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La Paz
When people asked us about our trip – where we are headed, we would always tell them “La Paz” and truthfully we had really not talked much about an agenda past this point. It is now Christmas 2024 – our first in shorts and tee-shirts since we lived in Johannesburg! We spent most of the…
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Into the Sea of Cortez
Leaving Cabo to get around the southern tip of Baja Sur towards the Sea of Cortez was uneventful at first – we got up early, weighed anchor, filled up with fuel before the rush and set off! We had to motor down the coast as the weather and sea state was calm & flat. This…
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Ensenada to Cabo
7 December, 2025 I have to keep reminding myself: we have sailed just over 1,400 nautical miles (about 2,650km) so far, and Cabo is half that distance again. After a month in Ensenada we definitely felt as though we were behind schedule, and so we now figured we should skip some stops down the Mexican…
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Ensenada
Months ago, we had planned our much needed haul out at the Baja Naval yard in Ensenada early in November. The haul-out went surprisingly well once we had our TIP sorted out (another long story, but we “fixed” the problem the old fashioned way – with $$$$’s) and Eos was safely up on stands again…
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Goodbye USA, Hello Mexico!
The journey from San Diego to Ensenada is only 65 miles, but we were filled with apprehension and excitement as we cast off the dock in the early hours of 7th November. We left at 01h00 to catch “good weather” but more importantly, to arrive in Ensenada mid afternoon (when we could figure out all…
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San Diego!
So if San Francisco was a big milestone, then San Diego was a major one: our last stop off before hitting Mexican waters, and some 1350 miles from our starting point. The journey from Catalina Island was a straight shot in good weather, and as we neared San Diego we started hearing radio chatter from…
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Monterey Bay & Channel Islands
Monterey Bay We LOVED Monterey Bay, despite the rolly marina slip and the thousands of seals & sea lions that filled the harbour. Halfmoon Bay to Monterey was another day sail, requiring an early start in order to arrive before dark. The Monterey harbour is prety chaotic, and the narrow visitors slip that was assigned…
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San Francisco & Half Moon Bay
Sailing under the Golden Gate bridge was definitely a milestone for us. I’d thought about this moment for quite some time – finding it difficult to think further into the future in any detail. It sure felt like our first “major” milestone in this journey. Knowing that we would need to get some work done…
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Oregon to California!
For some reason, sailing in to California brings with it some heightened excitement for us. Expecting to see David Hasselhoff on the beach somewhere (not Pammy, ’cause she’s in Ladysmith). This is not as far fetched as you might think, as the beach at our first N-Cali stopoff is already filled with surfer dudes and…
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Pacific Ocean & Night Passages
Neah Bay to Astoria So having read various horror stories about the Columbia River entrance, we decide to leave Neah Bay in the afternoon (14:30), so as to arrive at the bar crossing at slack tide. As Astoria is a +24 hour sail, this means several firsts – first sail in “real” pacific swells, first…
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On Our Way!
Anacortes to Port Angeles And we’re off…. After a couple of shakedown sails in and around Anacortes and LOTS of provisioning trips we have our windlass fixed and can finally set sail for Port Angeles. Roughly 45miles with fairly flat seas and moderate winds from the SW. With fog, ferries and shipping lanes to think…