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 …
December 11 The train to San Diego is really a lovely way to travel from LA. You don\’t have to concentrate on driving or worry about the traffic. You get wonderful views of the coast and can be on the phone or internet to your hearts content. Buddy Ty picked us up & delivered us …
December 3 What a pleasure to fly out of San Diego compared to LAX! We breezed right through & were way early for our flight. No stress. Cindy dropped Scott at friend Michael Cogen\’s San Rafael office & continued on to visit her Dad & sister in Sonoma County. December 4-6 Scott learned all about …
November 9 We motored the 45 miles or so from Oceanside to San Diego in flat, calm, gray conditions. We motored by the San Onofre Nuclear Powerplant and through the Camp Pendleton Marine Base training area. We saw this incredible alien-looking craft approaching us and Scott decided to turn behind it, as it was moving …
November 8, 2007 Cindy is one of the few women boaters that prefers to be at the helm rather than handle the lines & fenders for docking. But she is quick to relinquish her post to Scott when the parking space seems a bit too tight. Scott is the master of backing our 25 feet …
November 1-8, 2007 We spent a week on a mooring in Newport Beach Harbor. It is the greatest deal in southern California. Public moorings are only $5 per night. We were adjacent to very expensive homes, hopefully improving their view with our lovely yacht. We were on the main channel, not right near the shore, …