We pulled into the anchorage at Bahia Santa Maria about an hour after crossing the finish, de-rigged the boat, and went to sleep. It's always interesting, arriving at an anchorage at night, to see how it looks in the daylight. The photo above was taken from the cockpit at first light. The big catamaran is Profligate, the Latitude 38 boat and mothership for the fleet. I was surprised to see how green the hills are after the arid landscape at Tutle Bay.
We paddled over to shore: Ray in the dinghy, Paul on his surfboard, and me on Paul's stand-up paddleboard. The beach here has a nice, predictable break for surfing. Paul caught a few good waves on the way in; I did the best I could on the SUP but was pretty clumsy because I've never been on an SUP before nor do I know how to surf. With an hour or so of practice, I was standing up on the board and catching some pretty good rides.
The water is a civilized 75 degrees here, about swimming pool temperature. Sally is dry-sailed, meaning that she's stored out of the water, and doesn't have anti-fouling paint on the bottom like boats that are berthed in a marina. Marine life starts to attach itself to any surface pretty quickly, so we started the day with a morning swim to clean the hulls. Bottom cleaning is like dental hygiene in that it only takes a few minutes if you do it regularly. Wait too long, and it becomes much more of a hassle.
We paddled over to shore: Ray in the dinghy, Paul on his surfboard, and me on Paul's stand-up paddleboard. The beach here has a nice, predictable break for surfing. Paul caught a few good waves on the way in; I did the best I could on the SUP but was pretty clumsy because I've never been on an SUP before nor do I know how to surf. With an hour or so of practice, I was standing up on the board and catching some pretty good rides.
The water is a civilized 75 degrees here, about swimming pool temperature. Sally is dry-sailed, meaning that she's stored out of the water, and doesn't have anti-fouling paint on the bottom like boats that are berthed in a marina. Marine life starts to attach itself to any surface pretty quickly, so we started the day with a morning swim to clean the hulls. Bottom cleaning is like dental hygiene in that it only takes a few minutes if you do it regularly. Wait too long, and it becomes much more of a hassle.
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