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Christmas Update

December 24, 2022Matt 6 Comments

Been a few weeks since I last updated, due to it being winter I haven’t really felt like doing anything boat or writing related, but here is a brief update. The marina where I’m at has a competition where they… Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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

Boat work and heat

October 23, 2019Matt 4 Comments

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 →

Maintenance gudgeon, hunter 36, liveaboard, sailboat, 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

Less than a month left!

August 29, 2019Matt 3 Comments

So I’ve booked my flight back to Mazatlan and it’s on the 27th September, the day after my last day of work. Funny to think a year ago I was in the yard, doing final preparations to move south… definitely… Continue reading →

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Summer Plans

May 14, 2019Matt 3 Comments

So I’ve managed to get a job (well actually, two jobs) in Victoria and am getting down to spending the next few months earning some money. One of the jobs can potentially be done remotely – meaning I can probably… Continue reading →

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