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 […]
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Mexico
This is where the real journey begins, but we have no reason to rush away.
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
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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
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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
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
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A taste of summer
Two weeks spent in Bahia Concepcion were lots of fun, with water activities, good times with other families and always plenty to do. Even a few essential repairs did not distract from this and were successfully completed.
Village life on the water
In a small, unofficial marina we join other sailors fixing up their boats.
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Leaving refuge of a safe harbour
After over a week in various idyllic anchorages around Refuge Bay, today we are setting off for the journey south. The bay offers shelter from
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The journey begins
After a fortnight in the marina at Puerto Penasco, we set sail for New Zealand. Even if, as we hope, it will take several years
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