| 15º 45.816' N | 96º 7.278' W | Illusion | Arrived at Marina Chahue, Huatulco after four nights of slow, but enjoyable sailing - had a 1.5 knot counter current most of the trip. | about 6 years ago | Show
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| 17º 38.22' N | 101º 33.33' W | Illusion | Arrived Zihuatanejo after a two night, one day passage. | about 6 years ago | Show
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| 19º 6.096' N | 104º 20.7' W | Illusion | Anchored at Las Hadas, near Manzanillo. Spent 3 nights at anchor, then got fuel at Las Hadas's fuel dock as we were leaving (that's the roughest fuel dock I've ever been to, but the staff were very friendly). | about 6 years ago | Show
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| 19º 11.718' N | 104º 40.926' W | Illusion | Moved into the marina at Barra de Navidad so we could use the resort pools - perfect for the kids! Spent 2 nights here. | about 6 years ago | Show
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| 19º 11.364' N | 104º 40.266' W | Illusion | Anchored in lagoon at Barra de Navidad just before sunset. Nice to have a completely still, calm anchorage again. | about 6 years ago | Show
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| 19º 17.352' N | 104º 47.544' W | Illusion | Moved over to La Manzanilla, a lovely little town at the east end of Tenecatita, with a great crocodile refuge! Spent the morning & early afternoon ashore, then moved on, as it isn't a protected anchorage and was a bit rolly. Lots of surf where we anchored (near the croc refuge) - could anchor further east, near the town center and have an easier beach landing. | about 6 years ago | Show
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| 19º 18.03' N | 104º 50.208' W | Illusion | Overnight passage from La Cruz to Bahia Tenecatita. Amazing display of whale breaching as we crossed Bahia Banderas - must have been 70-100 breaches, some very close to us! | about 6 years ago | Show
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| 20º 44.928' N | 105º 22.752' W | Illusion | La Cruz - Marina Riviera Nayarit - first time for a while at the dock. Doing a few more boat jobs before friends arrive from Vancouver (Squamish) to sail with us for a bit. | about 6 years ago | Show
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| 20º 45.798' N | 105º 31.38' W | Illusion | Arrived in Banderas Bay - anchored at Punta de Mita. Enjoyed watching the bird life & getting a few jobs done. | about 6 years ago | Show
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| 21º 30.9' N | 105º 14.49' W | Illusion | Arrived in Matenchen Bay (near San Blas) after dark, but it's such a shallow, large bay, it was easy to settle into the anchorage. Spent the next day doing the crocodile river trip (amazing!) and exploring San Blas. | about 6 years ago | Show
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| 21º 50.55' N | 105º 52.92' W | Illusion | Arrived at Isla Isabel at sunrise. Explored the island for a few hours - checking out the nesting blue-footed boobies & frigate birds. Lots of iguanas, too. A stunning island where we would have loved to spend more time, but the anchorage conditions weren't right for it. On to San Blas after a 5 hour stop-over. | about 6 years ago | Show
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| 23º 10.926' N | 106º 25.284' W | Illusion | Arrived in Mazatlán! Enjoying exploring the old town area. Plan to depart for Isla Isabel on 2 or 3 March 2018. | about 6 years ago | Show
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| 23º 59.262' N | 109º 49.854' W | Illusion | Arrived at Bahia de Los Muertos, preparing to cross the Gulf of California. Heading for Mazatlan, Isla Isabel, San Blas or Puerto Vallarta - depending on wind conditions | about 6 years ago | Show
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| 25º 48.57' N | 111º 15.588' W | Illusion | Arrived at Isla Danzante. Now (finally!) sailing south for La Paz and crossing to the Mexican mainland.
