Tuesday, November 23, 2004

Getting close to Turtle Bay

We should be in Turtle Bay this afternoon. We've been making good time, sailing downwind with the genoa poled to windward and the main prevented. We've broken two sail slides in 2000 miles (happens when the main flops and refills with a bang due to big swell). The ones that came on the new mainsail seem to be pretty brittle. Thankfully I've got a bagful of replacements. Icarian went the inshore route when we left Ensenada, and will pass inside Cedros Isl., while we headed out and around Cedros and Islas San Benito. It was pre-dawn when we passed San Benito, so we didn't stop, but that means we'll probably make it to Turtle bay in the daylight and maybe even have time for a run on the beach before dinner!

1 Comments:

At 4:28 PM, Jim Webster said...

Hi Pete, Kellie, Ellie and Carter,
It's been great following your progress. Sounds like you're off to a great start south of the border. Have a great Thanksgiving and keep up the great posts!
Jim
Oh yeah, you'll be happy to know that it's raining and about 45F here at home.

 

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