madworld t1_iy5f70i wrote
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There was a Norte happening at that time. I don't know what the conditions were in Rocky Point, but they were hitting 32 knots (36 mph) on the pacific side of Baja.
Source: I was 40 miles at sea when it hit. Zero out of ten stars. Would not recommend.
TSL4me t1_iy6341p wrote
Wow, what type of boat? Do you live down there full time? Is it hard to get parts and boat mechanics down there(huge shortage up in Northern california)
What are the boating rules for licenses?
Have you ever been stopped by the Mexican navy?
I have a whole lot of questions.
madworld t1_iy67eh8 wrote
We are in a 1983 Hallberg-Rassy 352 named Trouble.
We purchased her in BC Canada as the pandemic started, and sailed her to SF bay. We left San Francisco August 24th and hopped down the coast. We are now in Bahia Tortuga, and we will be in La Paz by Christmas. Then north into the gulf.
No license is necessary, although you should be experienced. The Pacific can throw some shit at you.
Diesel mechanics are hard to come by south of Ensenada and north of La Paz. Parts are even harder, so you have to be self sufficient and carry as many spares of essentials as possible.
We've never come across Mexican navy.
PM me - I'm happy to answer any questions you have.
Here is our path since leaving SF.
https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV-Trouble/
TSL4me t1_iy693io wrote
Wow, living the dream!
If you keep heading south you would love Cabo San Lucas. I visited last year and the boating community of expats was huge.
Safe travels!
WarrenMulaney t1_iy6vi20 wrote
How’d you like Morro Bay? (sorta my home away from home)
madworld t1_iy93dqx wrote
I have driven up and down hwy 1 for years, but this was the first time stopping by Coos bay. We loved it there! A quaint town in a bay full of anchored boats, next to the giant monolith belly of an ancient volcano.
It's really a special place.
WarrenMulaney t1_iy9g7zo wrote
100%. It's my favorite spot on the central coast. Great pic!
miken322 t1_iy888u3 wrote
I've lived in Western Oregon most of my life, most of my relatives spent their lives on the Oregon Coast and its coast range, Astoria, Newport, Reedsport, Coos Bay, and Florence. The Pacific is wild. Every year tourists get swept out to sea because they turn their backs on the ocean for a selfie and a sneaker wave gets them. They walk out on the rocks too far when the tide is rising and weather coming in and get stuck. Even experienced commercial fishing boats go down. I wouldn't e er go out on a kayak without an experienced guide that knows the weather and the sea especially on the west coast of the Americas.
madworld t1_iy92ytk wrote
We sailed down from BC Canada, and had to come into Coos bay due to a storm (40 knot gusts). We were sitting on the beach watching the craziness, and we had jump up and run due to a sneaker wave that came up hundreds of feet more further than the other waves! I have a video I should post.
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