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Back in BC

November 5, 2020Matt 1 Comment

So this is probably the longest update gap since I started the blog – but there really hasn’t been much to report. I moved back to BC due to my contract finishing in Ottawa, and have been there since. No… Continue reading →

Uncategorized bc, gudgeon, hunter 36, sailboat, victoria

Decision made – back to Canada

April 22, 2020Matt 12 Comments

We hung out at Los Muertos for a week, waiting for weather. It’s a nice place, but us and the other eight or so boats in the bay were all rather on edge, waiting to hear what would happen. The… Continue reading →

Uncategorized covid, gudgeon, hunter 36, sailing

Bandaras Bay, Chacala and Isla Isabel

March 14, 2020Matt 2 Comments

After arriving in San Blas (and having a sleep), Boomerang and I went to Chacala, a small Mexico beach town. It’s great here, but the swell rolls into the bay and so a stern anchor is needed to avoid being… Continue reading →

Uncategorized gudgeon, hunter 36, mexico, sailboat, sailing

Isla Espirito Santo and heading North

January 1, 2020Matt 3 Comments

After leaving Lobos Rock we heading to Espirito Santa which is an island 15 miles North of La Paz. It is a park and so has limitations on commercial fishing, tourism etc. Side note – it really feels like Mexico… Continue reading →

Uncategorized baja california, fishing, gudgeon, hunter 36, liveaboard, mexico, sailboat, sailing

Mazatlan to La Paz, Part 2

November 17, 2019Matt 2 Comments

  Frailes to Muertos Part 1 I woke up from an exhausted sleep at around 4am, and then I remembered – we had no engine. Boo. The problem was that the hole the fuel return screw tightened into the fuel… Continue reading →

Uncategorized dolphins, gudgeon, hunter 36, la paz, liveaboard, mexico, sailboat, sailing

Lots of small things and leaving to cross the Gulf of California!

November 5, 2019Matt 4 Comments

So I’m a little behind which is why you are getting two posts in two days – I am sending this just before I set off to cross the gulf again (going the other way this time) with Liz (Goodbye… Continue reading →

Uncategorized gudgeon, hunter 36, line clutches, maintenance, mexico, sailing

Heading to Mazatlan!

April 16, 2019Matt 3 Comments

So after I made the decision to head back to Canada for the summer, I had to figure out where to put the boat. I ended up deciding on Mazatlan, the place just North of Banderas Bay where I met… Continue reading →

Uncategorized gudgeon, hunter 36, mazatlan, mexico, sailboat, sailing, singlehander, turtles

Quick note from the Sea of Cortez and messages

December 22, 2018Matt Leave a comment

I’ve spent the last week in the islands of the sea of cortez – it’s (finally) stopped blowing hard and is warm and sunny – the snorkeling is excellent, so is the fishing and life is good. However I have… Continue reading →

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One of my favourite animals ever, and everywhere h One of my favourite animals ever, and everywhere her in Panama City
Made to Panama City, my last stop in the Pacific f Made to Panama City, my last stop in the Pacific for quite some time. Last 100 miles were upwind against heavy current but it was ok, even the fearsome Punta Mala was tame. By far the scariest bit was threading my way through the shipping anchorage outside the canal,  the traffic was very active and a couple of times I had to get out the way sharpish

Next, the canal!
This morning I rounded Punta Mariato, the furthest This morning I rounded Punta Mariato, the furthest south I'll be on this trip. From now on, every mile will take me back to BC (sometimes somewhat obliquely and via two oceans, the NWP and the canal but still!)

The hardest parts are yet to come but after two and a half years,  I'm homeward bound.

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Goodbye Costa Rica, from helping a local get a gia Goodbye Costa Rica, from helping a local get a giant iguana out of their pool to marlins launching themselves out of the water, the wildlife and the people did not disappoint. What a lovely place!

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