Latitude 38 - May 2005

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issue. It started out like this:

"We've been cruising for nine years aboard our 45-ft cutter Mahdi, having left Whidbey Island, Washington, in the mid- '90s. After sailing down the West Coast to Mexico, we continued on to Hawaii, and then took an unusual route. Rather than heading to the South Pacific, we visited the islands of Micronesia, and all of Asia, from Nakhoka, Russia, in the north, to Fremantle, Western Australia, in the south — and virtually everywhere in between. We are leaving Phuket, Thailand, in January 2005 for the Mediterranean."

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⇑⇓NUTS TO THE NAUTICAL STAIRWAY ALONG BAJA

We have to agree with Latitude's opinion about 'nautical stairway' marinas along the Pacific Coast of Baja. We're against them.

We've done the Baja Bash twice. One time there was no wind, and we enjoyed a leisurely trip to San Diego. During that Bash we stopped for one night at Bahia Santa Maria and for a couple of days at Turtle Bay.

On our second Bash, we had 25 to 30-knot winds on the nose from Bahia Santa Maria to Bahia San Carlos. When doing a Bash, the important thing is to take notice of the wind patterns. We found that it was relatively calm at 6 a.m. and the windiest at 2 p.m. Moving within the lighter air window,

When polled, Ha-Ha participants voted against building a marina at Bahia Santa Maria.

we were able to make it to anchorages along the way without getting soaked.

We do, however, recommend plenty of anchor rode for the anchorage at the north end of Cedros Island. The bottom drops off very quickly. We lowered our hook in 55 feet of water, but by the time our boat had settled in, we were in 90 feet of water.

We also recommend looking for other boats going north while waiting for a weather window in Cabo. It's really a lot of fun doing the trip at the same time as others, and you make lasting friendships.

Myron & Marina Eisenzimmer Mykonos, Swan 44 MK II

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⇑⇓WHO ELSE WOULD OWN A DUCT TAPE FACTORY?

I read your 'Lectronic Latitude item about the duct tape factory catching fire in Columbia, South Carolina. When I lived there in the '60s, the guy who owned the plant was a member of the Columbia Sailing Club. He was a real good guy. I don't know if he's still alive, but he was a fellow sailor.

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