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Boats Here With Us In Bahia de Caraquez
Ron & Diane on Batwing . Batwing is a junk rigged schooner built in Port Townsend. Ron & Diane were some of the folks who wanted to go anchor up river to Siananda and not allowed.Sylvia and Heinz on Galathe . There are lots of Europeans here in Bahia who came through the canal on their way to the South Pacific. Sylvia & Heinz have a beautiful siamese they're planning on importing into New Zealand next year.
Axel and Brit on Hello World . They came in to Bahia de Caraquez last week and are heading home to Germany for the summer. We hope to get to know them better when they come back in the fall before we head north again.
Kent and Heather on Hiatus . We've seen the boat in harbors off and on all the way though Central America and finally caught up with them here in Bahia.
Chris & Heather on Legacy . Chris was Mayor of Tenicatita in 2006, and they were a great resource of local knowledge for the Mexican Gold Coast.
Bill & Jean on Mita Kuuluu . We first met them in Huatulco waiting to cross the Tehuantepec and hung out together in Bahia del Sol. Jean is one of my early morning walking partners, and Bill is an awesome cook. Time spent with Mita is always a good fun.
David & Marcy on Nine of Cups . They've recently circumnavigated South America and have lots of great info on thier site.
Linda & John on Nakia (a beautiful Hans Christian 33). We've just met them recently and hear they have a great blog to read.
Eric & Sherrell on Sarana . They're currently cruising north through Columbia for a new cruising guide they're writing.
Terry & Tammy on Secret O' Life . This Union 36 was in Eagle Harbor years ago when Yohelah was known as Vita and owned by David & Barbara Rogers. Terry was happy to see Vita arrive in Bahia.
Boats In The South Pacific And Beyond
Carl, Yvette, Joel & Kyle on Liberty . Met them also in Santa Barbara, and they were on the Haha. We haven't crossed paths with them since, but hope to catch up maybe in the South Pacific.Peter & Ginger on Marcy . They were on K-Dock at Shilshole after we left for Port Townsend. We met them at our going away when we went back to Seattle, and saw them again several times on our way south down the Baja, in La Paz and in Zihuatanejo. They've already spent a season in the South Pacific and are a long way ahead of us now.
Boats In The Caribbean
Roy & Marlene on Jellybean . Marlene bravely took on the job as chief honcho of SailFest in 2006, and was instrumental in the huge financial success.John & Lela on Yachtsman's Dream . We first met them heading north to the Sea of Cortez and saw them again in Central America. This is our idea of buddy boating - running into someone every year or so!
Boats In Mexico
Hank & Betsy on Equinox . We met them on the Haha, then again in Mazatlan and Tenicatita. Hank's watermaker kept Rob busy.Tim & Cindy on Masquerade . This is the boat you see in our northwest and Alaska pictures. Funny thing about cruising - we rarely saw them after we left Vancouver Island.
Bill & Mary on Raptordance . We first met them in Santa Barbara, then Haha'd with them. Haven't seen them much except a few days in Zihua, where they won the chili cook-off!
Gary and Dorothy on Wand'rin Star . We wintered over in Port Townsend with them in 2005 and found them again in Alaska. They're in the Tracy arm pictures and video. Saw them a few times in Mexico our second season.
Sites Not Active
Jay & Danica on Alkahest . We raced a season on Alkahest in Seattle and had a blast. They left 2 years ahead of us. They're in the Chesapeake working now. Danica's newsletters are a great read, but they made me insane some days when we were still working and getting ready to go.Richard & Karen on Chessie . Met them heading to La Paz, and hung out with them there, Mazatlan, Santiago Bay and Tenicatita. Time spent onboard Chessie is always good fun.
Some folks from Seattle that did a South Pacific loop on a boat named Felicity . We met them briefly before they left. Their logs are excellent, and kept me going through the last 3 years of getting us ready to go.
Ross & Laura on New Dawn . They were in Port Townsend when we got there to work on our boat, and left a year ahead of us. They're in the South Pacific now, and have some good reading on their site.
Friends in Seattle
Our friend Lee Youngblood crewed with us on the Baja-Haha. See the Haha through the lens of a professional photographer here . There are lots and lots of photos.Our good friends in Seattle Steve & Elsie from Osprey . We house sat for them our first summer out while they cruised Alaska for the summer. Elsie has written a beautiful book about cruising West Vancouver Island titled "Voyages to Windward". Now that she's retired they cruise Alaska in the summer. Hopefully she's working on another book.
Sailing References
A great cruiser's reference is Noonsite . Jimmy Cornell is the guy who writes the books that tell us about Cruising Routes and all the customs and checkin issues.A huge collection of other cruiser's sites is Cruisenews . Definitely great for those days when you're need some armchair sailing.