Spent a good part of the day on planning the bash. A bit of a challenge since I’m also packing to move as well, but I did get quite a bit done. Here is the route:
| Leg | Description | Leg (nm) | Total (nm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Puerto Vallarta to San Jose Del Cabo (SJD), then Cabo San Lucas (CSL), with stops in Isla Isabel (II) and Mazatlan (MZT) | 85+92+178+16 | 371 |
| B | Cabo to Bahia Santa Maria (BSM) with an optional stop in Magdalena Bay (MB) | 176+43 | 219 |
| C | Bahia Santa Maria to San Juanito | 93 | 93 |
| D | San Juanito to Turtle Bay (TB), with optional stops in Punta Abreojos (PA) and Bahia Asuncion (BA) | 68+75+67 | 210 |
| E | Turtle Bay to San Benito (SB) | 56 | 56 |
| F | San Benito to San Quintin (SQ) | 128 | 128 |
| G | San Quintin to Ensenada (ENS) | 105 | 105 |
| H | Ensenada to San Diego Customs Dock | 65 | 65 |
| I | San Diego to Avalon Harbor | 71 | 71 |
| J | Avalon Harbor to Ventura | 73 | 73 |
Each of these links contains tons of information; use both Active Captain and Google Maps to see things in different ways. Based on all the reading I’ve done, we’re going to follow these rules for the Bash (legs B through H):
- Stay 4-5 miles offshore to catch any land breezes. These usually die out as you go further offshore, but this is far enough to be safe, with a radar alert for objects within 1-2 miles.
- Sail mostly at night and in the mornings.
- Find anchorages in the late afternoon and evening, when the winds pick up.
- Sleep during the day when possible.
If we get a good southerly breeze and conditions are great, we’re going to skip many of the anchorage. The spreadsheet is not yet updated, but I have uploaded these routes to the new chartplotter. The spreadsheet is not yet updated to reflect all of this.
If you want the GPX I am using for this, It’s on the site here: https://svjaneo.com/pages/Upload.gpx