Yesterday’s blog…I guess you call this a false start…or perhaps a dress rehearsal.

Day 6, but it doesn’t count!

In fact, I believe that another name for the bay Sarantium is anchored in, is called Chicken Bay! As I previously wrote, wind looked poor for today and tomorrow. I knew Bahia Los Frailes was close by, so we motored in and anchored. I have spent the day swimming, snorkeling, watching whales go by, walking the beach and socializing with other sailors.

I woke up this morning to a welcome/goodmorning message in Danish, on the app “Foreignland”. The boat beside us belongs to a Danish man and his partner from Malaysia. They resided in Malaysia for 10 years where he had sailed to from Turkey, where he bought his boat. Since most sailors belong to the app “Noforeignland” he right away knew who I was, where I have sailed and where I am going. We ended up chatting back and forth, until they pulled anchor, motored out and is now heading to French Polynesia! Their boat is a Beneteau 59, so there is no way I can catch up to them. But I am sure I will see them again, as he owns property in Sweden where he plan to reside part time! The sailing community is small!

An hour later, a catamaran pulled up with a couple from Santa Barbara who are bashing back. When they learned that we were heading to French Polynesia they decided to bring over a bottle of red wine. I learned that this wine is from the oldest vineyard in Mexico called V3, Casa Mara from 1547. They said to “open it on the equator and think of this anchorage and us”.

The day allowed for going through the boat again and I decided pull the Assymetrical Gennaker out of the bag, mostly as I was curious whether I had sewn the bag and sail together when I was stitching the sail bag. The Gennekar comes with a sock/snuffer. Since I have never used these, I decided to watch a few instructional videos, as hoisting a massive light wind sail incorrectly, can lead to a disaster. I think I figured it out… I hope! Dinner consisted of concoxious items, such as, black rice, lentils, squash, onion, garlic, cauliflower with a dash of turmeric stuffed into a wrap! No wine!