[Rhodes22-list] The Sea of Cortez

Slim salm at mn.rr.com
Sat Jun 11 04:52:38 EDT 2005 

Chris,

That sounds like a fantastic adventure.  Looking forward to the report.

Good luck!

Slim

On 6/11/05 2:27 AM, "Chris Geankoplis" <napoli68 at charter.net> wrote:

> I've been a bit busy and kinda of quiet, but like William, I too have an
> itch thats gota be scratched.  I'll be trailering my 1983 down to Bay of
> Angles about a third of the way down Baja California on the Sea of Cortez
> side.  I'll be going down with a fellow teacher who will be towing his
> Ranger 23 and has done this trip several times.
> 
> My Brother and I will then take a leasurly 250 mile sail south to Loreto
> where he will fly back to the states and My wife will fly in a few days
> later.  We will then sail north for a couple of weeks and meet our 22 year
> old son in Bay of Angles where after a few days overlap we'll take his car
> and he and his 3 friends will sail the boat around the Islands and
> (hopefully) bring the truck and boat up in a couple of weeks.
> 
> Lots of lists and $ still to do in the next week but It is going to happen.
> I will endevor to provide the list with the vicarious sailing everyone has
> provided each other in the past.  And yes I'll take lots of digital pics,
> never can have too many.  I'm afraid that there are only 3 towns along the
> way, the rest is esentially uninhabitated desert so marinas and B&B with
> computer hookups will be hard to find.  I should be back by mid to late July
> and will send out some stuff then!
> 
> Chris G
> Medford OR
> SV Enosis
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 9:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Favorite cruising areas
> 
> 
>> Joseph,
>> 
>> This is exactly what I need to know!  Thank you.  I've driven through
>> the Keys innumerable times over the past 50 years, and watched them (and
>> the roads and bridges) change.  I've chartered boats and gone out on
>> both the Atlantic and Gulf sides.  I've snorkeled at Pennekamp, and I
>> love it.  But I've never put it all together with my own boat, which,
>> because our home waters are spectacular, has remained something of a
>> home body.
>> 
>> We stay with a friend in Coconut Grove who is within walking distance of
>> Dinner Key Marina (Brad--Original base for Pan Am's flying boats--by the
>> way, who else has ever had one of those things land ((is that the right
>> term in this instance?)) over them while sailing? Scary!) and every time
>> we go there I wonder why I didn't bring my boat.
>> 
>> Armed with this additional information, maybe I'll make it this year.
>> Everyone else on this list has heard that before, but maybe, just maybe...
>> 
>> Thanks again.  Any other recent experiences with marinas and facilities
>> will be appreciated.
>> 
>> Bill Effros
>> 
>> J Cook wrote:
>> 
>>> I have made several trips to the Keys. We go to Brachia Honda State Park,
> and John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. We've also been to the Everglades
> National Park a few times, but with a 16 foot Gheenoe and a 25 foot motor
> cruiser.  The were all great, but the Everglade is VERY BUGGY during the
> summer.
>>> 
>>> If you like to snorkel or scuba, Pennekamp is great.  A nice little
> marina, moorings and campsites are available. Bahia Honda didn't have
> official mooring grounds when we were there last, but they do have some nice
> cabins.
>>> 
>>> Reservations at Bahia Honda campground are tough to get.  They start
> taking reservations a year in advance and, especially for popular dates,
> they fill up within an hour or two of opening their phone lines in the
> morning. We haven't had any problem getting into the marina though.  It's
> tucked back in and very well protected.
>>> 
>>> Pennekamp has been less crowded for some reason.  And the coral reefs
> there are terrific.  We stayed in the marina, but it looked like there were
> plenty of protected places available for mooring out.  It's been a two years
> since I've been there, so I would give the park a call concerning rules etc.
>>> 
>>> I can't personally say what summer sailing is like down there.  But
> around Christmas and Easter we enjoyed it.  The weather is usually pretty
> nice then, but you can hit some rain and cool temps, which we have a time or
> two, but it was still great.
>>> 
>>> There are plenty of private parks, marinas etc. but be certain if it is
> on the Gulf or the Atlantic side.  There are some low bridges and getting
> from one side to the other may take a little doing.  We especially like the
> Atlantic side, weather permitting, because clear water is fairly near shore.
> On either side, careful navigation is important because of the shallows.  I
> would love to do more exploring down there myself.
>>> 
>>> Joseph
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>>  From: Bill Effros<mailto:bill at effros.com>
>>>  To: The Rhodes 22 mail list<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>  Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 12:57 PM
>>>  Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Favorite cruising areas
>>> 
>>> 
>>>  Joseph,
>>> 
>>>  My plan to someday trailer down to the Keys has become something of a
>>>  bad joke, like the Cubs winning the World Series, still, any
> information
>>>  you could provide would be welcome, and will surely go into my personal
> FAQ.
>>> 
>>>  Bill Effros
>>> 
>>>  J Cook wrote:
>>> 
>>>> We're from the Gainesville area. We just pulled our boat out from the
> St John's River, which is nice during the winter but I don't like it as much
> during the summer.  She (our boat) spent last hurricane season moored out in
> the middle of our pasture.  But we may be able to make a run for it this
> year.
>>>> 
>>>> We've trailered her to the Keys from here a couple of times.  That's a
> full day's drive for us. Towing isn't my favorite part of boating, but even
> if I take it slow and easy, is sure does boost the hull speed.
>>>> 
>>>> I've just been having fantasies about some cooler weather of late.
>>>> 
>>>> Joseph
>>>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>>>  From: Robert
> Quinn<mailto:rjquinn at bellsouth.net<mailto:rjquinn at bellsouth.net>>
>>>>  To: The Rhodes 22 mail
> list<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>>
>>>>  Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 8:57 PM
>>>>  Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Favorite cruising areas
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>  J:  Is this the J from the Pensacola area?  I think you are just
> running
>>>>  from the storm brewing to the south of us.  Kathy and I were
> supposed to
>>>>  head down to Marathon today for a week but we cancelled out.
>>>> 
>>>>  Ten Mile, TN looks real nice.
>>>> 
>>>>  Bob and Kathy on the "NoKaOi"
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>>>  From: "J Cook"
> <joscook at msn.com<mailto:joscook at msn.com<mailto:joscook at msn.com<mailto:joscoo
> k at msn.com>>>
>>>>  To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org<mailto:rhodes2
> 2-list at rhodes22.org<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>>>
>>>>  Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 5:39 PM
>>>>  Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Favorite cruising areas
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>  Just wondering, what might be some ideas or favorite places for
> extended
>>>>  vacationing with the R22  that our list members may have.  Maybe
> some
>>>>  favorite areas with good moorings, throwing in a nice B&B or hotel
> once in a
>>>>  while and some good restaurants.  It's getting a little warm down
> here in
>>>>  Florida, and I was thinking about towing up a few degrees to the
> north.
>>>> 
>>>>  Joseph
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