As the Anchor drags
Hi there, and I have really been slack about this blog stuff. Seems that there is always something else to do when I manage to get online. We are presently in Escondido, which is just out of Loretto on the Sea of Cortez,(better know on some atlases as the Bay of California). Anyway, have been wandering around for the last month or so, and have had some great snorkelling this past month. The water is getting cooler, but the anchorages are more deserted, in fact, it was really strange when we were in Perico, we were the only boat there. It was so quiet, no noise at all, no seado's or loud music, or disco's (like La Paz), I said to Gary, it was a bit eerie!
Have you ever noticed ,you watch these sail boats out on the water cruising along and they make a beautiful picture, so quiet and serene, peaceful like, with Ma & Pa sitting in the cockpit sipping on margaritas. What an idyllic life.. In truth, that may be on some boats, but on ours well, first of all there aren’t any margaritas, usually just left over cold coffee, and then the energizer bunny part of the crew is always, tweaking. You know the routine, --harden up on the genoa;- let out the jib a bit more; -fall off the wind a few degrees and see if it pulls better;- pull in the main, its luffing; -tighten up on the jib sheet; come up a couple of degrees and see if we can get another 10th of a knot;. And an and on it goes, so by the end of a sail of 2 hours or 6 hours, the peanut gallery can’t understand why I am tired and sore. It has been such a lovely sail!
Nov. 30,2010
We are in the midst of a norther, lots of wind and waves etc. So we were tied to the boat, catching up on our reading. During the wind this afternoon, a trimaran broke loose and caused a series of confusions. Of course, as soon as we heard that it had broken loose and was heading for the rocks, a gaggle of skiffs came from all over the area to see what they could do to help. The “cavalry” to the rescue, type of idea, and with all the help they seemed to be making progress. They dragged the boat off the rocks, and reset a couple of anchors, and then most of the helpers dispersed to warm up, and the tri started to drag again, threatening 3 or 4 boats in the anchorage, so, it was fend off time, and decision time, because by that time it was getting dark ( these rescues always take hours). So fortunately, with loads of help, the guys managed to drag the boat part way across the bay, although, when I say drag, I really mean that one guy was towing and a bunch were pushing, because in this wind, that boat had loads of windage.
Have been working in my spare time on marketing, and seem to be making progress. Such a learning curve. Hopefully, will have a handle on it before long. in the meantime, have been taking my Vivix faithfully and really notice that it makes a big difference in my endurance and my general health.
Have you ever noticed ,you watch these sail boats out on the water cruising along and they make a beautiful picture, so quiet and serene, peaceful like, with Ma & Pa sitting in the cockpit sipping on margaritas. What an idyllic life.. In truth, that may be on some boats, but on ours well, first of all there aren’t any margaritas, usually just left over cold coffee, and then the energizer bunny part of the crew is always, tweaking. You know the routine, --harden up on the genoa;- let out the jib a bit more; -fall off the wind a few degrees and see if it pulls better;- pull in the main, its luffing; -tighten up on the jib sheet; come up a couple of degrees and see if we can get another 10th of a knot;. And an and on it goes, so by the end of a sail of 2 hours or 6 hours, the peanut gallery can’t understand why I am tired and sore. It has been such a lovely sail!
Nov. 30,2010
We are in the midst of a norther, lots of wind and waves etc. So we were tied to the boat, catching up on our reading. During the wind this afternoon, a trimaran broke loose and caused a series of confusions. Of course, as soon as we heard that it had broken loose and was heading for the rocks, a gaggle of skiffs came from all over the area to see what they could do to help. The “cavalry” to the rescue, type of idea, and with all the help they seemed to be making progress. They dragged the boat off the rocks, and reset a couple of anchors, and then most of the helpers dispersed to warm up, and the tri started to drag again, threatening 3 or 4 boats in the anchorage, so, it was fend off time, and decision time, because by that time it was getting dark ( these rescues always take hours). So fortunately, with loads of help, the guys managed to drag the boat part way across the bay, although, when I say drag, I really mean that one guy was towing and a bunch were pushing, because in this wind, that boat had loads of windage.
Have been working in my spare time on marketing, and seem to be making progress. Such a learning curve. Hopefully, will have a handle on it before long. in the meantime, have been taking my Vivix faithfully and really notice that it makes a big difference in my endurance and my general health.
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