[Rhodes22-list] CROSSED THE SEA OF CORTEZ AT LAST

Tue Dec 15 11:09:32 EST 2015

A marvelous adventure!

Rick

On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 10:54 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> Chris has asked me to forward the message below to the List, & I'm very
> happy to do so.
>
> Seasonal Hyperboles to all the R22 listers/sailors!
>
> Peter Klappert
> s/v Aeolia, Apollo Beach FL
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Chris Geankoplis <chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com>
> Date: Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 12:26 AM
> Subject: Fwd: Quick update
> To: peter klappert <koatimundi100 at gmail.com>
>
>
> So Peter,
> ,Here is an email (below with a couple of pictures) that Alice sent out a
> couple of hours ago.  Crossing the Sea of Cortez  from San Carlos was
> (obviously) successful.  A bit of a challenge as the sea state was quite
> high with steep 2 meter waves with only a 4 second interval in sets of 3 on
> a broad reach (stb tack),  A number of the boats  returned rather than
> cross.  I knew the wind would continue to moderate and the seas would begin
> to lay down by sunrise 5 hours after we left.  We motor sailed (70 % main
> only)  to get maximum speed so we would reach the other side of the Sea
> before sunset.  We arrived at 4:30, an hour before sunset, after 14 hours
> of sailing over a distance of 83 statue miles or 72 nautical miles (I
> think).  So we averaged over 5 kn on the crossing, we were flying.  Arrived
> at Punta Civato (you can google earth our course) and spent the night and
> slept late, we were exhausted.  Sailed wing and wing for 17 miles in 17 kn
> winds and did some surfing down the waves to a large north facing bay
> called Bahia Conception.  We anchored in the NW corner for a couple of
> days.  Hiked and day sailed.  Hitch hiked into the nearest town (Mulege, a
> very cool desert town with a palm lined river through it) to get gas for
> the boat, just like the old, real old, days.  The trip from Santispac Bay
> to our next destination, Caleta Jaunico just south of Putno Basillio was a
> very long 54 mile trip.  The last 48 miles was southbound in 20 kn winds
> and 1 1/2 meter quarting seas.  As Alice says we surfed for 10 hours on a
> 4,000 pound surfboard.  Jaunico was beautiful and protected, took lots of
> pictures which should show up on the website sometime soon.  You can can
> expect lots of details and narration in a couple of weeks.  Check the
> website from time to time (see the link in Alice's email below).  Go ahead
> and forward this email on to the Rhodes List.  The subject line should be
> "Crossed the Sea of Cortez--at last).  I'll try to keep you better
> informed.  Looking forward to seeing you in Florida.
>
> Chris Geankoplis
> SC Enosis
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Alice Geankoplis <geankopa at gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 9:46 PM
> Subject: Fwd: Quick update
> To: Chris Geankoplis <chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Alice Geankoplis <geankopa at gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 3:37 PM
> Subject: Quick update
> To:
>
>
> All’s well.  We are in Loreto for provisioning. We’ve spent some lovely
> days in quiet bays on the Baja waiting out heavy blows from the North that
> were whipping up the seas.  We’ve hiked, rowed, swum, explored, and enjoyed
> the sun and wind. Alice even got the chance to do some water aerobics!
>
> Sailing this time of year is highly social.  We meet people everywhere we
> go and see them again in new anchorages.  It’s amazing how much time being
> social takes!
>
> Thanks to the Mikula’s, we’ve got an evening date with the Shanghai card
> game.  It keeps us busy in the dark early evening hours hunkered down in
> the cabin in the night chill.  Chris is beating me by a long shot.  Had to
> impose a penalty for each time he moved all the cards around on the boat to
> try to make a play and it didn’t work, however. Thanks to the Kline’s we
> opened a delicious bottle of their Dragonfly Time Tempernillo with dinner
> and the card game.
>
> Each day we rise to gorgeous sunrises, and end the day with beautiful
> sunsets.Highs in the upper 70's and lows in the low 60's or occasionally a
> bit lower.  Chris gets up in the middle of the night (old man syndrome) and
> sees shooting stars, the rising of Venus and last night the glow of the
> planet on the water.
>
> We were planning on trying to be in La Paz for Christmas, but with the
> strong northerly winds, we are a little concerned about making it back by
> mid-January to prepare for our son Nick’s visit, so we’ll hang around
> Loreto.  There are plenty beautiful Islands and shores to explore around
> here.
>
> We’re (mainly Alice) is still working on trying to update the website.
> It’s hard with the lack of cell coverage, but keep checking
> www.sailingenosis.weebly.com for new entries, updates and pictures.
>
> Best to you all, and if we don’t get a chance to communicate before
> Christmas, Happy Holidays! We’ll be thinking about you.
>
>
>
> PS. Please feel free to forward this email to those you think might be
> interested.
>
>
>
> Chris and Alice.
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