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| 24º 25.86' N | 110º 21.6' W | Illusion | Anchored in beautiful Bahía San Gabriel - gentle motorsail here from Balandra, and it's calm and still here. Comfortable anchorage. Anchored in 15 ft of water. | about 6 years ago | Show
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| 24º 19.494' N | 110º 19.956' W | Illusion | Left La Paz in the afternoon so we decided to just go as far as Balandra beach as we hadn't stopped there on the way down. Dropped the anchor in about 18 feet but it was steep drop and we were in about 30 ft by the time we backed down on the chain. A beautiful spot, but the second night was rolly and rocky and not comfortable. It had been a windy, rainy day so the sea state had built up a bit. Definitely worth visiting though! | about 6 years ago | Show
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| 24º 9.42' N | 110º 19.482' W | Illusion | La Paz - Marina Cortez. Staying for a week in the marina to check out this lovely town and do a few jobs. Toby very excited by all the playgrounds, Sara very excited by all the coffee shops, Doug very excited to have time to spend in the engine room (!) | over 6 years ago | Show
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| 23º 59.22' N | 109º 49.872' W | Illusion | Anchored at Los Muertos | over 6 years ago | Show
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| 23º 22.842' N | 109º 25.392' W | Illusion | Anchored in Los Frailes - amazing snorkeling! | over 6 years ago | Show
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| 23º 3.732' N | 109º 40.422' W | Illusion | Arrived in San Jose del Cabo. First time in a marina for weeks. Time to clean and restock! | over 6 years ago | Show
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| 27º 41.1' N | 114º 53.31' W | Illusion | Arrived in Bahia Tortuga, Baja. Beautiful but slow sail from Ensenada - sunny with light winds and flat seas. | over 6 years ago | Show
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| 31º 51.57' N | 116º 37.548' W | Illusion | Arrived in Ensenada, Mexico! Hauling Illusion out of the water for a little work this morning. | over 6 years ago | Show
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| 32º 43.512' N | 117º 11.142' W | Illusion | San Diego! Anchored in the Cruiser's Anchorage, "A-9". Only a few of us left! | over 6 years ago | Show
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| 33º 12.402' N | 117º 23.64' W | Illusion | Arrived in Oceanside early evening, staying for a couple nights on the "Dolphin Dock" - more accurately called the "gull poo" dock. Still, a nicer way to spend a night than in a windless, rolly ocean. Unfortunately, a guy was discovered in the process of untying our boat from this public-access dock and Illusion was floating out into the channel - fortunately no damage was done. This is a first for us! | over 6 years ago | Show
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| 33º 36.522' N | 117º 55.17' W | Illusion | Arrived at Newport Beach just after sunset. Took a mooring in the dark and settled into the calm, quiet of Lido Isle Reach. | over 6 years ago | Show
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| 33º 43.482' N | 118º 16.92' W | Illusion | Two nights as guest at the Carbillo Beach Yacht Club! Thank you Jim & Cyndee and John & Diana for helping to organize our stay! | over 6 years ago | Show
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| 33º 42.822' N | 118º 16.788' W | Illusion | Sunrise entry into the Port of LA, settled into beautiful Cabrillo Beach anchorage! | over 6 years ago | Show
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| 34º 24.75' N | 119º 39.81' W | Illusion | Arrived to the rollyest anchorage we've ever visited. DON'T VISIT SANTA BARBARA after 31 Oct (off-season), if you must anchor - the harbor patrol will push you out of the city limits, about 1.6nmi away from the marina office (a long way by non-planing dinghy!). If it's blowing 10+kts, the anchorage will build up to a large swell which will continue after the wind abates at night - leading to severe rolling without a stern anchor set. | over 6 years ago | Show
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| 35º 22.098' N | 120º 51.348' W | Illusion | Arrived and anchored in Morro Bay! | over 6 years ago | Show
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| 36º 36.252' N | 121º 53.16' W | Illusion | Anchored outside Monterey Harbor, enjoying more of the town and awaiting weather to move further south. | over 6 years ago | Show
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| 36º 36.522' N | 121º 53.592' W | Illusion | Arrived at Breakwater Cove Marina, Monterey after an overnight sail from San Francisco. | over 6 years ago | Show
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| 37º 48.528' N | 122º 25.41' W | Illusion | Anchored in Aquatic Park, San Francisco! | over 6 years ago | Show
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| 37º 51.732' N | 122º 28.632' W | Illusion | Becoming too complacent with marina life. Didn't want to get "soft", so moved to an anchorage. Back to rolly days. | over 6 years ago | Show
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| 37º 58.362' N | 122º 28.722' W | Illusion | At Loch Lomond marina for a few days to visit friends and tick off some jobs from our unfinished projects list. | over 6 years ago | Show
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| 41º 44.82' N | 124º 11.118' W | Illusion | Arrived in Crescent City! | over 6 years ago | Show
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| 44º 37.44' N | 124º 3.132' W | Illusion | Arrived in Newport, Oregon - first port in the US | over 6 years ago | Show
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| 48º 25.518' N | 123º 22.29' W | Illusion | At Wharf Street Marina, Victoria, BC, Canada. Preparing for our departure south to US & Mexico. | over 6 years ago | Show
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