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ElFaro
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Baja Ha Ha Sailing Rally
Has anyone partaken of this event / adventure ? Looks like alot of fun.
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/oct/27/seafarers...
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rhintransit
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loads of the current cruisers in the sea have done it, and many more will now and in the future.
reality\'s never been of much use out here...
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DENNIS
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I think Fred Hoctor would approve.
http://www.bajanomad.com/columnists/fhoctor/
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Cyanide41
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sounds like fun! Now if I only had a boat.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cyanide41
sounds like fun! Now if I only had a boat. |
You can belong to the Punta Banda Yacht Club if you don't have a boat. In fact, other members will mock you severely and look down on you if you even
mention the word.
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lingililingili
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We avoided the HaHa when we cruised but we do know four boats that are headed to Mexico in this year's and three boats that are still in Baja from
last year's HaHa.
•Life is just one damned thing after another
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Jack Swords
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http://www.baja-haha.com/
Almost 200 boats going down this year. They are very good for the economy in Baja. Then there are many others who prefer to sail alone and head
down. We sailed down in 1999 and stayed in La Paz, returning to the US for 1/2 the year each year.
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Paulina
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\"Well behaved women rarely make history.\" Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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BajaGringo
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Mood: Let's have a BBQ!
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We saw some of them sailing by this afternoon while working on the house...
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Edie H.
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My husband Steve, his brother Marc, and a friend from Seal Beach Yacht Club Mike, is currently between San Quintin & Cedros on our S/V Andalucia
heading for Turtle Bay with the BajaHaHa fleet. We made the same trip last year with the Baja HaHa but lost our rigging after the first leg. Now
that she is all put back together, we are finally fulfilling a life long dream. I'll hopefully be meeting up with them in Mazatlan next month.
May the wind at your back not be your own.
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DavidT
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Or you could just FUBAR, relatively upright.
http://www.sdyc.org/fubar/
David
Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious.
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shari
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Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
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each year we watch them fly by Asuncion...usually with their chutes up...a gorgeous site. I monitor the vhf and we always end up helping a few boats
in distress and some just stop in for a cerveza and to hang for a day...especially if there is no wind...that bunch really parties.
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805gregg
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Why would you spend $350.00 to cruise down Baja? Total rip off. If you aren't prepared to go alone just forget it.
[Edited on 10-31-2009 by 805gregg]
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Jack Swords
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Well Gregg, as one who signed up for the Bajahaha 11 years ago, we enjoyed the crew parties, the great information, and, most importantly, the
comradeship of fellow cruisers. The ability to make acqaintances with folks heading down has made enduring friendships to this day. We still have
our boat in Marina de la Paz as do many others who did the HaHa. We sail with some, meet others out at the islands, and continue our friendships
originating from the HaHa gettogethers. Our life is certainly richer for the experience. I doubt that your would find otherwise from any
participant.
Incidentally, we did decide to sail down on our own over a month after the HaHa left, preferring solitary anchorages and quiet passages.
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ElFaro
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I guess not everyone is enjoying the rally...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33534466/ns/local_news-san_diego...
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Edie H.
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Jack was right about the friends you meet along the way with the same interests and destinations. It's all about enjoying the trip and making a lot
of memories. The article you quoted in the San Diego news was incorrect. They sailed into a pod of whales who decided for some unknown reason to
attack the rudder of their boat. They sank in 5 mins with little time to do much except scramble to get in their life raft and set off the EPIRB.
Here's the link to Lectronic Lattitude for Oct. 29th.
http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/lectronicday.lasso?date=...
May the wind at your back not be your own.
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Edie H.
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BTW Shari, you should see the fleet passing by you today in great numbers. They set sail this morning from Turtle Bay on their way to Bahia Santa
Maria hopefully by tomo at sunset.
May the wind at your back not be your own.
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David K
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HI EDIE!!!
How are you? Long time, no see!
[Edited on 10-31-2009 by David K]
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Edie H.
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Hi David!
I know it's been a long time. We were on the 2008 BajaHaHa until we ran into a freak Santa Ana on the first leg of the trip and lost all our rigging
to Capt. Davies locker. We had to limp (4 days as a powerboat) back to San Diego where the Andalucia spent a grueling 5 mos. in Shelter Island Boat
Yard getting put back together. We finished all the rest while in a slip in Long Beach. Steve, his brother Marc and a friend Mike from our yacht club
our currently heading to Baja Santa Maria after leaving Turtle Bay this morning. They just caught a 25# tuna which they plan on eating tomo when they
get into BSM. We have a blog that you can click on the right side to see their location on Winlink. Steve plans to update every 6 hrs if the ham radio
can get out (lots of other boats doing the same thing with communication). Here's the link to our blog if you want to follow them:
http://svandalucia.blogspot.com/
They had a really grueling first leg (3 days) because of that front that came through.....10-15 ft seas and 20-30 knots of constant wind. It was still
blowing 20 knots this morning when they left but he says that it's now turned into powerboat weather....no wind and 2-3 ft. swells.
I noticed that you got married. Congrats and happy Baja...ing to you both!!!
May the wind at your back not be your own.
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Bajahowodd
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I don't see Eddie in the photo.
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