Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Di's Dream, Making It Easy


DI'S DREAM UNDER SAIL OFF THE WIND
HARD ON THE WIND 
  
 

INCREDIBLE SAIL YACHT READY TO CRUISE- FULLY EQUIPPED WITH CUSTOM STAYSAIL RIG
  
                                                                                                 

 Achilles 10' 3" RIB inflatable dingy with 9.8 Tohatsu 4 stroke outboard


Outboard travels on dingy underway on short passages or for night security on board


note….. below folding gerry can racks for 30 gallons diesel reserve
SALT WATER AND FRESH WATER WASH DOWN 


HEAVY DUTY GROUND TACKLE -55 LB DELTA AND 44 LB BRUCE ANCHOR

TRIPLE ROPE CLUTCHES PORT FOR HALYARD CONTROL ON DECK AND SNUBBING BAR
                                                                                                                            

FIBERGLASS HARD DODGER WITH 200 WATT SOLAR PANELS
LED DC LIGHTING UNDER HARD DODGER FOR COCKPIT LIGHTING


DECKTOP TV DVD AND REPEATER FROM PLOTTER FOR NIGHT PASSAGES UNDER DODGER
                                                                                                                                      

SIDEPOWER BOW THRUSTER CONTROLS AT STARBOARD HELM
COLOR RAYMARINE E120 RADAR PLOTTER WITH ICOM VHF
KNOT DEPTH AND WIND DISPLAYS ON COCKPIT TABLE WITH GARMIN GPS
POWER ELECTRIC HARKEN 70 WINCHES WITH 2 SPEED CONTROLS
ROPE CLUTCHES FOR HEADSAIL FURLER AND SPINAKER TACK LINE
WINCH ON AFT COCKPIT COMING TO TENSION PREVENTER

QUEEN BERTH IN AFT CABIN WITH STORAGE TO PORT
SSB CONTROLLER ABOVE AFT CABIN HANGING LOCKERS AND ONE OF SIX FANS

FORWARD BERTH AND SPINAKER 

DINETTE TO PORT CONVERTIBLE TO MIDSHIP BERTH

RECLINER CHAIRS AND WINE CABINET WITH BACKUP ENGLE FREEZER REFIG
VHF RADIO, WATER AND FUEL GAUGES, GENSET CONTROLS, AND REMOTE RAYMARINE KEYPAD
  • SINGLE SIDE BAND, AC AND DC BREAKERS, GENSET CONTROLS, AUTOPILOT AND RAYMARINE PLOTTER

GALLEY REFRIGERATOR AND FREEZER WITH MICROWAVE
FORWARD ELECTRIC FRESH WATER HEAD AND SHOWER
MASTER AFT HEAD AND FULL STANDING ENCLOSED SHOWER

FORCE 10 THREE BURNER STOVE AND OVEN IN GALLEY
BLUE SKY SOLAR CONTROLLER AND DIGITAL REFRIG CONTROLS
                                                   
                                           

FORWARD HEAD SINK AND CABINET             
DUAL RAYCOR 500 FUEL FILTERS WITH BACKUP BATTERY CHARGER
COMBO WASHER DRYER


                                                 

8 KW FISHER PANDA FRESHWATER COOLED GENERATOR


      

     SPECTRA CATALINA 300 WATERMAKER WITH REMOTE AUTO FLUSH DIGITAL CONTROLS


YANMAR 75 HP TURBO DIESEL WITH FLEXOFOLD FOLDING 3 BLADE PROP
HARD DODGER WITH FULL BIMINI AND SIDE CURTAINS AROUND COCKPIT




STAINLESS STEEL TRANSOM BOARDING RAILS WITH FRESH WATER SHOWER

LIVING LARGE WITH HAMMOCK AND SOLAR

DINGY WITH OUTBOARD AND INFLATABLE KAYAKS 
FRESH EPOXY BARRIER COAT AND BOTTOM PAINT AT TOTAL YACHT WORKS IN MAZATLAN








Sunday, May 19, 2013

Beautiful Sunset over Cabo


I believe this sunset deserves a very large spot on our blog.  It is the last one I am going to see from our boat here in Mexico before I depart on a big bird for points north.  Rog will be bringing Di's Dream home to her new slip in Long Beach along with three close friends.  The departure is planned for the early evening of May 20 if the weather agrees.  I will have landed in Los Angeles before the guys even leave the slip!




I took my last dip in 76 degree water here in Cabo!  I do enjoy the warmer water so who knows, maybe I will get rog to bring me back down on Di's Dream in the future.  For now we are heading north.

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Fun in Loreto



We recently anchored for one week off of Loreto while our good friends and close neighbors Larry and  Penny came to Mexico to see what this cruising was all about.  They have been watching our home for the last three years while we have been sailing blissfully along not worrying about sprinklers that didn't work or ant invasions.  They had been picking up our mail on a regular basis and after being home for just one week this spring I was amazed to see everything that accumulated in mailbox.







We take all the precautions necessary when traveling back and forth to the boat.  Computers in dry bags fitting tightly around our shoulders, provisions in special bags and most importantly holding on to the dingy with two hands.   Well, when we get out of the launch area we will be holding on with two hands hopefully
The Produce at the Sunday market was great!  I had been to the local grocery store  the day before and could not buy anything as it looks to be very old but this was wonderful.  So for less than $10 I got my lettuce, asparagus, lots of peppers and even a handful to tomatoes.  I am still enjoying my purchases from that trip 



The last day of their visit we hired a wonderful cab driver who took us to all the local hot spots.
We did a drive up the coast a bit to look at the fronts on the beautiful homes we had only seen from the shore.  No excursions would be complete without stop stopping at Puerto Escondido which they had heard so much about. We also went down to Candeleros for a quick tour around the property before stopping for lunch at Vista Del Mar








Penny finally got close enough to the water!  She just loves hunting for creatures along shore just to see what she can find.  This day we came up with chocolate clams!  We didn't take any back to the restaurant for cooking but they were certainly abundant enough at that location.







We were told that this was the oldest cactus in the Loreto area, reportedly over 300 years old.  I am not sure how it survived all the hurricanes and drought years but it is looking very healthy
The highlight of their trip was the tour we took of the San Javier Mission located in the hills above Loreto.  It was originally founded by the Jesuit missionary Francisco Maria Piccolo in 1699.  It was to become the first mission on the Baja Peninsula that later included all the missions up into California.  San Javier was located near a water source that allowed them to build dams and aquaducts while all the stone work was brought up into the mountains from the Pacific side of Baja