Monthly Archives: January 2015

Bahia Banderas has a cruisers net every morning at 0800. This is a radio network that provides local event news, weather and provides a forum for trades and info between the fleet. (REF net recording). I needed to deal with … Continue reading →

As I neared Puna Mita in the early am of Jan 18th, I came on deck for my regular watch to find a Panga screaming toward me. The fishermen were pretty agitated. Their Spanish was too fast for me to … Continue reading →

I weighed anchor just afternoon as the breeze was coming up. And made good progress south toward Punta Mita, the northern point of the Banderas Bay (Bahia Banderas). It’s about 90nm from Isla Isabel to La Cruz de Huancaxtile, which … Continue reading →

I was feeling a lot better by noon and decided to put on the snorkel gear. It was overcast and windy, but I was getting a little cabin fever and I needed to get out of the boat. I slipped … Continue reading →

I arrived to Isla Isabel, to find the south anchorage was packed with seven sailboats and a motoryacht. I continued to the east side. There was only one other boat there, so I dropped the anchor. I watched it for … Continue reading →

Jan 11 2015 After a long summer back in the states that ended up lasting through the holidays, I was finally ready to get back to sailing. I departed Mazatlan headed south to La Cruz de Huanacaxtle with a stop … Continue reading →