Baja, anyone?
The Voyage Continues... Updated 3/17
ENSENADA, Mexico, in late March
Looking for one competent coastal cruiser to join me and another to cruise down the entire Pacific side of Baja California within about a week.
Part one of a three-part, three-year journey, this is still the first leg of the first, from Berkeley, CA, down the CA coast and Baja, then the rest of Mexico’s Pacific coast, and eventually to magnificent Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia. This opportunity could continue beyond our first destination of La Paz, Mexico, for the right mate, depending on how things go between us all up to that point, of course; hopefully, fabulously, as a difficult-to-replace facet of our well-oiled machine by then!
Other upcoming short stops may include San Blas, Puerto Vallarta, Acapulco, Zihuatanejo, and Huatulco; then on to Central America, the Canal, in the coming months.
Must be flexible. This is strictly a pleasure transit (no return trip in sight, probably ever), and there will be no set schedule to abide by. If you can wrap yourself around that for a good period of time, maybe you’d fit in well with us—and we’ll all learn a lot from one another.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Best would be to connect with a mate who enjoys the actual sailing, the beauty of exploring nature at anchorages along the way, and also taking in local flavor at a few key stops for food, fuel, and fun!
MOST DESIRABLE in a potential mate:
> Cooperative: a calm team player
> Strength and stamina: reasonably fit
> Prior offshore/coastal sailing experience
> Mechanical abilities a big plus
MOST UNDESIREABLE in a candidate as mate:
> Heavy drinker/drug
addiction/cigarettes
> Lazy or financially insecure
> MAGA/Trump supporter
I'm the boatowner and founder of the trip, in which I have invested more than I ever imagined that I would, but I do not view this as a typical captain/crew situation. I wish this to be our shared adventure based on consensus, with me making final calls only when I find it necessary, meaning when a consensus cannot be reached. WE will be a powerful triad that concurs!
Everyone shall have a voice in our route planning and other daily decisions. We will rotate watches and share cooking and cleaning duties. We will share generally low expenses, split three ways.
Crew members can also reap passage-making experience, log nautical miles toward certifications, and offshore navigation confidence building, all while we're hopefully having the time of our lives.
We hope that everyone onboard will enjoy this sailquest together, as well as our stops — including a few populated areas, and plenty of outdoor activity: beachcombing, diving, fishing, etc., when we choose to.
I speak, read, and write Spanish with near-native fluency, so you'll have a translator, and I'd be happy to help you better your language acquisition along the way. Being a former Latin American Studies scholar and educator, that'll be easy if you're willing to practice daily. And our other mate will likely be someone who is still taking baby steps in learning English.
As with most sailing trips, there will not be any guaranteed dates of arrival; on the flip side, naturally, it will be good to keep things moving without too many unplanned interruptions--unless we all desire to detour or extend a bit...
Please contact us in a short message, including:
> Ocean sailing skills/experience you have
> Other useful skills (mechanical, navigational, repair, culinary, etc.)
> A bit about yourself as an individual...
a) What do you most like and dislike
in other mates on a crew?
b) Why are you most enthused
about being on this epic voyage?
c) What do you most hope to gain
from this entire experience?
All serious inquiries will be replied to.
Thanks for your interest. Forward ho!
"Profe" Steve
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