Our developing tropical storm behind us and the moving away of Sandy on the other side of North America, have created quite a bit of unstable weather here. The day started as forecast with sunny but hazy weather, but then by lunch time a long and wide band of rain started to come across us…. read more of “30 October 2012; At…”
The weather did have a surprise in store for us but it was a nice one. To the West of Cabo San Lucas, there are two tropical lows developing. They might even merge and turn into a tropical storm. Not much concern to us as they are far to the West and we are sailing… read more of “29 October 2012;…”
This was our 2nd sea day and it was a very quiet and sunny day. Hardly any wind but still clear skies due to the cold northerly air from the last few days. We could see the haze increasing slowly during the day and that meant that regular Mexican weather is returning. It also means… read more of “28 October 2012; At…”
The two days of strong winds from the north must have played havoc with the currents in the area. We had it all against us on the way up to San Diego and so I was expecting that I would have a bit more with me on the way down, but that is not the… read more of “27 October 201; At…”
The interesting thought of the morning was will the Santa Ana wind affect us at sea. Last night warnings came in about this dessert wind, which was expected to pick up in the early mornings of today and which was going to make the life of everybody living in the canyons and deserts a bit… read more of “26 October 2012;…”
It was a very windy day today. With a strong northerly outflow from the Oregon area we had wind force 5 to 6 blowing along the coast of the Californian Peninsula. The general curve of the wind was slightly off land so we did not have to sail in the middle of the wave field,… read more of “25 October 2012;…”
Just before I turned in for the night, the agent in Cabo San Lucas provided a bombshell piece of information. During our call, there would be a sport fishing contest going on, with about 200 boats participating. Can you imagine, 200 Sunday sailors coming out of the bay at the same time? It is called… read more of “24 October 2012;…”
It was indeed going to be a hot day in Puerto Vallarta; we could already see it when we approached the port. Wind still weather, not a cloud in the skies, and a gentle breeze but from the landside. So a warm breeze. The pilot was a very proud man today, as his boat was… read more of “23 October 2012;…”
