Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Extra Ball


Or extra balls :P

Mexico !!!!
It has been a while I wanted to do a real solo trip, with several night at sea. See how I handle the watches, the stress, the sleeping, the sea sickness, the solitude.
I could take the easy route, along the coast and stop along the way.
It will be simpler, and safer.

Let's pretend ....

Instead, I am gonna pretend I am going offshore, for 2 or 3 days, we will see how much I can handle.
Idea is to go as much as possible to the West, wind and swell permitting.
Then, When I reach the latitude of Ensenada, I go full east, motoring if needed, as usually the wind goes lighter closest from Mexico.

Over there, I drop the boat for winter, rebuild a crew, and in spring, we try it again, certainly from San Diego.
Spring is the best season to do the crossing, if you can leave early enough to avoid any hurricane warning. Overall, we would have lost 4 or 5 months.

But at least, for a bit, I will be able to pretend I am a famous solo circumnavigator.
Right now, I am dealing with paperwork, trying to find a slip in a marina in Ensenada, and dealing with insurance paperwork. Of course, my Californian insurance do not cover Mexico.

And Mexico, it is a little bit like vacations...
Even if it became the backdoor of the US.

As Ready as can be


Not sure when I leave exactly, I am kind of anxious to move on now.
Just in case, here is the link for the trip.

https://share.delorme.com/OlivierVandenBos

The good news is I have so stressed by this past week events, than leaving solo for one week at sea seems almost reposing.
And actually, it might be.

Bernard Moitessier is remembered primarily for his famous 1968-69 Golden Globevoyage, in which he blew off a chance to win the first non-stop singlehanded round-the-world race and kept on sailing halfway around the world again to Tahiti to "save his soul."


Some get totally addicted to the solitude at sea.
And who knows, maybe I will not stop, like Bernard....
And end up in Hawaii :P



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