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
Bit late on this, but while I was in Mazatlan this October I got a dodger (sprayhood for UK sailors, the ‘windshield bit at the front’ for everyone else) built! I haven’t had a dodger since the ratty one that… Continue reading
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
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
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
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
My engine (which is literally older than I am and is a huge chunk of solid iron) sits on four things called motor mounts. These are made of metal and rubber or similar polymer materials and provide shock absorption for… Continue reading
A couple of days after the Tropical Storm passed over I started feeling kinda off – and sure enough I got a really nasty heavy cold, that pretty much put me out of action for a whole week. I must… Continue reading