We couldn't get a reservation for marina La Paz, and with Di's trip coming up soon, we didn't want to risk things. So we made a...

Checking the eclipse path, I realized we would be in a very good spot, with the moon forecast to cover up to 91% of the sun. I made a...

After slowly making our way down the Coast from Alaska down to the Sea of Cortez, we're now done with long passages. At least for the...

The channel into La Paz is wide and well marked with buoys, though they are in a slightly different position from the charts. I assume...

A little corner of paradise. We left Ensenada de los Muertos early, before the daily breeze had time to come up. Soon Algonquin, a...

This time no adventure when making our way up from Cabo Frailes: I had timed our departure with good weather, leaving early to avoid most...

I had planned the short leg from San Jose to Cabo Pulmo to arrive mid afternoon, in time for Princess' second walk of the day. Windy was...

Leaving Magdalena Bay brought mixed feelings. A sense of excitement for the new adventures ahead, combined with a heavier heart of...

I recently wrote a forum entry for the Nordhavn Dreamers' site (https://groups.io/g/NordhavnDreamers) describing a day on Enfin at anchor...

We left Ensenada late on a Sunday morning, after having topped off our fuel tanks with another 80 gallons. It is the first time I bring...

We've been in Ensenada for over 2 months now, and have just pushed our departure back a few days, maybe a couple of weeks to finalize...

On a small boat like Enfin, making best use of existing volumes is very important. The "guest" cabin, my cabin, is a perfect illustration...

Life is real easy here. The marina is superb, our slip is closest to the restaurant, pools and Jacuzzis, and the marina crew is very...

Starting from Chula Vista, at the Southern end of San Diego bay made for a long passage to Ensenada. We left just before day break,...

The second half of Southern California started with a very easy short trip from Long Beach to Newport Beach, a few hours in calm weather....

Our weather luck holding, the 100 miles overnight passage to Santa Barbara was perfect. Gentle old lazy swell and calm seas. In the...

Berkeley marina to Pillar Point was an easy ride, and having left early enough we were docked and ready to go and explore the town by...

Looking at our next leg, towards Pillar Point, I realized that a number of competing imperatives made picking up a time to leave...

The passage down to Bodega from Noyo was a little long, but otherwise unremarkable. Bodega Spud's Marina is tucked in all the way deep in...

Leaving Eureka at day light, ready for a long day. The plan was to use the relatively good weather window to make our way South, with an...