Sailing De Novo

Back on the water again, ready for another magical season Hello again to our friends and family! After months of waiting, De Novo is back in the water where she belongs, and we're exactly where we belong--right here with her.     In our last blog post, we shared the joys of cruising, titled it "The Simple Life," and then went on to experience the stark opposite: the ultra complicated, unnecessarily confusing reality of keeping a boat in Mexico during the off-season. So while this post won't feature pristine beaches or following seas fondly associated with this lifestyle, it will reflect the hard work that make the lifestyle remotely possible.  And "remotely" is the key word. Cruising isn't just the freedom of our own passage or that perfect sail trim. But as sailors we chase those highs, or even the possibilities at those highs, at all costs. Those highs are pure dopamine. And as we get more remote, away from the conveniences of Fisheries Supply and West

Quick Notes: We ended our Predictwind subscription in early February. Since then, we’ve used a Garmin InReach tracker. Please see “Follow our Boat” in the menu to see our track.  We just put our boat into storage for the summer in San Carlos and flew back to Washington for time with loved ones, work, and PNW adventures. We'll back back to Mexico to plan our next passage after the hurricane season.  This post covers our time in Baja from our last post in February to our arrival in San Carlos in mid-May.       Playa Coyote in Bahía Concepción The Simple Life It's hard to reflect on our adventure while we're living it. Perhaps that's why we haven't posted here in so long. I'm sure we'll look back at the stretch along the Baja coast as a sort of second honeymoon, a time completely to ourselves. A time of quiet after the rush of leaving home. But in the moment, we just appreciated the lazy days, relaxing anchorages, and sunshine.   Our days were pretty simple. We