…foggy Quintin in the bay of Santa Maria. Most anchorages along the Pacific side of Baja are fairly remote. Bays are quiet, full of seals and sealions and very few boats. This makes it easy for coming in to anchor late at night. Sun is now setting around 18.00, so evening sails are in the dark, and we rely heavily on radar, AIS (automatic identification system), chart plotter, and depthsounder. The radar picks everything up, including seals that pop up and disappear on the screen when motoring in. Also, studying the paper chart, ahead of time, in a good idea. Seals are welcoming us every evening when setting anchor. They come right up to the boat and are quite talkative and swirl around stirring up the phosphoresence.
Yesterday’s sail, was slow as wind was less than predicted. We kept a steady pace between 3.5-6 nmiles per hour. And once we turned into a bay wind typically ease and motor comes on. Last night we lucked out, wind picked up in the bay, so we could sail in close to our anchorage.
Today is predicted wind between 18-24 nautical miles per hour. This is perfect as we need to get to Magdalena Bay or Turtle Bay. This is typically a 2 day sail to cross Magdalena Bay, so we will prep for a night-sail. Cedros Island is on our way, which makes for a good stop on our way. We are hoping to be there for ”Day of the Dead”! But first coffee!
Sailaway Sarantium 