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Alarms 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. Pressing crews to head a day early was a challenge but hopefully it will pay off with a full day of sailing and arriving in Puertecitos well before sunset. YU7<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s the plan<\/span><\/p>\n Leg1 (~12 days)<\/strong><\/p>\n Penasco to Puertecitos<\/strong> (80nm sail to a Baja\u2019s small village with hot springs)<\/p>\n Puertecitos to Isla Pulmo<\/strong> (24nm sail to a little pumice stone island, Pulmo)<\/p>\n Pulmo to Alfonsina’s in Bahia Gonzaga<\/strong> (beautiful beach and beach bar)<\/p>\n Alfonsina’s to 2 Headed Cove<\/strong> (Baja\u2019s nature to the fullest south Gonzaga)<\/p>\n 2 Headed Cove to Puerto Refugio<\/strong> (Beautiful and one of best anchorages on the Sea)<\/p>\n Puerto Refugio to Bay of\u00a0 LA<\/strong><\/p>\n Back to Refugio<\/strong><\/p>\n Refugio to Puerto Lobos<\/strong> (Sail back to Sonora\u2019s fishing community)<\/p>\n We will do a crew change while Gato Loco is anchored in Puerto Lobos.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Leg 1 May 1st – 12th<\/b><\/p>\n Crew<\/strong> – Ed & Marcia , Murril & Allison and Lowell<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Buddy Boat<\/strong><\/p>\n We should sail in to Puerto Lobos on the 12th for a crew change on the 13th with the leg 2 crew driving to Puerto Lobos to join Gato Loco and the leg 1 crew driving their car back to Penasco. Gato Loco will probably need boat water after being out for 12 days.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Update: 7 AM great winds.\u00a0 17kt broad reach winds with screecher. Smoking at 8.5kts. Puertecitos ETA 4 PM.\u00a0 Life is good.<\/p>\n<\/a>Paul and Stephanie, on their corsair trimaran Tiller Time, will buddy boat with us. They need to head back to Penasco on the 6th probably from Puerto Refugio.<\/p>\n