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Circumnavigation

San Evaristo and Loreto national park

February 3, 2020Matt Leave a comment

After leaving Isla Espirito we headed North, to a small fishing village called San Evaristo. This is on a small, picturesque bay with a small shop and restaurant. We anchored to the North of the village, behind a big ol’… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation fishing, gudgeon, hunter 36, sailboat, sailing

La Paz, Lobos Rock and Tropical Storm Raymond

December 20, 2019Matt Leave a comment

Sorry about the long gap – there is basically zero connectivity in the sea of cortez. I’ve queued up a few updates over the next few days however! After finally getting into La Paz after a week and a half… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation gudgeon, hunter 36, liveaboard, sailboat, sailing

Mazatlan to La Paz, Part 1

November 16, 2019Matt 4 Comments

This is a two-parter as this wasn’t quite the causal jaunt across the Gulf of California that I had planned. The following two maps show the route – note that the wind comes from the NW generally, so it would… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation gudgeon, hunter 36, mexico, sail, sailing

Back at the boat!

September 29, 2019Matt 4 Comments

After a very rushed last week in BC (pro-tip – don’t finish work on Friday afternoon and then get the 6am flight Saturday) I am back in Mexico and on Gudgeon! Since I had bought a lot of second-hand stuff… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation, Maintenance gudgeon, hunter 36, liveaboard, sailing

Back in Victoria

April 30, 2019Matt 3 Comments

After arriving in Mazatlan, I had around five days to prepare the boat to be left for the summer. I spent the first two days productively lying around napping meaning I had three days to finish all I needed to… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation gudgeon, hunter 36, sailing, victoria

My dinghy got stolen

April 6, 2019Matt 9 Comments

Last week, I woke up to find my dinghy had vanished in the middle of the night, leaving behind a neatly cut line. Listening on the radio it seems like the big catamaran next to me had woken up in… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation dinghy, gudgeon, hunter 36, mexico, sailing, theft

Next steps and summer plans

March 18, 2019Matt 10 Comments

I’m still in Banderas Bay, reading a lot, getting probably too much sun and swimming a bunch, but what’s next? Well originally, I would have been heading off to French Polynesia around about now. This…. *drumroll* isn’t going to happen… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation, Maintenance, Sailing gudgeon, hunter 36, mexico, sailboat, sailing

Chilling in Banderas Bay

March 12, 2019Matt 1 Comment

After leaving Chacala Bay, it was a 40nm sail down to La Cruz, in Banderas Bay. We picked up my friend Mal and spent the next while hanging around the bay, sailing to Punta Mita (an anchorage 10 miles away… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation, Fishing gudgeon, hunter 36, mexico, sailboat, sailing

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Its that time of year again - Sooner put away and Its that time of year again - Sooner put away and I'm back driving boats, docks and spreadsheets for thr BC lodge
A random assortment of pictures from my month in S A random assortment of pictures from my month in San Blas

#sailing #sailboat
Sending it - Sooner chases Tally Ho in the San Bla Sending it - Sooner chases Tally Ho in the San Blas islands.

Photos by @sampsonboatco (I need to get a drone apparently)
This is a narrow passage through the underwater re This is a narrow passage through the underwater reefs between the islands that I sailed through. 

Its a bit nerve-wracking, being only around 50 foot wide so I was double reefed on the main and just with a tiny bit of headsail out to help steerage, so I wouldn't go too fast if I did hit something. 

Drone shots.by @sampsonboatco 

#sailing #sailboat
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