After adding 15 gallons of fuel from our jerry cans, we departed Bahia San Quintin, for Turtle Bay; (abrejos is another story). We left the bay with little or no wind, but the motor has been doing fine. 6- 7 knots at 2000 RPM. Overall, an uneventful day, taking care of chores, and getting ready for the night watches. Just before dark we were accompanied by a small pod of dolfins riding the bow. It is really neat to watch them watch you! Jack couldn't figure it out, he always went to the wrong side of the boat to look! Motoring through the darkness, the stars were awesome, not another vessel in sight.. we each had our moments alone with the sea. Karin is starting to get into her watches, she loves flying by herself! I came out to relieve her about 7:15, the sun was up, so I put a line out, and in a few minutes..., the reel was screaming, and after a good fight, we had a small tuna! We cleaned and prepped the fish, and put it in the fridge. Dinner tonight!
We arrived in Turtle Bay at about 5 PM. Setting the anchor is getting easier, and we feel good about the CQR anchor. We took a panga ashore to grab a few things, then returned to the boat for a great fish dinner.
The next day we had to top off the fuel, which involved Enrique Jr. bringing out his fuel panga and filling our tanks. After some discussion we adjusted our schedule to stop halfway to Magdalena Bay, at a spot called Abrejos.
Flyin sideways is performing just fine, we had some wind during the day so we sailed a beam reach at about 4 - 5 knots, with some rolly seas. The swell was more westerly than north, so we were quartering along with it, and having a hard time keeping her on heading...another night of motor-
sailing under a moonless sky.
We arrived in Turtle Bay at about 5 PM. Setting the anchor is getting easier, and we feel good about the CQR anchor. We took a panga ashore to grab a few things, then returned to the boat for a great fish dinner.
The next day we had to top off the fuel, which involved Enrique Jr. bringing out his fuel panga and filling our tanks. After some discussion we adjusted our schedule to stop halfway to Magdalena Bay, at a spot called Abrejos.
Flyin sideways is performing just fine, we had some wind during the day so we sailed a beam reach at about 4 - 5 knots, with some rolly seas. The swell was more westerly than north, so we were quartering along with it, and having a hard time keeping her on heading...another night of motor-
sailing under a moonless sky.
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