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Isla Espiritu Santo - escape from the La Paz anchorage (Feb 2025)

23. februar 2025 · 16 min · 1K visninger

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A 38-ft sailboat departs La Paz, Mexico, for a 20-nautical-mile transit to Playa Candelero on the north end of Isla Espiritu Santo. The crew motors against a two-knot inbound current while exiting the La Paz channel, maintaining speeds between 4.8 and 5.8 knots.1:19 Upon arrival at Playa Candelero, the vessel anchors in 32 feet of water over a clean bottom, utilizing an anchor alarm to monitor position during overnight wind gusts of 15 to 16 knots funneling from the east.4:59 The return trip to Marina Costa Baja involves motoring into 13 to 17 knots of wind on the nose, resulting in short-period seas and reduced speeds of four knots.12:21 The vessel secures a slip at Marina Costa Baja for a week of maintenance and paperwork in preparation for a single-handed Pacific crossing to French Polynesia.15:56

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