We Crossed Tehuantepec Bay with a Baby Onboard…
5 de abril de 2026 · 14 min · 11K visualizações · Chiapas
Sailboat cuts through Tehuantepec Bay at golden sunset.
O que este vídeo aborda
Miss Lone Star, a 31-ton full-keel vessel with no bow thrusters, crosses the Gulf of Tehuantepec with an all-female crew and a baby aboard, arriving at Chiapas, Mexico — the farthest south Aubrey has sailed in Mexico.2:08 Two years earlier she made the same crossing eight months pregnant and encountered 50-knot winds and rough seas; this passage, by contrast, ends without incident.1:26 Docking the heavy boat in reverse at the Chiapas marina requires careful maneuvering, and Aubrey notes that reverse barely slows the vessel.2:16 At the marina, the crew learns the estuary harbors crocodiles — the maintenance worker confirms he recently killed the large male — so toddler Violet is kept off the dock.7:58 Provisioning for the run to the Panama Canal consumes most of a day, as does checking out of Mexico, which takes nearly a full day of bureaucratic work and costs 620 pesos.12:43 Boat projects completed at the marina include bilge work, a new brow installation, and repainting the galley headliner.7:29 The crew also searches for a 20-micron water filter.12:21 The next leg will take Miss Lone Star through remote anchorages toward Panama.13:45
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