Dec. 21

Full sails up racing into Cabo San Lucas with 20 knots of wind behind us. Wild feeling of freedom that’s for sure. We both agree there could be no better conditions to end this passage. Its mentioned that there’s no photo of this yacht with us sailing ‘er yet. It would be great to have an image from off the boat.

We are lucky to have such a great view of all the houses up on the mountainside coming into town. I’m sure many people got a great view of all the sails up on this ship.

Full humpback whale breach on the way in!

Winds shift around the cape and we are forced to sail hard and fast south directly out to sea. We both discus the best time to make ONE tack and head directly back into the bay. We are healed over going 8 knots into the wind! Rails are under water and we have smiles that could be seen from shore. We put a little extra distance in the bank and then one quick tack and we are racing the final few miles. Racing with the club back in Sylvan Lake has really helped with this aspect of how far you go before making that final tack for the upwind marker.

We keep the sails up even as we pass underneath the towering cruise ships in the bay. I know Max hates using the engine but I keep looking at him thinking “when will we fire up the Chug Chug?” He likes to have it running and warmed up just in case it’s needed but not today. Winds are just perfect. I lay out 100’ feet of chain on the deck in preparation for touchdown.

I’m on the bow tossing the lead line to get our depth. We reach 7 fathoms (42’) of water but we continue on looking for 5 fathoms 30’ of water which the cruising guides say is the zone to anchor on a sandy bottom.

17:00 hook down.

6 fathoms of water. 24 fathoms of chain.

Sails are bundled up and covered as we look up at the mountains turning bright pink at sunset. Pretty lucky to see both sunrise and sunset on the same sailing day.

5 day 7 hour passage from Turtle Bay to Cabo. On time and under budget! Unbelievable adventure to get here. We could both use a shower.

Before we even have a chance to crack into our celebratory anchor cervaza, we are welcomed in by 2 groups of buddy sailors that are anchored next to us. A young guy with his son on a catamaran from San Fransisco and another middle aged couple with 2 boys from Grand Prairie, Alberta. They have offered to take us into the dinghy dock tomorrow am for laundry and showers.

“I’m not the best sailor but I’m better than I was last year.”

Dec. 22-24

Explore Cabo. Watch Tourists. The marina does not open its showering or laundry services to drifters like us who don’t have a slip in the marina. Haha!

The gals in the office had a chuckle abouts the looks of us smucks. This is the busiest marina I have ever seen yet. So much boat traffic and they are packed in as tight as possible. Our plans to bring the ship in for water and diesel top up at departure change to not coming in here at all. It’s a wild maze of hundreds of highend sport fishing boats and million dollar yachts.

While we are cleaning our clothes and sheets, we score a sink bucket shower in the back of a laundromatic! The ladies working were even kind enough to covered up the security cameras with a T-shirt.

Pelican watching is a great way to spend the day.

We are anchored out in the bay next time a 150 million dollar yacht. We look it up online and realize it’s for sale so we know the asking price. Kinda funny we can sail into a bay and share the same view with these yachts.

We are visited by a mate on the vessel on their tender boat and notify us we are in their “swing circle” because they have 100 meters of chain out! Over 300’ feet of chain out in a small bay. Max says that’s fine and we will move in the morning. Not familiar with the bay.

Brenda arrives the next day and is welcome aboard the good ship Le Patriote.

Later in the evening I spend it Drifting alone on dinghy at midnight under Yellow Moon.

Cervazas on the rock breakers.

Repairs made at anchor include adding spacers to the bracket on the autopilot wheel. We also re rig the pulleys on the mizzen and main sheets.

We join our neighbours for a bottle or wine and chat about the upcoming passage. We will all depart tomorrow throughout the day.

Boat Names

“Knot Today”

“Chasin Tail” 🐟

“Worship Deez Knots”

“FriendShip”

“Snuggler”

“Try Slow”