Heading to the SoC

[wfleenor]

I'm not much into social media so don't expect too much. In fact I am just not terribly social. But I have been heading south from San Francisco Bay since early January. I am trying to post something on Instagram each day. If you have any interest you can find it at @double.wide48

 

[O C Diver]

I'm not much into social media so don't expect too much. In fact I am just not terribly social. But I have been heading south from San Francisco Bay since early January. I am trying to post something on Instagram each day. If you have any interest you can find it at @double.wide48

You don't need to be social, just post an interesting picture with a description (if necessary) every now and then. Lots of us like to see the view from the water, especially when it's unusual.

Ted

 

[Hydraulicjump]

Hey Bill. Following you on Instagram, much as I have been following your adventure building Double Wide for what, 20 years? Light winds and following seas, sir. You are a fine engineer, that is for sure, and I am sure your boat will reflect same. Glad to see this dream coming to fruition. Safe travels.

 

[ksanders]

We are in Marina De La Paz but are leaving in a couple of weeks for a few years adventure.

Perhaps we will cross paths?

 

[wfleenor]

I saw earlier that you were heading back north. With reasonable seas I should be in La Paz within 2 weeks and will look for you.

 

[klee wyck]

I saw earlier that you were heading back north. With reasonable seas I should be in La Paz within 2 weeks and will look for you.

We will be arriving back in La Paz around Feb. 5 but hopefully leaving for Loreto a few days later. We will look for you.
Welcome to the Sea of Cortez, you are going to like it.

 

[wfleenor]

Thanks for the note, Bill. I have been to the SoC several times but not in my boat. Looking forward to spending extended time there. What boat should I expect to see in the SoC? I intend to operate mostly out of Loreto

 

[klee wyck]

Thanks for the note, Bill. I have been to the SoC several times but not in my boat. Looking forward to spending extended time there. What boat should I expect to see in the SoC? I intend to operate mostly out of Loreto

Hey Bill,
We will be on DOMINO, the 65' power cat so will be easy to spot. That is, until April. We have been commuters to the SOC for the last four Winters, but this will be our last. DOMINO is scheduled to load on a ship in April for the trip home to the PNW for good. Because we have been commuters and because we are not generally around during hurricane season, we have needed a permanent slip and that has become a ridiculous proposition in the face of the rising popularity of the region. It is nice down there for part of the year, but they have found my limit in terms of the cost of being a boater there. No longer makes sense for us.
We have had our fun and ready to move on.

 

[ksanders]

Thanks for the note, Bill. I have been to the SoC several times but not in my boat. Looking forward to spending extended time there. What boat should I expect to see in the SoC? I intend to operate mostly out of Loreto

You will also see my boat dos Peces right Across from Bills, except that we to are leaving. Unlike Bill, we will return in a couple of years, but the voices are calling us to go exploring.

When we are done we will return to La Paz as that is where we call home.

 

[wfleenor]

As a follow up, we arrived in Puerto Escondido, Loreto BCS onn Tuesday 2/11/2005. The trip was not without some issues. We waited for over a week in Sausalito CA for seas to calm a bit. We got a load of bad fuel in Ensenada that took 2 days, underway, to remedy. Then there was a gen set impeller that required replacement in the middle of the night. We noticed a little fuel sheen when starting to leave port one morning, so we had a fuel cooler replaced on the port engine. Otherwise we had encredibly good seas. Here is our daily mileage, elapsed time, and average speeds for each run. Average speeds vary due to inclusion of port times, occassional speed adjustment to arrive at desired times, and the occassional stop to avoid whales. Some harbors take longer to enter and exit. In San Jose del Cabo we left the dock only to wait for a 125 footer to back out in front of us and turn around before heading out in front of us. We are on a mooring ball in Puerto Escondido, one of 3 trawlers in a mile long bay with many sailboats. I will explore from here for the rest of the season. Shout hello if you are in the neighborhood.

			dist	start	end	Elapsed	Avg
12/30/2024​	Pittsburg	Sausalito	40​	10:34​	16:15​	5.68​	7.04​
1/9/2025​	Sausalito	Half Moon Bay	33.88​	7:21​	11:58​	4.62​	7.34​
1/10/2025​	Half Moon Bay	Monterey	59.83​	7:15​	16:10​	8.92​	6.71​
1/4/2025​	Monterey	Coho Bay	175.87​	10:00​	12:00​	26.00​	6.76​
1/16/2025​	Coho Bay	Oxnard	65.17​	3:30​	12:05​	8.58​	7.59​
1/17/2025​	Oxnard	Redondo Beach	48​	7:00​	14:23​	7.38​	6.50​
1/18/2025​	Redondo Beach	Oceanside	69.32​	7:10​	15:10​	8.00​	8.66​
1/19/2025​	Oceanside	San Diego	42.14​	6:36​	13:09​	6.55​	6.43​
1/23/2025​	San Diego	Ensenada	69.18​	6:06​	16:05​	9.98​	6.93​
1/27/2025​	Ensenada	Cedros Island	258.4​	2:32​	14:07​	35.58​	7.26​
1/29/2025​	Cedros Island	Punta Abreojos	168.53​	14:22​	9:30​	19.13​	8.81​
1/31/2025​	Punta Abreojos	Mag Bay	232.24​	7:20​	11:21​	28.02​	8.29​
2/2/2025​	Mag Bay	SJ del Cabo	219.82​	10:07​	12:01​	25.90​	8.49​
2/5/2025​	SJ del Cabo	Los Barriles	68.77​	8:55​	17:00​	8.08​	8.51​
2/6/2025​	Los Barriles	Punta Coyote	62.1​	7:10​	14:40​	7.50​	8.28​
2/7/2025​	Punta Coyote	La Paz	25.02​	7:20​	11:00​	3.67​	6.82​
2/8/2025​	La Paz	Mechudo	53.95​	9:10​	15:32​	6.37​	8.47​
2/9/2025​	Mechudo	Danzante Bay	65.84​	6:05​	15:00​	8.92​	7.38​
2/11/2025​	Danzante Bay	Puerto Escondido	8.75​	9:00​	10:40​	1.67​	5.25​
			1766.81​			230.55​	7.66​

Bill
Double-Wide

 

[Hydraulicjump]

Congrats on your arrival in Escondido Bill! The dream continues.

 

[heysteve]

We spent a lot of time on a ball at PE. Just spectacular views of the Sierra de la Giganta range.

When you inevitably rent a car to reprovision, be sure to visit San Javier waaay up in the mountains above Loreto. A beautiful drive and nice mission town where you can grab a bite to eat. We liked La Palapa which is on the right side just before the mission.

 

[klee wyck]

Welcome to the sea, and thanks for the write-up.
Double wide is a good-looking rig! I just put binoculars on you. We got into Puerto Escondido yesterday afternoon.
I have some crew to drop off at the airport this afternoon and then will try to look you up if you are around tomorrow. Do you have WhatsApp and Starlink out there on the ball?
I didn't know they let vessels that big take a ball, nice idea.

I am med-moored on the breakwater facing you.