Dear F&F, January 29 – January 31 After 4 nights in the NW portion of Magdelena Bay, we decided to check out the SE lobe of the bay (Bahia Almejas). A boater friend had told us that there is a good anchorage near a narrow part of the bay where the California Gray whales swim …
Dear F&F, January 22 We were up early and Ardys of s/v Odyssey, who speaks very good Spanish, hailed Ysidro on VHF radio channel 16 and arranged to have two fisherman bring us to the Lagoon. The anchorage was very protected and the conditions were calm so after locking every possible hatch & locker, we …
Dear F&F, January 18 Turtle Bay is a sleepy little port almost half way down the Baja California coast enroute to Cabo San Lucas. It\’s popularity is the fact that it\’s the best \”all weather\” harbor between Ensenada and Magdelena Bay. Circularly shaped, it is truly where the desert meets the sea. About 1000 people …
January 17th We awoke at 5:30 am, the wind was blowing 20 knots from the N/NE. We left the anchorage at dawn with 1 reef & staysail (the smallest of our 3 front roll-up sails). We set course for the SW corner of Cedros Island & were soon greeted with gusting winds to 30 knots. …
January 16th The elephant seals were so interesting to watch that we went back ashore with the better camera & video equipment. The animals were more active & Scott got some great shots. We will post them when we next get an internet connection. It was an amazing treat to watch the mothers with their …
Dear F&F, We just went really slow all night to wait for sunrise to approach this island. The 2-6 am watch went the slowest & I got frustrated with my inexperience in sail trim. There is a small fishing village on one of this groups 3 islands called Isla San Benitos. There is a lot …
Dear F&F, We realized after we altered our plan to go to Isla San Martin, that the timing was such that we had to slow way down to arrive during daylight. We try never to enter a new place at night. We arrived in the channel between Cedros Island and Isla San Benito around 6am …
Dear F&F, We left Ensenada in very nice warm weather. It quickly cooled outside the bay and we were sailing under reefed main and staysail to actually slow our pace as we wished to arrive at Isla Santa Maria at first light 115 miles to the south. Well, so go the best laid plans…. As …
Dear F&F, The weather window has opened. It\’s a gorgeous day here in Ensenada, 75 degrees. We will most likely leave today for Isla San Martin 110 miles south of here enroute to Isla San Benito, 235 miles south of here. We will be updating our position and posts as we sail toward Magdelena Bay …