We are pleased to report that we have completed a 828 nautical mile passage from Ensenada, Mexico to Bahia Falsa, which is a few miles away from La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
The five-day passage down was uneventful. We were in the Pacific for the first four days. Wind speed was 7 – 22 knots, from the north. Waves ranged from 3 – 8 feet from the north, with 0 – 4 feet wind chop. It would have been an uncomfortable ride had we been going north (against the wind and waves), but since we had “fair winds and following seas,” the ride was fine. Conditions slowly and steadily worsened from Friday to Sunday, then from Monday on they slowly and steadily improved.
The tip of Cabo is infamous for being rough waters. Even that stretch wasn’t bad. Conditions were a little bit confused as we rounded the corner of Cabo, but it was still better than it had been in the Pacific. Once we’d passed Cabo and got into the protected waters of the Sea of Cortez, the wind and waves died, making our last day at sea pleasant (though it is uncomfortably hot outside).
We’ll post again within the next couple of days. Meanwhile, if you have questions, feel free to post them and we’ll try to answer them in the next blog post.
Uneventful is great news! I’m glad you are having a safe trip and that you’re already in protected waters. ?
Glad you made it safely. Those waters look VERY calm! Dive in for me and catch a delicious dinner while you’re at it. Enjoy your down time, Grabs!
So happy you made it safely. Did Kieth enjoy it as much as you hoped he would????
Wow, 5 days at sea with some waves and wind! How hot is it there? It’s still better than being in Utah’ heat 🙂
That’s great news.
So happy that you made it safely around the tip! Continued safe travels!
You write: “It would have been an uncomfortable ride had we been going north (against the wind and waves), but since we had “fair winds and following seas,” the ride was fine.” Yet your weather narrative says: Wind speed was 7 – 22 knots, from the south. Waves ranged from 3 – 8 feet from the south, with 0 – 4 feet wind chop.
I have not boated in that area however it seems as if you were heading into it since you were southbound and the prevailing weather was “…from the south…”.
What ever – it sounds as if you made it safely – that’s what counts.
Thank you for pointing put the typos. Oops! They have been corrected.
Glad you had a lovely downhill ride!
Keep us updated on how life feels!
Hope you all are having fun!