For real now?
Maybe today is our real departure, sailing south from Santa Rosalia after three years in the Sea of Cortez. Heading out of Puerto Penasco just… Read More »For real now?
Heading South
And we are on our way. After spending most of the year in boatyards, it felt like a bit on an anticlimax to leave the… Read More »Heading South
Pacific Crossing Prep: Balancing Boatwork and Big Dreams in Puerto Peñasco
Pacific Crossing Prep: Balancing Boatwork and Big Dreams in Puerto Peñasco The air here in the Puerto Peñasco boatyards sometimes seems to taste of a… Read More »Pacific Crossing Prep: Balancing Boatwork and Big Dreams in Puerto Peñasco
Hola Mexico! We’re coming back
It’s been our morning routine for the whole of Term 3 now, to take Nico to the Birkdale Primary School – just 10 minutes’ walk… Read More »Hola Mexico! We’re coming back
Dog Bay by Midnight
We are doing 6.5 knots motor sailing and should get to Dog Bay before midnight. A warm Westerly is pushing us along with the full… Read More »Dog Bay by Midnight
Back in the water!
Back in the water after 7 months of what seemed a neverending refit in the boatyard. Where do I start? We completely disassembled New Life… Read More »Back in the water!
Back to work
As the plane descended, the sun was setting in the Sea of Cortez, silhouetting San Carlos and the harbour of Guaymas where New Life was waiting for us in Gabriel’s boatyard.
A Summer in Never Never Land
There are over 8 billion people crowding onto the land surfaces of this planet, but there was no sign of life along the wide span… Read More »A Summer in Never Never Land
The last port
Unsurprisingly, as we headed North from Santa Rosalia, for the whole day we saw no yacht, ship or even fishing boat. There is maybe one village on this coast for the next 500 km.
Today we were sailing the first 150km of that.
Loreto: At the heart of the Sea of Cortez
Once the gateway to California when it was founded by Spanish missionaries over 3 centuries ago, Loreto is now the gateway to the largest marine… Read More »Loreto: At the heart of the Sea of Cortez