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Isla San Francisco

April 28 – May 1, 2013

This is an absolutely beautiful island. We could have spent much more time here, but we were following the kid boat flotilla after all. The first night we spent in the beautiful crescent-shaped SW facing anchorage, but we got hit by a corumuel and high tailed it out of there in the morning. We went around to the NE facing anchorage, and there we got a bit of wrap-around swell, but not too bad. Our last night there was a calm one and we anchored off the very north end of the island.

Logbook – April 28, 2013 (Isla Partida to Isla San Francisco)

Passage Log Highlights

    • 1030 Depart Ensenada Grande
    • 1330 Arrive El Bajo.  Dropped Tim at SV Sweet Dreams
    • 1545 Depart El Bajo
    • 1900 Arrive Isla San Francisco

Daily Notes

    • Tim dove at El Bajo w/ Sweet Dreams and Fluenta
    • South anchorage of Isla SF, no protection from wind or swells
    • Boys walked to other side of the island w/ other kids.  Collected rocks.

(Edit: Tim borrowed Dive gear from Jim on Sweet Dreams and the boys and I drifted around on Exodus while they dove.  The other boats anchored and they so they all spent a lot of their dive time checking anchors.)

Partida to Isla SF
We departed Isla Partida at 10:30 in the morning and arrived at Isla San Francisco at 19:00 with a 2 hour and 15 minute stop to dive El Bajo.
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On Passage leaving Isla Partida (s/v Star Passage)
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The dive site (El Bajo). We stopped here en route from Isla Partida to Isla San Francisco.
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Sunset our first night at anchor at Isla San Francisco
NE Anchorage
After a bumpy night in the South Anchorage we moved around to find more protection in the NE Anchorage

Logbook – April 29, 2013 (Isla San Francisco)

Passage Log Highlights

    • 0850 Depart Isla SF south anchorage
    • 0940 Arrive Isla SFN.

Daily Notes

    • Conditions (swell) worsened, moved to other side of the island
    • D hiked to the top of ridge with Bruce & Jen (SV N. Passage), Jim & Gina (SV Sweet Dreams), Max (Fluenta)
    • Tim fished around the corner
    • Boys collected rocks on the beach, then Alex skurfed with Richart & Colton.  B paddle boarded w/ Harlen.

(Edit: That morning was awful.  We woke up hobby horsing, and I ended up waking Tim and telling him I thought we should move, “I didn’t care what the other boats were doing!”  By the time we were raising anchor Star Passage was already heading out and all the other boats followed.  We followed the herd that night.  And while I was kicking myself that morning, in retrospect, I think I would make the same decision again.  Weather is uncertain and we were never in any danger, and there’s something to be said for being part of a herd.)

 

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Alex doing some boat chores
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Brenden changing the oil
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Real boat problems
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Coming to shore for a hike
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When leaving a kayak on the shore it’s important to consider the tide range.  There was great rock collecting on the beach at the NE facing anchorage. Alex found an awesome agate.
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Exodus and Fluenta
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A panorama of the anchorage at Isla San Francisco
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Grown up time!  Goin for a hike.
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Looking behind at the anchorage
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Exodus at anchor at Isla San Francisco
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All of the boats in the anchorage
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Bruce (Northern Passage), Max (Fluenta), D, Jim (sweet dreams) and Jen (Northern Passage)
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Heading to the ridge
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Deanne and Gina
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The crescent-shaped SW facing anchorage is on the left, and the NE facing anchorage with all the rocks is on the right.
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A view of the kids playing on the crescent-shaped beach
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If you look closely you can see Alex “skurfing” for the first time
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Brenden’s first time on a paddle board
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Alex with Richard and Colton in the dinghy taking turns skurfing, Harlen in the kayak, Brenden on the paddle board.
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He’s a natural
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He’s a natural
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Beach potluck and later a bonfire
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Max, Liz, and Deanne
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Harlen, Brenden, Carmen, Victoria, Sophia, Nikki
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The kids really enjoyed the bonfire. Marshmallows and everything!
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Two boys in a burrito

Logbook – April 30, 2013 (Isla San Francisco)

Passage Log Highlights

    • 1340 Arrive ISF Far N. Anchorage

Daily Notes

    • Early AM Moorings charter boat dragged anchor.  Attempts to hail on VHF unsuccessful.  Fluenta’s bullhorn roused the occupants
    • Moved to very north of Isla SF to collect seashells.  Ended up staying the night.
    • Tim snorkeling and fishing.  Boys went over to sv Sweet dreams to play risk
    • Birthday celebration for Max (sv Fluenta)

(Edit: I was really nervous to stay the night totally unprotected on the north side of the island.  But we were part of a herd now.  And everything was fine.

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Brenden and Mom navigate to the North side of the island
North Anchorage
We spent our last night at Isla San Francisco up at the North Anchorage
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This is the anchorage at the very north end of the island. There’s not really a bay, but you are protected from SE winds (wouldn’t be good in a SW corumuel)
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All aboard the Exodus dinghy
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Collecting seashells
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Victoria from Fluenta
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Tim found some high ground to take some amazing photos
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Attack seagull
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Looking East
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Exodus at anchor on the North side of Isla San Francisco
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Exodus pose?
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Lone snorkeler
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Looking West
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Jumping off the bows of Exodus became a regular pastime
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The battle for world domination
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Harlen, Brenden, Richard, Alex, Colton
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We had a dessert party on Sweet Dreams for Max’s birthday
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Aboard s/v Sweet Dreams

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