Going Everywhere. Very Slowly.
Going Everywhere. Very Slowly.
Punta Abreojos (26 42 72N 113 33 90W) Environmental conditions: Air and water temp tolerable. No surf. Fridge temp: Perfect Battery state: 13.1V (i.e., perfect) Euchre score: DNP Rippin’ sail today, well, initially anyway. We …
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Bahía Asunción (27 08 40N 114 17 30W) Environmental conditions: Air and water temp still chilly-ish, but still swam and showered. Fridge temp: Perfect Battery state: 13.2V (i.e., perfect) Euchre score: Girls still crushing the …
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Bahía San Bartolome (Turtle Bay; 27 41 26N 114 53 34W) Environmental conditions: Air and water temp getting there. Swimming and cruiser showers a must. Fridge temp: Perfect Battery state: 13.2V (i.e., perfect) Euchre score: …
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Before we get to the goings-on in Mexico, we should provide a quick wrap-up of our time in San Diego. You guessed it, more parties! Jody’s work mates in Carlsbad arranged a pizza and beer …
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Quit job: Check Check things off “Do Now” list: Check Going away parties: Check (well, two more to come!) See as many friends/family as possible: Check Aaaaannnd, we’re exhausted. Several things got done since our …
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In the early morning hours of September 30, in the midst of our best REM sleep, we were suddenly awakened by our neighbor’s (in our old slip at Bay Club) air horn and Nancy calling …
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Starting to feel the pinch now. Our welcome at the Bay Club Marina ran out, but we managed to squeak in across the fairway at the Half Moon Marina, which is attached to Humphrey’s, so …
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Well, the interim doesn’t have to be all about boat prep, does it? No, it doesn’t. So, we stole away one more time to Catalina for the 11th Annual West Coast Multihulls rally. We think …
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Jody headed back out to the desert to dive back into her real job, Rand stayed home to work from and on da boat. Remember that LIST we mentioned? Well, it was time to start …
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Location and Moorage: Mariner’s Basin, Mission Bay; three nights at anchor We made it back to our home waters. It felt very strange to be in MB and still goofing around — seems like we …
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Location and Moorage: Dana Point Harbor; two nights at anchor Now it’s really starting to feel like we’re on our way home. Our second stop in Dana Point would allow Rand to work a bit, …
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Location and Moorage: Newport Harbor, Lido Isle Anchorage, four nights at anchor Even though we probably would have laid over in Newport again on the way back to San Diego regardless, we made this stop …
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Location and Moorage: Long Beach Harbor — one night dockside; and Alamitos Bay Marina, two nights dockside Well, it would seem things are beginning to wind down for us. Once we decided to bail on …
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Location and Moorage: Marina Del Rey — two nights dockside; and Catalina — three nights on mooring, two nights at anchor After a fabulous week with Sierra and Haven, it was time to get back …
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Location and Moorage: Two Harbors and Avalon; four nights on moorings After Venice, it was on to Catalina. But first, the girls went for a short SUP adventure around the MDR harbor, while Jody and …
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Location and Moorage: Marina Del Rey (33 98 028N, 118 45 174W); three nights dockside This stop on the Shakedown was planned so we could pick up our niece, Sierra, and her bestie, Haven, for …
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Location and Moorage: White Cove (33 23 778N, 118 22 075W); one night at anchor Yep, here we are again. We had to redeem ourselves. We poked our way down island to check out Cabrillo …
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Location and Moorage: Two Harbors, Isthmus Cove (33 26 598N, 118 29 779W); three nights on mooring After a sleepless night in White Cove, we were happy to grab a mooring in Isthmus Cove (the …
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Location and Moorage: White Cove (33 23 649N, 118 22 084W); one night at anchor Well, we learned a valuable lesson. Don’t judge us. Together with Flo, we made our way to White Cove, which …
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Location and Moorage: Two Harbors, Cherry Cove (33 27 075N, 118 30 138W); three nights on mooring What started out as a lovely sail from Santa Cruz Island eventually turned into a motor sail to …
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