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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

Mazatlan and Isla Isabel

February 24, 2019Matt 2 Comments

After arriving in Mazatlan I spent a couple of days in the marina, refueling, getting supplies and waiting for Emma to arrive. She arrived and we tried to leave to head to Isla Isabel (100nm to the south) – only… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation gudgeon, hunter 36, isla isabel, mexico, sailboat, sailing

Things that have worked (and some things that haven’t)

January 18, 2019Matt 13 Comments

Well since I’ve just spent the last week or so hanging around La Paz with my friend Davey, and am going to spend the next few weeks hanging around the same area reading/spearfishing/eating/napping until it’s time to go to Matazlan… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation, Maintenance gudgeon, hunter 36, liveaboard, sailboat, sailing

Happy New Year everyone!

January 10, 2019Matt Leave a comment

Happy new year! I’m still in the La Paz area and have spent the last few weeks bumming around all the nearby bays etc with my friend Emilie, so not really much to report sailing-wise. Caught a bunch of fish… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation gudgeon, hunter 36, la paz, sailboat, sailing

Turtle Bay, MX to Santa Maria Bay, MX (aka the worst passage)

November 20, 2018Matt 8 Comments

note – my phone died so this section will be rather picture light. Turtle Bay is a funny little place – halfway down the Baja California, not near anything else, it mainly seems to exist as a fishing village and fuelling… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation baja california, gudgeon, hunter 36, sailboat, sailing

Ensenada, MX to Turtle Bay, MX

November 18, 2018Matt 7 Comments

As mentioned in the previous post, arrival into Mexico was pretty easy, although involving a fairly long cold foggy motor. With clearing into Mexico out the way it was time to head on south down the baja california! First stop… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation, Fishing baja california, fishing, gudgeon, hunter 36, liveaboard, sailboat, sailing

Half Moon Bay, CA to Monterey, CA

October 12, 2018Matt 2 Comments

This was a nice little day jaunt, being only 60 or so NM away from Half Moon Bay. I motored out in the early morning to another nice sunrise (actually, I think that may be a sunset picture from the… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation gudgeon, hunter 36, monterey, 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

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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 

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