[Rhodes22-list] The Sea of Cortez

Wally Buck tnrhodey at hotmail.com
Sat Jun 11 08:26:23 EDT 2005 

Chris,

Good luck! That sounds like quite a trip.

Wally

>From: "Chris Geankoplis" <napoli68 at charter.net>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] The Sea of Cortez
>Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 00:27:15 -0700
>
>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
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> > >  >  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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