Sunday, October 29, 2006
LaPaz!
10/29/06 - We have just pulled into LaPaz, BCS, Mexico under a most beautiful sunset. All well aboard Confetti!!
Friday, October 27, 2006
rounding Cabo
most tip of Baja, on a calm day, but immediately were faced with beating into a north wind. We felt very welcomed to the Sea of Cortez!
After talking for the last year about, "anchoring our boat in Scorpion Bay and catching some waves," we finally did it! Nestled in among the shrimp trawlers, we set the hook, threw the boards off the boat and dove in. Confetti looked really big from the water, and it was pretty exciting to be riding a wave and seeing her out of the corner of our eyes.
Dolphins!
We also have had dolphins with us almost every day. Todd, in an effort to
"pet" the dolphins found the scrub brush to be an effective tool. Although
the dolphins probably were not sure why he was trying to clean them.
"pet" the dolphins found the scrub brush to be an effective tool. Although
the dolphins probably were not sure why he was trying to clean them.
There's a fish on the hook!!
Todd's 2nd catch - a beautiful Dorado that Gene turned into a gourmet dinner for us.
making southerly way with the kite
We flew the 1.5 ounce spinnaker most days on our way south. Note the speed
on the knot meter!
on the knot meter!
Good food on board.
While cooking under way can certainly have its challenges, like having to strap yourself in with a harness attached to the "gimballed" stove, we have eaten well!
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Scorpion Bay!
After 5 days of some light wind, and also some really great sailing in15-20kt. with the spinnaker up, we anchored last night in Scorpion Bay to catch some waves. Dan and Danielle made the long paddle in from the boat last night for a super fun evening surf sesson, and then Todd paddled in for dawn patrol this morning. We'll take off today and head around Cabo and up to La paz, before any more hurricanes come north. We should arrive there by Sunday and clear customs Monday. Then we'll head up to the NOLS branch in Coyote Bay in the Bay of Conception by Wed or Thurs.
Life aboard has been great. We are on a rotating watch schedule where each person stands a 4-hour watch during the day and a 3-hour one at night. With the moon new, we've had some pretty dark (!) nights and are looking forward to a waxing moon over the next week. With our time in San Diego, we got a lot of projects done on the boat and she is sailing like a dream!! We are really pleased with the boat.
We've had the spinnaker up almost every day, and Todd's been deemed local fisherman. While jibing the 17-foot spinnaker pole yesterday, Todd of course hooked a yellowtail and things got exciting! The fish was delicious though grilled at anchor last night.
We're off to pick up the anchor and head back out to sea. All our best from S/V Confetti!!!!!
Scorpion Bay
October 26, 2006
Life aboard has been great. We are on a rotating watch schedule where each person stands a 4-hour watch during the day and a 3-hour one at night. With the moon new, we've had some pretty dark (!) nights and are looking forward to a waxing moon over the next week. With our time in San Diego, we got a lot of projects done on the boat and she is sailing like a dream!! We are really pleased with the boat.
We've had the spinnaker up almost every day, and Todd's been deemed local fisherman. While jibing the 17-foot spinnaker pole yesterday, Todd of course hooked a yellowtail and things got exciting! The fish was delicious though grilled at anchor last night.
We're off to pick up the anchor and head back out to sea. All our best from S/V Confetti!!!!!
Scorpion Bay
October 26, 2006
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Saturday, October 21
SAN DIEGO: Okay here we go. After 10 days of waiting for our standing rigging to get replaced, we are shoving off! We're not quite blog-savvy yet, so we'll try to get better at updating the site with pics and text, (and voice even!) as we go. If time and wx permit we hope to stop for a day of surfing in San Juanico, on the W. Coast of Baja, and from there we'll head straight for La Paz in the Sea of Cortez to clear customs and immigration. We've loaded so many groceries and so much gear on board that we are currently sitting below our waterline! We'll see if the boat feels slow, and of course Dan will be tweaking the sails constantly to maximize speed. We hope to be in La Paz by Nov 1. We are aware of a hurricane about to hit Baja and will keep track of hit, hopefully arriving well after it's gone. Until then, all our best and thanks for all the support!!
Friday, October 20, 2006
Saturday, October 07, 2006
We've cast off the docklines and sailed away!
October 12th,
SAN DIEGO: We untied from the dock of the St. Francis Yacht Club on a beautiful Sunday morning with our amazing crewmembers, Gene Trantham and Todd Sutherland. We left our lines there and waved goodbye to Danielle's mom and a group of friends who got up early to see us off. Peter Jeal and Susan Parker motored out to see us sail under the Golden Gate and then we were on our way for a light wind passage down the coast, filled with blue whale sightings and hundreds of dolphins. As we approached the Channel Islands we remembered that Danielle's cousin, Greg Viehmann, was working near San Clemente Island on the SCRIPPS vessel, FLIPP, which is researching the effects of sonar on marine mammals. So we altered course and went for a sail-by visit, which was great fun. With no cell-phone coverage for a month, Greg sounded like he might want to jump onto Confetti and keep sailing with us.
SAN DIEGO: We untied from the dock of the St. Francis Yacht Club on a beautiful Sunday morning with our amazing crewmembers, Gene Trantham and Todd Sutherland. We left our lines there and waved goodbye to Danielle's mom and a group of friends who got up early to see us off. Peter Jeal and Susan Parker motored out to see us sail under the Golden Gate and then we were on our way for a light wind passage down the coast, filled with blue whale sightings and hundreds of dolphins. As we approached the Channel Islands we remembered that Danielle's cousin, Greg Viehmann, was working near San Clemente Island on the SCRIPPS vessel, FLIPP, which is researching the effects of sonar on marine mammals. So we altered course and went for a sail-by visit, which was great fun. With no cell-phone coverage for a month, Greg sounded like he might want to jump onto Confetti and keep sailing with us.
windvane
Getting the self-steering windvane on was a great last-minute effort with the help of Todd being hung over the transom by Gene.
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