Voyaging with Velella:The Sea of Cortez and - he's driving me nuts!



9:56 PM Sat 9 Apr 2011 GMT
'From the beach' Meghan Cleary Click Here to view large photo
Continuing the 'Voyaging with Velella' series by ww.american-sailing.comAmerican_Sailing_Association writer-at-large Meghan Cleary. Meghan, her fiance Prescott, and their kitten Nessie are on a planned 9-month cruise in the tropics. A V-shaped notch opens at a sharp slant to the Northeast on the very northern edge of Isla Carmen, about midway up the Sea of Cortez. This particular spot is not a place many people get to visit. More often than not, the weather makes it an unsuitable anchorage, and when the weather does behave, there's room for only one boat, maybe two. This week, we ...


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by Meghan Cleary, American Sailing Association





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