Sail Cutthroat

12 November 2006 0230 hours Latitude 34 19N Longitude 107 17 W I came off watch at 0400 hours on Friday the 9th and went to sleep but was awoken at 0530 to the sound of something hard sliding on deck right above me. I instantly knew it was the bucket filled with water we [...]

9 November 0100 hours N 23 35.145 W110 45.800 You could put a small Navy in Bahia Santa Maria! It’s huge with very adequate anchoring areas in 20 – 30 feet of water. We found a nice secluded place for Cutthroat and had the anchor placed and secure just before dark set upon us. This [...]

8 November 2006   We had a very peaceful and relaxing transit out of Turtle Bay towards Bahia Santa Maria – right next store to Magdelena Bay.  It’s a little closer to Bahia SM and not as far to get to the anchorage area so we’ll stop there.  Plan is to leave tomorrow morning for [...]

7 November  Did I mention just how absolutely perfect the sunrise and sunsets have been these past few days?   Being offshore with clear skies and a full moon, both are equally remarkable.  Let’s not forget the stars…incredible! 

So far we’ve had the idyllic trip south.  The winds are very fair out of the North to Northwest at 15 knots…just what the cruising books all say.  Today was a picture book day with blue skies, and perfect winds and seas – it couldn’t have been better.  We saw a few fish – dolphins [...]