This episode is the final passage in French Polynesia where we sail from Rangiroa in the Tuamotus to Marine Papeete on Tahiti in the Society Islands. This is a relatively short two-day, 217 nautical mile passage. We negotiate the current and standing waves at Tiputa Pass on Rangiroa and encounter a few rain squalls on the approach to Papeete. We've sailed over 3900 nautical miles solo since Mexico, with over 6000 total nautical miles since we cast off the lines in Southern California! We still have over 5000 nautical miles left in the Great Pacific Adventure. Next up is the passage from French Polynesia to Hawaii, followed by the return from Hawaii to Southern California. --- Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N

In this episode, we sail single-handed from Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, French Polynesia to Rangiroa in the Tuamotus archipeligo. The passage is about 575 nautical miles. While this is not a particularly long passage and we do not encounter any significant weather, we are presented with some challenges along the way! --- Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N

This is it! We sail from Banderas Bay, Mexico to the island of Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, French Polynesia. This 3113 nautical mile, single-handed passage takes us from the Mexican mainland, across the Mexican archipeligo of Socorro Island, across the equator, and into Taiohae Bay, Nuku Hiva! This is a LONG episode, but we wanted to convey as much of the experience of a long, single-handed offshore passage as we could. We encounter many highs and lows including some equipment breakage, challenges, with weather, and the pure joy of sailing in times of near perfect conditions. --- Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N

This is it! We are solo sailing from Mexico to French Polynesia and we will go live from the Equator!!!

In this episode, David from svRiffRaff joins as we sail over 400 nautical miles from La Paz in the Sea of Cortez to La Cruz De Huanacaxtle on the Mexican Pacific Coast. --- Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N

In this episode, we plan our multi-day passage from La Paz, BCS, Mexico in the Sea of Cortez to La Cruz De Huanacaxtle on the Mexican Pacific Mainlaind. The journey is over 400 nautical miles and we expect to spend about 4 days at sea. We dive into the forecasts with PredictWind for each leg of our passage to better understand the conditions we expect to encounter as well as timing considerations to arrive at our destinations during daylight ours. --- Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N

In this episode, Scott "Woolly" joins as crew as we check out Carinval La Paz, fine tune the standing rigging, sail to Isla Partida, and anchor overnight at Caleto Los Lobos. --- Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N

In this episode, Debbie comes to visit and we enjoy a week trip to the Candelero anchorage at Isla Espiritu Santo, approximately 20 nm from La Paz. -- Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N

In this episode, Bill from sv Blue Aweigh joins as crew for our crossing from Mazatlan to Los Muertos and La Paz in Baja. The seas are the smoothest we've seen yet and we have an uneventful passage to the Los Muertos anchorage. It's a shorter hop from Los Muertos to La Paz and we have another smooth transit. Some mild drama unfolds as we anchor in La Paz., where we encounter the "La Paz Walt". -- Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N

Chris from @sailingflightlevelzero Flight Level Zero joins as crew as we kick the adventure back up after spending over a month in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle. We take a short hop to Punta de Mita, where we anchor overnight and plan our approach to Mazatlan inside of the Tres Marietas Islands. Along the route, we do a drive by on Isla Isabel, the "Galapagos of Mexico", and make a night-time arrival to the Mazatlan old port anchorage for a rest stop before making our way to the entrance of Marina Mazatlan. The entrance to Marina Mazatlan is shallow with shoals so we have to time our approach at high tide. Our engine stalls twice due to an obstruction in the diesel pickup line which adds to the drama, but we manage a safe tie up at the marina. -- Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N

In this episode, Andy from @sailingsole completes his quest and disembarks from Keeldragger. We have visits from the Admiral over Christmas and my son, Marshall, after New Years. During our stay in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, we check in with the port captain, check out the local market, and go exploring in Bucerias and Yelapa. --- Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N

Andy from @sailingsole joins as crew as we sail from Cabo San Lucas to La Cruz De Huanacaxtle in Banderas Bay. This is our longest passage yet at 294.1 miles. There is a high seas weather advisory as we depart Cabo San Lucas. We motor 16 nautical miles West to fuel up at San Jose Del Cabo (and thereby skipping the zoo!). Our strategy is to make our way South for several hours as conditions for the Sea crossing begin to improve. Overall the trip is without incident and our plan results in a smooth crossing. We are accompanied for several hours by brown-footed boobies and have several humpback whale sightings along the way. -- Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N

I wanted to share some insights that I have personally experienced on my visits to Cabo San Lucas. This opinionated mini-guide is in no way attempting to be a comprehensive guide. Please add feedback in your comments or send an email to captain@keeldragger.com. We'd love to hear from you! --- Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N

Andy from @sailingsole joins as crew as we sail from Bahia Santa Maria, BCS, Mexico to Cabo San Lucas. We make our way down the Baja coast for another 183.7 nautical miles. Conditions vary wind with choppy seas and a few hours of nice offshore winds. The approach around Cabo Falso was uneventful and we anchored around 10pm local time off the beach. -- Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N

Andy from @sailingsole joins as crew as we sail from Bahia Tortugas (Turtle Bay), BCS, Mexico to Bahia Santa Maria Mexico. We make our way down the Baja coast for another 246.7 nautical miles. Conditions vary from 25 knots true to variable wind with choppy seas.. -- Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N

In this episode, we sail from Isla Cedros to Bahia Tortugas. This leg is only 40.9 nautical miles but there is a twist. Literally! We foul our prop shaft on a lobster pot while transiting Canal de Kellar in between Isla Cedros and Isla Navidad. Andy @sailingsole takes on the mission to dive an clear the prop. We have a pleasant run to Bahia Tortugas where we enjoy Captains' Hour, pick up some fuel via Gordo's panga service, and take a hike thru town. --- Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N

In this episode, Andy from @sailingsole joins as crew as we sail from Ensenada, BC, Mexico to Isla Cedros, BC, Mexico. We depart Baja Naval boat yard in Ensenada for a quick fuel stop in Marina Coral, then make our way down the Baja coast for 261 nautical miles. Conditions are mild the first 24 hours, followed by 18-22 knots as we sail across Bahia Vizcaino to the harbor on Isla Cedros. -- Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N

I've made many trips to Ensenada over the last 8 years and I wanted to share some insights that I have personally experienced. This opinionated mini-guide is in no way attempting to be a comprehensive guide to Ensenada. Please add feedback in your comments or send an email to captain@keeldragger.com. We'd love to hear from you! Here is a link to a written form of the mini-cruising guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s8DqfB3GumXzDd0h9XEPrg2C_eB6GC7tzLtYG96qihE/edit?usp=sharing --- Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N

Coming to you live from Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico!! @sailingsole and @keeldragger give you the low down on their experience sailing down the entire Baja California coast. We're doing an informal chat with cocktails in hand and sharing the highs and lows of our cruising adventure. We would love to answer your questions and hear from you. Welcome aboard the Best Coast Captains' Hour!! Be sure to subscribe to both of our channels to be notified on upcoming Best Coast Captains' Hour livestreams! https://www.youtube.com/@UC55PWjX6jFZX4DMfOt_FhQQ https://www.youtube.com/@UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA

In this episode, we push up our schedule and depart Catalina Harbor for Ensenada Mexico. There is a Small Craft Advisory with forecast winds of 15-25 knots and 6-7 foot seas. Our goal is to complete the 138 mile passage in 28 hours or less so we can comfortably arrive in Ensenada during daytime hours. --- Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N