[Ep 71] 120-Mile Sail for a Surprise Reunion | Sailing Down Baja Mexico in the Sea of Cortez
📍 Refugio on Isla de la Guarda Angel to Bahia de los Angeles to Santa Rosalia🌊 Sea of Cortez, Mexico
After wrapping up our time in Refugio, it was finally time to start heading south. We sailed back through Canal de Ballenas and made a quick stop in Bahía de los Ángeles to restock before setting off on a 120+ mile passage to Santa Rosalía.
But this wasn't just another passage. Our friends aboard SV Perspective had left a week before us, and we decided to keep our plans quiet and surprise them in Santa Rosalía.
With favorable conditions, we enjoyed a beautiful sail down the coast, including some fantastic spinnaker sailing and another unforgettable sunrise at sea. The passage went smoothly, the surprise was a success, and everything seemed to be going perfectly...
...until it was time to dock.
In this episode:• Sailing from Refugio to Bahía de los Ángeles• Provisioning in BLA• A 120+ mile overnight passage• Spinnaker sailing in the Sea of Cortez• Sunrise at sea• Surprising our friends on SV Perspective• Docking challenges in Santa Rosalía
Next time, we explore Santa Rosalía and tackle some unexpected repairs while tied up in the marina.
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We’re Liya, Armand, and Pinot, sailing full-time aboard Cosmo and sharing what life is really like out here…plans change, things go wrong, and somehow it always turns into a story.
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