Pacific Mexico Cruise

We had a day sail to our next overnight anchor. Chamela is a great stop. In the morning I swam to a nearby boat. I introduced myself and he asked if my wife was at Disneyland? Huh? He says we met on the Haha and I had told him my story. Good to see you Andrew. We then headed to Parioso just down the way. One of my faqvorite anchorages and we are the only boat. After lunch we head to the beach for bocce. Losers have to cook dinner. Game on. Lets just say our team did not cook that night. Next day we head for Tenacatita. A cuisers's paradise. 30 boats in the bay and bocce on the beach. We went to the dingy raft up with some food and met the fleet. We annouced there wold be a jam session on our boat at 7:30. Sure enough 8 or so dingys showed up as well as lots of guitars and flutes. We had a blast and I met some folks I hope to see in Ztown. Had a noice swim the next morning. One gal reported she swam with dolphins nearby. That evening we headed over to Delta Swizler for drinks and food. Good times and a chance to meet more cruisers. Off for an overnight sail tonight and then the Guitarfest in Ztown.

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Trouble in Paradise

I arrived in Puerto Vallarta on Saturday afternoon. My friend Jim and I had no problem finding the boat only 2 miles from the airport. A swimming pool nearby was refreshing. All was well. Sunday morning, all hell broke loose. We walked out the marina gates to see a bus on fire on our way to provision. That's wierd. We continued to the store and the streets and sidewalks were almost empty. We provisioned and I went to see about a cab. The manager told me there were no cabs available. What? Then we heard about the drug cartels and the distruction. We found a cab and saw alot of smoke in different areas of the city. We sheltered in place that night to let things cool down. We took off on Monday and were one of a handful of boats on the water. We headed for Yelapa and hit the beach for food and bocce. It was nice to be far away from the violence. On Tuesday we headed out early for a 40 mile run to Ipala. Its well protected and that was welcome as the winds hit 25 on the way down. Big waves and a bit of surfing on our 45' ketch. Our next big stop is the cruisers paradise of Tenacatita. More soon onboard Heather Elizabeth. Below: Yelapa waterfall.

Departing for a Sojourn in Mexico

I am heading back to Mexico to meet up with my Haha boat and sailing the best that Mexico has to offer. The 350 miles between Puerto Valarta and Zihutanejo are spectacular. Lots of beautiful anchorages, stunnung sunsets and tons of wildlife. We are heading south to experience Guitarfest. 20 or so artists play on the beach in a concert setting. After the first event, they all scatter to venues in the city. I was there during my 2019/20 voyage and vowed to come back. Six onboard and temps in the mid 80's every day. We have Starlink aboard and I plan to update the blog a few times during the voyage. Stand by!

Diving in Indonesia

Wow!

Terrible Crash at Sail GP

SailGP, like most events with a “Grand Prix” theme, promises excitement and adrenaline while testing the edge of danger. Saturday’s SailGP event in Auckland crossed the danger line when the French and New Zealand teams collided after Peter Burling and team on Black Foils appeared to lose control in front of the French, who did their best to avoid a collision. They didn’t make it. The fleet boats were traveling at around 90 km/h (about 56 mph) in “breezy conditions” when the DS Team France F50 smashed into the side of Black Foils. Two sailors suffered significant injury, and the boats were badly damaged.

Meanwhile in Santa Cruz...

All six occupants were rescued. Who would do this???