Sailing to the Sea of Cortez

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Leaving Mainland Mexico
Dacron Sails
Windvane steering
Winches
Fred
Baja at Sunset
Baja in the morning
Birds
Walking on the Beach
Judy Looks at Isla Cerralvo
Judy Sets the Anchor
Bahia Gabriel at Espritu Santos
Caleta Lobos on Arrival
Hatches
Flag
Caleta Lobos at Sunset
Catamaran Fleet Arrives
Judy

Banderas Bay Regatta

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Crew is Ready

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Start, Day 1

Day one was a windward/leeward course and we pushed hard. It was also the last day ever for this mainsail. Ten minutes after the race it disintegrated. Not repairable. The new main is not here yet so we shifted to the Dacron main for the rest of the regatta. Would it have made a difference to have the new main? We'll never know

(You can see more photos on John Pounder's web site, http://jldigitalmedia.zenfolio.com/f369650525)

Approaching the First Mark

Day 2, From Leeward

In this photo we have the Dacron main and the used genoa from Minney's.

Working the Beach

We sailed this leg for all we were worth; in close, tacking around the rocks, coasting through the lulls, tracking every shift, and it worked: we made huge gains and passed three boats.

We changed to the S2 kite

Awards

The trophy went to Gordon, our new bowman.

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Fred & Judy

Fred & Judy, SV Wings, La Cruz Huanacaxtle

Repairing the Mainsail

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Sewing machine ready

Working on Mainsail

Looking for destruction

Found Tears

And More Tears

Its ripped to shreds

Mainsail is Kaput, Finished

New Main in Trunk

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Practice on the Water

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Cockpit Action

On the Foredeck

Ready to Jibe

Jibing

Made Wrong!

Crew Work

Last Practice

Egret

Wreck of the Yacht Rage

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Our first view of Rage after she went aground. Already solidly aground, in the surf, on rocks. We didn't know it but the boat was already doomed.

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For the next two days we worked on the boat out in the surf, but after two days the anchor was released and the boat moved farther ashore at high tide and we were able to work at low tide when the hull was high and dry.