by sailingwithbloom | Apr 18, 2019 | Boat Projects & Chores, Cruising in Mexico, Families on Boats
We got towed into the harbour in Mazatlan 14 months ago now. You can read our story here- Sea Shepherd to the Rescue- Stranded in the Sea of Cortez. To sum it up in a quick nutshell, our engine died about 7 hours of La Paz while we were in a channel. We ended up...
by sailingwithbloom | Jul 4, 2018 | Cruising in Mexico
We spent last summer in the Sea of Cortez and this summer in Mazatlan. Several people have told us we are crazy. The initial plan was to go it without an air conditioner, however we ended up getting one in San Carlos for the simple reason that there were a LOT of...
by sailingwithbloom | Mar 13, 2018 | Cruising in Mexico, Families on Boats
Our next destination was Mazatlán, Sinaloa, on Mexico’s mainland coast. With a little over 200 nautical miles to get there, we planned for a full two-day crossing and did all of our due diligence before departing: provisioning and food prep, engine checks,...
by sailingwithbloom | Feb 1, 2018 | Cruising in Mexico, Families on Boats
After waiting out the 2017 hurricane season onboard in San Carlos, we were anxious to get back out on the water and do some more exploring! We left on November 3rd and decided to spend a night at a nearby anchorage called Algodones which was a short hop away. The seas...
by sailingwithbloom | Jan 26, 2018 | Cruising in Mexico, Families on Boats
After five hot weeks in Santa Rosalia, we had the opportunity to have several discussions with cruisers in the marina as they came and went in regards to weathering storms there. One boat in particular- sv Slipper, had weathered Hurricane Newton in 2015 at the dock in...
by sailingwithbloom | Jan 26, 2018 | Cruising in Mexico, Storm Preparation
During the summer in the Sea of Cortez, it is not only excruciatingly hot- there are Chubascos to worry about. A Chubasco is a suddenly-occurring, localized storm that brings thunder, lots of lightning, very strong winds and often lots of rain as well. Winds can...
