Close to nature and at her whim
Playa La Bonanza/ Ísla Espirito Santo Very large scenic bay with long white sand beach and turquoise water. Snorkeling reefs on both ends of the bay. Good protection of N winds and swell at N side of bay. We came in against 16 knots of …
We entered the Sea of Cortez at Cabo San Lucas in April 2016 after sailing down the Pacific side of Baja California. Leaving the big ocean behind, it got instantly warm. We spent the next two summers in the Sea and were loving it! Called ‘aquarium …
Santa Rosalia Fuel dock. There is space to anchor in the port at the far side. We heard that there is a lot of debris on the harbor bottom and anchor retrieval might be difficult. There is also a protected bay outside the port. We …
We left Puerto Penasco for Puerto Refugio, a passage of 106 nmiles, an overnighter, big sea with about 6-8 foot waves in 10-15 kn of NW winds for the first 8 hours. Puerto Refugio We were here before in south west wind and had anchored …
Salvador Cabrales of Astilleros Cabrales, born in Phoenix AZ, is a third generation boat builder and passionate about all things boat and Puerto Peñasco, the town he grew up in before moving back to Phoenix as a teenager. Salvador oversees the pleasure boat services for Astilleros …
Bahía de los Ángeles Two good anchorages in sand behind Punta Arena point with light and beach and in front of the 3 village piers on sand at 15-30′. The one in front of the town is open roadstead, but has surprisingly little swell. Check …
Santa Rosalia Fuel dock. There is space to anchor in the port at the far side, but we heard that there is a lot of debris on the harbor bottom and anchor retrieval might be difficult. The is also a protected bay outside the port. …
Puerto Escondido Mooring balls inside the inner bay, anchoring outside the bay, might want to ask the Fonatur office for all anchoring spots. Fuel dock. Portable water from the mountains at the fuel dock end tie of the marina next to dinghy dock. Marina Puerto …
Isla del Espirito Santo and Isla la Partida No cell service and no wifi in the whole park. If you don’t have a park permit, you can buy it from park rangers in speed boats or on land in La Paz at an office next …
Cabo San Lucas Skip Cabo unless you have tons of $$$, love lots of big hotels, party every day or are under 25. We heard that diesel is super expensive there and that they charge a fee just to tie up to the fuel dock. …
Ensenada Cruiseport Marina helped with the entry docs and most we already prepared in the marina office. Make sure your papers all are made out to the exact same name, a couple of Americans had to have their coast guard docks changed to match their …