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Bahia Tortuga to Cabo San Lucas

March 7-10, 2013

While the passage from Ensenada to Turtle Bay was calm with a lot of drifting and motoring, this passage gave us strong winds from the North, but since it was from the stern, it was no problem.

Turtle Bay to Cabo
Cabo San Lucas is at the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula.  We departed Bahia Tortuga (Turtle Bay) on March 7 at 1630 and arrived at Cabo on March 10 at 0957

Lockbook – March 7, 2013  (Turtle Bay to Cabo)

Passage Log Highlights

  • Started Port engine
  • Started SB engine
  • Raised Main & anchor
  • 1600 High friction steering
    • Checked mechanical
    • Rremoved seaweed from port rudder
    • Still some friction
  • 1630 Depart Bahia Tortuga
  • 2315 Passed northbound ship, 0.8 nmi to port

(Edit: I could tell something was different with the steering and I didn’t want to leave.  Tim convinced me there was nothing we could do at Turtle Bay, better to press on to Cabo.)

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As we were leaving Turtle Bay we had a small issue with increased friction in the steering.  We checked the mechanical system and Tim got in the water and removed some seaweed from the port rudder.  There was still higher than normal friction in the steering but we headed out regardless.
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Underway again
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Movie night

Logbook – March 8, 2013 (Turtle Bay to Cabo)

Passage Log Highlights

  • 1426 Raised spinnaker earlier
  • 1541 Passed fish boat with nets out
  • 1742 Dropped spinnaker earlier

(Edit: I’m loving the precision of the time index of our log entries while noting the action was done “earlier”)

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Another sunrise at sea
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Tim reels in our second catch of the trip
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This one’s giving him a bit of a fight
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And yes, it’s a SHARK!!!
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Just a wee one, though.

Logbook – March 9, 2013 (Turtle Bay to Cabo)

Passage Log Highlights

  • 0100 (Tim’s handwriting) Reefed Main!  Hit 17.4 kts! (Surfing)
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We had 25-30 kt winds and 10-15 ft seas on the last leg to Cabo. Luckily it was coming from the North.
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Another movie night
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Good night sun

Logbook – March 10, 2013 (Turtle Bay to Cabo)

Passage Log Highlights

  • 0957 Arrived in Cabo
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Sunrise as we approach Cabo
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Almost there!
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A closer look at “divorce beach.” The more famous, “lovers beach” is on the other side.
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About to round our way into the bay
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A look at the hotels and resorts as we enter the bay
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There was a stark contrast between the isolation of Turtle Bay and the tourism of Cabo
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Woo hoo, we made it to Cabo! We still weren’t ready for a marina, so we anchored out with one other boat.

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