PNW to Mexico, on our way at last! - Page 5

mvweebles · 09-17-2023, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by woodlord

...... you will need to radio the port authority on 14 to get permission to enter port tell them which marina and slip number and they will meet you when you arrive the marina will take care of the paperwork for TIP and immigration they will drive you to the port Capitan office and make the process easy

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VHF channel 14 is port operations. As mentioned above, they are hailed for traffic control. Not for immigration or customs.

When I arrived aboard a friend's boat 2 years ago for work at Baja Naval, we were "quarantined" at the dock until a health professional checked us out, but Covid was still a topic then. When we returned from San Diego last Sunday afternoon, we went about our life as normal. On Monday morning, we went through the standard check in procedure with the marinas agent, though no TIP required as we have one already. The in-person medical check was replaced by a simple declaration that all aboard were healthy and had not been sick recently.

As far as insurance, the policy needs to specifically state it will cover liability in Mexican waters. It may need to be issued via a Mexican underwriter though I'm not sure. Ours is via Baja Bound with Chubb as the underwriter. Coverage is $250k per person, max of $500k for accident. Cost is around $500/year for Weebles and dinghy. It does not cover theft or similar. Both the marina and the yard required it and both accepted the policy we provided. I have no idea what loopholes the insurance company has embedded to protect their profits but I assume having an accident would be a very bad thing and plan to avoid at all costs.

Peter

**slowgoesit** · 09-17-2023, 12:34 PM

We just pulled into Fiddler's Cove Marina in San Diego. Trip down from Bodega Harbor started off with 4 - 5' seas, 9 sec, and after we turned the corner at Point Conception, died down to 3' swells, 11 - 14 sec

Some Stats from the trip from Port Orchard, WA to San Diego
Total sea days: 12
Total days, including WX days in Bodega Harbor: 15
Total nautical miles: 1268
Total engine hours: 194.3
Average speed: 6.53 kts
Total fuel burned: 470 gallons
Fuel burn, (gph): 2.42
Average nautical miles/gallon: 2.69

We're here in San Diego till the 30th, then down to Ensenada for the month of October. Then, Wx permitting, South to Sea of Cortez

twistedtree · 09-17-2023, 02:48 PM

Congrats on this first major leg of your journey.

SteveK · 09-17-2023, 06:21 PM

This trip seems to be a pleasant cruise. A week of shore leave along the way. Waters getting calmer not rougher. All going well. Keep it up.

ddw36 · 09-17-2023, 07:13 PM

What is a TIP document?

mvweebles · 09-17-2023, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ddw36

What is a TIP document?

Temporary Import Permit. It lists your boat and all equipment aboard as your property and allows it to be in Mexico. I forget the fee, but it's good for 10-years. If the boat gets sold, TIP needs to be cancelled or the next owner will have an issue if they ever return to Mexico.

Peter

PS - here's a link with more information. $55 for 10-years

https://www.discoverbaja.com/go/temp...t-importation/

ddw36 · 09-17-2023, 07:37 PM

Thanks, Peter. I tried researching it and knew it had something to do w/ international shipping.

Muirgen Afloat · 09-18-2023, 09:11 AM

My body doesn't want to believe it doesn't need to be up at night... so it woke me up several times last night to check to make sure we didn't need to be on watch. UGH! Still it was nice to be able to just roll over and go back to sleep and to have Scot in the same bed. Reminiscent of having him deployed, been a long time since we've slept apart..
All in all the trip went well, even with the two of us and our change of plans to keep going rather than stop off anywhere.
I know a lot of you do set watch times, but it worked better for us to have looser watch times depending on who got a better sleep. Scot was a little more exhausted coming out, probably due to being more aware of things and also not taking the time to sleep when you can rule. So I took a longer watch the first night. Those years of insomnia finally paying off YEAH BABY!! The second day I think we did better at splitting things up. For the most part it worked to just check in and see who was feeling more awake and taking shifts that way. Hopefully that will continue.
With the exception of my panic on what to do with the fast incoming cargo ship and having to wake him (still so sorry about that), I think I did okay on my watches... even having to cross the Santa Barbara Shipping Channel without being able to see our boat on vessel finder because of our AIS is not working (yeah that's got to be fixed before we leave here!!).
We have a list of fix it things.. including a few things that happened on the trip like the stupid port nav light that won't stay on, but goes on dim when turned off (WHAT THE FREAK??). Always things.
That being said I'm loving this boat life and really amazed at the way this boat handles the ocean. So happy to be in San Diego, to be on the journey and well just happy....

