Chacala, Nayarit

10 Dec

We arrived yesterday in Chacala, a charming bay with a beautiful fine sand beach lined with coconut trees, cute colorful houses and palapa restaurants. The anchoring here requires a stern anchor to keep the boat pointed into the swells. That’s … Read More »

San Blas, Nayarit

8 Dec

We had a gorgeous sail out of Mazatlan, with perfect conditions, good winds and flat seas. As we progressed south we started seeing squalls on the radar that quickly caught up with us. Finally, a fresh water rinse for the … Read More »

Mazatlan

6 Dec

We had a fast and fun crossing to Mazatlan that culminated with an acrobatics show put up by a team of dolphins playing in our bow wake as we approached the entrance to the marina yesterday morning. We decided to … Read More »

Off to Mazatlan!

4 Dec

ANd we’re off to the mainland… The wind is taking us to Mazatlan, so I guess that’s where we’ll stop first :)But before we hot the Gold Coast, some more pictures from our last anchorage in Baja. The sun setting … Read More »

Full Moon over Baja

3 Dec

Us sailors are always in tune with the Moon. It controls the tides and the currents. It can transform the black night ocean into a shimmery liquid silver sea. Tonight is a Full Moon – the first Blue Full Moon … Read More »