Voyage of No Return Continues... UPDAtED 3/14
ENSENADA, Mexico, in mid-March.
Looking for one competent coastal cruiser to join me and another to cruise down the entire Pacific side of Baja California within a few days or a week.
Part one of three years journeying, this is the third leg of a Berkeley, CA to Santa Marta, Colombia journey. This opportunity could continue beyond our first destination of La Paz, Mexico for the right mate, depending on how things go between us all in getting there as a well-functioning team. Other upcoming short stops may include San Blas, Puerto Vallarta, Acapulco, Zihuatanejo, and Huatulco; then on to Central America, the Canal, etc.
Must be flexible.
Best would be to connect with a mate who enjoys both sailing and the beauty of exploring nature at anchorages along the way, as well as taking in local flavor at a few key stops for food and fuel.
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
UNDESIREABLE in a mate
> Heavy drinker/drug addiction/cigarettes
> Lazy or financially insecure
> MAGA/Trump supporter
I'm the boatowner and founder of the trip, but I do not view this as a typical captain/crew situation. It will be our shared adventure based on consensus, with me making final calls only when I find necessary, meaning that a consensus cannot be reached. Hopefully, we'll have 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 that 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 acuisition along the way. Being a former Latin American Studies scholar and educator, that'll be easy if you're willing to practice daily.
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...
When I was offered early retirement and left my teaching career, I swore off worry, hurry, and fury, so now I’m striving to abide by that. We should maintain what we choose to be a reasonable pace, but there shouldn't ever have to be any mad pushes to arrive anywhere by any certain day.
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 like and dislike in a crew?
b) Why are you enthused about "landing" (punny) a place in this epic voyage?
c) What do you most hope get from it?
All serious inquiries will be replied to.
Thanks for your interest. Forward ho!
"Profe" Steve
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