Even our kitty Cato who was a little bit freaky about the noise of the engine has finally settled into boat life and spends time in the pilot house with us.. sometimes even hanging out on the window seat...

**slowgoesit** · 09-18-2023, 11:07 AM

Need to correct what I posted above, as I neglected to add in the 54 gallons of fuel we burned prior to fueling in Neah Bay. Corrected numbers (if needing correction) are posted below in red:

Some Stats from the trip from Port Orchard, WA to San Diego

Total sea days: 12
Total days, including WX days in Bodega Harbor: 15
Total nautical miles: 1268
Total engine hours: 194.3
Average speed: 6.53 kts
Total fuel burned: 470 gallons 524 gallons
Fuel burn, (gph): 2.42 2.698 gph
Average nautical miles/gallon: 2.69 2.419 nmpg

Not too bad for a 90,000 lb, 41 year old boat!

Cold Duck · 09-18-2023, 05:20 PM

[QUOTE=mvweebles;1
As far as insurance, the policy needs to specifically state it will cover liability in Mexican waters. It may need to be issued via a Mexican underwriter though I'm not sure. Ours is via Baja Bound with Chubb as the underwriter. Coverage is $250k per person, max of $500k for accident. Cost is around $500/year for Weebles and dinghy. It does not cover theft or similar. Both the marina and the yard required it and both accepted the policy we provided. I have no idea what loopholes the insurance company has embedded to protect their profits but I assume having an accident would be a very bad thing and plan to avoid at all costs.

Peter[/QUOTE]

Many US/Canadians have/had insurance on their homes in Mulege. When the floods hit, the insurance companies paid out with no questions, even the second time. Just a good experience with Mexican Insurance. Doesn't mean the next time will be so wonderful but they were very professional.

SD_Compromise · 09-19-2023, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by slowgoesit

We just pulled into Fiddler's Cove Marina in San Diego.

Welcome to Fiddler's! Excited to see your boat around the marina and follow your journey! Hope to run into you around the docks!

-Rick & Sarah

ksanders · 09-20-2023, 09:17 AM

I have a normal American yacht policy through seafarers. It lists my cruising limits and has never been questioned by any marina in Mexico and I have been to several.

Your auto might be different. I buy Mexican liability insurance through baja bound even though I carry safeco insurance in America that will cover Mexico.

Muirgen Afloat · 09-20-2023, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by SD_Compromise

Welcome to Fiddler's! Excited to see your boat around the marina and follow your journey! Hope to run into you around the docks!

-Rick & Sarah

Stop by and see us.. .we are here working on the boat.

Delfin · 09-20-2023, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by slowgoesit

Need to correct what I posted above, as I neglected to add in the 54 gallons of fuel we burned prior to fueling in Neah Bay. Corrected numbers (if needing correction) are posted below in red:

Some Stats from the trip from Port Orchard, WA to San Diego

Total sea days: 12
Total days, including WX days in Bodega Harbor: 15
Total nautical miles: 1268
Total engine hours: 194.3
Average speed: 6.53 kts
Total fuel burned: 470 gallons 524 gallons
Fuel burn, (gph): 2.42 2.698 gph
Average nautical miles/gallon: 2.69 2.419 nmpg

Not too bad for a 90,000 lb, 41 year old boat!

Great numbers Peter!