Gordo Banks. The place where the world-record Dorado (mahi-mahi) was caught. The fabled location where a 1300-pound marlin was caught just last year. Nobody fishes off Gordo Banks and comes […]

Check the log: after leaving Bahia Santa Maria we sailed for 25 hours straight, motored for two, sailed for five, hove-to for one, and motored for eight. Through big swells […]

Bahia Santa Maria – 4.5 miles deep and 11.5 miles long – felt wild and mysterious and big. Although it is well protected from north winds by a mountainous cape, […]

We like to sail whenever possible, even in very light air. We try to avoid turning on the motor unless the swells are too uncomfortable to ride in the absence […]

I do not exaggerate when I say that Wade has been looking forward to two things about this trip south: sailing, and fishing. Now, these two activities do not always […]

Dawn broke crisp and clear as we entered Bahia de Todos Santos and made the turn toward Ensenada Harbor at its head. After motoring all through a windless night from […]