29, 2024<\/p>

<\/p>May 27, 2024 (Day 11)\u00a0 (Continued)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nUp a few hours before sunrise, no issues getting up and out of the bay.\u00a0 We had a full moon which really helped.<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table>
<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>Part 4: Northbound Crew<\/a>

Lowell McCulley, May 26, 2024<\/p>

<\/p>May 23, 2024 (Day 8)\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nEntering the home stretch, heading to Bay of LA today.\u00a0\u00a0 Started off with some rolling waves but then smoothed out.<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table>
<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>The Journey North to Puerto Penasco (part 3)<\/a>

Lowell McCulley, May 23, 2024<\/p>

<\/p>May 21, 2024 (Day 6)\r\n\r\nWell, I guess it\u2019s too much to ask for that we have a completely mishap free trip.<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table>
<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>The Journey North to Puerto Penasco<\/a>

Lowell McCulley, May 21, 2024<\/p>

<\/p>Saturday May 19th (Day 4)\r\n\r\nUnderway early this morning as we have a long haul sail today to Concepcion Bay.<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table>
<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>Gato Loco North Bound with new Crew<\/a>

Lowell McCulley, May 18, 2024<\/p>

<\/p>\u00a0\r\n\r\nMay 16th\r\n\r\nHello all, this is Kate taking over for Lowell as official blogger of the last leg of the 2024 Gato Loco Sea of Cortez cruise.<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table>
<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>Los Loco Loiterers – Day 4<\/a>

Lowell McCulley, May 17, 2024<\/p>

<\/p>May 13th\r\n\r\nToday the story is of the Big One that got away. Our overnight in the Ballandra anchorage was cool and calm.<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table>

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