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Chacala Bay

2008-03-06T09:21:00.000-08:00

Arrived in Chacala Bay in the afternoon after the rough trip - Winds steady at least 18knots gusting to 25 knots almost the entire 26 hour trip from Chamela to Chacala around the notorious Cabo Currientes.

Leave Chamela

2008-03-05T09:23:00.000-08:00

Leave Chamela Bay to motor sail up to Chacala. Weather report is for fair winds and calm seas. Will be an overnight trip estim. 24 hours

2008-01-12T08:34:00.000-08:00

Leave Isla Grande and motor over to Zihuatanejo Bay. Anchor off of Playa Madera.

2008-01-10T08:34:00.000-08:00

Arrive Isla Grande/Ixtapa. Anchor.

2008-01-09T08:32:00.000-08:00

Leave Santiago Bay and sail all day and overnight south to Isla Grande/Ixtapa.

2008-01-07T08:30:00.001-08:00

Leave Barra de Navidad and motor/sail south to Santiago Bay. Anchor off of Playa Miramar.

2008-01-07T08:30:00.000-08:00

Leave Barra de Navidad and motor/sail south to Santiago Bay. Anchor off of Playa Miramar.

2007-11-29T08:25:00.001-08:00

Leave Tenacatita and motor/sail south to Barra de Navidad. Anchor in the lagoon.

2007-11-23T08:24:00.000-08:00

Leave Chamela Bay and motor/sail south to Tenacatita Bay. Anchor off of Boca de Iguanas.

2007-11-22T08:23:00.000-08:00

Leave Tehuamixtle and sail south to Chamela Bay. Thanksgiving. Anchored in bay just for one night.

2007-11-19T08:22:00.000-08:00

Leave La Cruz de Huanamixtle and sail/motor south around Cabo Corrientes to Ipala Bay. Anchor in tiny Tehuamixtle.

2007-11-13T08:21:00.000-08:00

Launched from the Opequimar boatyard with brand new bottom. Motor over and anchor off of La Cruz de Huanamixtle to wait for weather window to head south.

2007-10-29T08:20:00.000-07:00

Finally leave Paradise Village Marina and motor over to the Opequimar boatyard in Marina Vallarta for haulout.

2007-06-01T08:18:00.000-07:00

Motored over to Paradise Village Marina in Nuevo Vallarta! Will be in slip C-1 for the next 5 months to wait out the rainy/hurricane season.

2007-05-14T08:17:00.000-07:00

Arrive Banderas Bay and anchor off of La Cruz de Huanamixtle. Waiting for June 1st entry to the marina for the hurricane season.

2007-05-13T08:16:00.000-07:00

leave Tenacatita and travel north to Chamela Bay. Anchor out at the islands in the south end of the bay due to large swells. Just a few hours of sleep, then out to sea and head north again.

2007-05-10T08:15:00.000-07:00

Leave Barra de Navidad for the short hop north to Tenacatitia Bay. Drop anchor in Boca de Iguanas anchorage of Tenacatita Bay.

2007-04-14T08:14:00.000-07:00

Leave Santiago Bay and head north to Barra de Navidad lagoon. Arrive in Barra and anchor in the quiet calm lagoon.

2007-04-09T08:12:00.000-07:00

Anchor in Santiago Bay tucked up in front of Playa Miramar- much more protected from the south swell.

2007-04-09T08:11:00.000-07:00

GIANT SWELLS with breaking waves in the anchorage! Emergency exit of the Las Hadas anchorage and motor the 1 hour up to Santiago Bay

2007-04-08T08:10:00.000-07:00

Leave Isla Grand and sail north to Manzanillo Bay. Anchor in Las Hadas.

2007-04-05T08:08:00.000-07:00

Hoisted anchor from Zihuatanejo Bay and motored over to Isla Grande. Stayed at anchor for 3 nights.

2007-01-31T06:37:00.000-08:00

January 31, 2006 Moved from the interior of the La Cruz Harbor to the anchorage outside of the harbor entrance again.

2007-01-16T07:55:00.000-08:00

January 15, 2006 Moved into the harbor at La Cruz for boat repairs, anchored.

Update: Oct 30th, 2006 to Dec 3rd, 2006

2006-12-06T08:04:00.000-08:00

December 3, 2006 Arrive La Cruz de Huanacaxtle 2 hours later (Banderas Bay, Nayarit, Mexico)
December 3, 2006 Leave Punta de Mita anchorage in the morning
December 2, 2006 Arrive Punta de Mita 4pm (Banderas Bay, Nayarit, Mexico)
December 2, 2006 Leave Chacala 7am
November 29, 2006 Arrive Chacala (Nayarit, Mexico) 6am, overnight sailing/motoring. Anchor off the panga dock
November 28, 2006 Leave Isla Isabella at 6pm
November 27, 2006 Arrive Isla Isabella 9am after overnight sailing/motoring. Anchor near the pinnacles (Las Munas)
November 26, 2006 Leave Mazatlan 10am
November 17, 2006 Arrive Mazatlan at dawn. (Sinaloa, Mexico) Motor into Marina Matzalan slip dock 6
November 16, 2006 Leave Los Frailes at dawn, motor/sail across the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez)
November 14, 2006 Arrive Los Frailes 5pm, anchorage
November 14, 2006 Leave Cabo San Lucas at dawn
November 9, 2006 Arrive Cabo San Lucas, noon, anchor off of beach near "The Office" (Baja California Sur, Mexico)
November 8, 2006 Leave Bahia Santa Maria 7am
November 6, 2006 Arrive Bahia Santa Maria anchorage 7am (Baja California Sur, Mexico)
November 4, 2006 Leave Bahia de Tortugas, 8am
November 2, 2006 Arrive Bahia de Tortugas "Turtle Bay", (Baja California Sur, Mexico)
October 30, 2006 Leave San Diego Harbor 8am (Chula Vista Marina) California, USA

COMING SOON

2006-10-21T23:00:00.000-07:00

Check out our Adventures beginning October 30th!