La Paz, Mexico
Chamela bay
Costa Baja, La Paz
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Tag Archives: Learning
Happy, Busy Us!
Holy Moly! Where does the time go? I can’t believe it has been three months since our last blog post. So much has happened I do not even know how to reasonably fill in all the details. We have been … Continue reading
Posted in Cities of mexico, Nomadic life, Sailing Mexico
Tagged exploring Mexico, Learning, Mexican cities, projects, Sea of Cortez
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Well that happened…..
The answer to the question of “what we would do in the summer months?” was always kind of a vague optimistic response. From the very beginning of this adventure we knew that coping with the intense Mexican heat from … Continue reading
The Drama
On April 22nd while traveling with the WWS rendezvous from San Everisto to Calita Partida we ran into a problem. The trip began with a lovely morning of sailing with full main, jib and staysail, clipping along at 3 ½ … Continue reading
Posted in Anchoring in Mexico, Sailing Mexico
Tagged exploring Mexico, Learning, Sailing peeps, Sea of Cortez
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Two weeks on the hook
It was a beautiful day to begin our journey south. Final destination unknown. We did some research, got the low down on a few good anchorages, and the skinny on the marina in Barra de Navidad. So we plotted … Continue reading
Posted in Anchoring in Mexico, Cities of mexico, Sailing Mexico
Tagged Anchoring, Learning, Mexican cities, sailing, Sailing peeps
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Living life
October 4, 2015 departed Channel Islands Harbor @ 11:50 am headed for Prisoners Cove, Santa Cruz Island. Light winds from the NNW no swell to speak of. We pulled out of our slip and headed over to the fuel dock … Continue reading
The List of 27
With every endeavor there comes a time when you have to pick up the pace and the time has come for us to get seriously focused. We are scheduled to depart San Diego with the Baja-HaHa rally on October 27th. … Continue reading
When it is time…….
One of the questions we are asked most often is when we will be taking off. After all, we have been in the “getting ready” stage for almost two years and the boat must be ready by now. In those … Continue reading
An Unnatural State of being
Boats look so strange on land. Being lifted up out of the water and flying through the air, I often have visions of Peter Pan, Captain Hook and fairy dust. We hauled Pablo out of the water yesterday do some … Continue reading
Hard working, Happy sailors!
Our boat life lately is filled with a wonderful mix of classes, projects, sailing, and days spent living on the hook. We are hard working, happy sailors, chasing our dream. Steve and I are halfway through a navigation … Continue reading
Blessings and Celebrations
Our first sail on the Monterey Bay was on my birthday, May 18th. The Santa Cruz Yacht Club was hosting a blessing of the fleet from 12 to 2 in the waters near the Santa Cruz Municipal wharf. Our boat … Continue reading
Captain’s log – a journey up the coast
(left to right: Steve Brenner, Graham Wright, Randy Sparks, Don Radcliffe) Bringing Pablo Home May 11th 2014, Sunday, Mother’s Day – About to go on my longest boat ride ever. I was the junior crew – along with Captain … Continue reading
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Tagged Channel Islands, Getting ready, Learning, Moss Landing, Sailing peeps
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Home at last!
Captain Steve and crew arrived safely Tuesday afternoon. They made the trip in 47 hours! Even the more experience crew were amazed at how fast the trip went. They had a few minor things to deal with; a head that … Continue reading
Bashing up the coast
Steve got some spotty cell coverage today and was able to say that they had made it past Pt. Conception and Pt. Arguello. He was even able to send me a few photos. His words: “What an Experience!” He … Continue reading
Thoughts from land
I heard from Steve four hours ago that they were leaving the dock, heading for home. Bringing “Pablo” to Moss Landing, near our home. I am sad not to be with them on this journey. This is Steve’s first overnight … Continue reading
Patience, Patience, Patience
Our current lesson is patience. Wow, this one is tough. Last week we set a date for moving the boat. Next week! Tuesday! whahoo!!! Everyone has cleared their calendar and the crew is ready to go. Oh no, not so … Continue reading
Strictly sail boat show
When you can’t sail what can you do? Go to a boat show! Perfect! (fellow Westsail people!) We spent the last two days at the “Strictly Sail Boat Show” in Jack London square. Wonderful time! Wonderful people! It was so … Continue reading
Change in the “Big Plan”
I think they are called plans and not guarantees for a reason. We planned to leave in October of this year. However, it does not look like that is going to fit very well with our other responsibilities. We knew from … Continue reading
There was no fog predicted in the weather report
February 21, 2014 Today we took “Pablo” out sailing. Our excitement alone could have filled her sails. We went through our setting off checklist, discussed our plan, secured the cabin and off we went. We got off the dock with … Continue reading
diving into the bilge
February 1, 2014 Kim,the master rigger, came by and helped us put the boom back on. He drilled new holes on the mast just above the stripped ones so we could reattach the gooseneck. Boom, sails, and sail covers now … Continue reading
Lessons in patience
January 31, 2014 We arrived yesterday under cloudy-windy skies. Got moved in and got ready for our sea trial with Allen from PMR tomorrow morning. He wants to be with us the first time we motor “Pablo” into open water … Continue reading
Las velas de Pablo 