Change of Plans, I Have to GO (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep.162)

This episode begins with an exceptionally rolly morning on the hook. Conditions have changed completely overnight and we are rocking and rolling so much that our buddy boat One Life can see the keel of Calico Skies! We decide to set a stern anchor to help steady us out but first have to dig out all the bottom paint we’ve been sailing around with out of our port side sail locker.

Once we retrieve the anchor our friend Gary picks it up in his dinghy to take it out a ways for us. We are moving so much it would be very challenging to get the dinghy in and OneLife’s was dinghy was more accessible being on the hip and ready to lower by halyard. After we set the stern anchor the motion is substantially reduced and we can resume our morning routine.

Suddenly we flash to the evening and Bill explains that Grace has left Calico Skies and departed on sv Delos to help out. Over the last couple of days Karin has become increasingly ill and they decide to head to the closest town, 50 miles away. Without knowing when a reunion would eventually happen Grace chose to hop on last minute since Brian was solo sailing and parenting. On Delos the autopilot craps out early on and Brian and Grace hand steer all the way to town.

Meanwhile Bill is solo sailing Calico Skies, going slower then Delos and always about a day behind. He manages to fly the Spinnaker by himself by adapting his regular tactics for raising the sail and is treated to pleasant conditions. On Delos we get Kazza to the doctor and she stays on island for treatment while Grace watches Sierra.

After 4 days Bill and Grace are reunited in Honeymoon Cove, just south of the town with the doctor. Kazza is on the mend and road to recovery. We wake up in the most beautiful anchorage we’ve stayed in to date in the Sea of Cortez and are treated to an absolutely splendid morning on our first day back together surrounded by gorgeous cliffs and deep incredibly clear turquoise water.