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MOBILE MIKE
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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 03:02 am |
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My wife and I are traveling to S.C. on OCT 5th with our boat to do some fishing. We usually stay in S.C. and leave from Marina Real.We were thinking about maybe exploring a little farther south along the coast.We would be bringing our boat with us and would be needing a place to stay as well as a boat launch. Is safty a concern? Any ideas or comments would be great. Thanks Mike 
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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 03:24 am |
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Mike,
Safety is ALWAYS a concern wherever you are on the water. Do your research as you have started here.
'Safe harbor' for pleasure vessels south of San Carlos depends on many things, especially the type and draft of your boat. Personally, I would not take our shoal draft sailboat into any anchorage between Guaymas south to Mazatlan on the mainland. I know others have used S. Barbara, Topo, Altata, etc. but read this month's Laitude 38 for what you might expect along that coastline. Go north.
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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 03:41 am |
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Buy Gerry Cunningham's SC guide book (http://www.gerrycruise.com). The anchorages are mostly north of SC. Some of them have dirt roads leading into them.
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Jimmy
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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 03:47 am |
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Check charts!!
Lots of shoals to the south of Guaymas. Many lost boats.
Intelligent sailors passaging to the south go to La Paz, then turn to the Southeast mainland coast.
Get Charts!! Act responsibility!!
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MOBILE MIKE
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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 04:30 am |
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Hey guys, enough said! Im not that crazy. Looks like S.C. it is. We like it there anyways. Just thought maybe the fishing would be a little better a little farther south. Thanks Everyone. Hows the fishing? Mobile Mike 
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Jimmy
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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 02:53 pm |
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Try Kino Bay. And there are lots of ancorages between SC and Kino.
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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 07:25 pm |
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Hola Mike- South of San Carlos On the Mainland side pretty Much sucks Until you get to Los Mochis...Lots of Shallow water, No real Facilities ....Like some one said when traveling south most go to the baja side , then go south then back over to the mainland..I'm not going to lecture you about the Chart Issue , I think you got the Point..It sounds like you would like to take a short trip and explore the Sea of Cortez a little and check out new fishing grounds Correct? If yes give some thought to Santa Rosila, Its a perfect day trip, around 80 miles..they have a Marina with fuel and the town is an easy 5 Min. walk..Lots of history there and culture ,Plus never a problem getting a Cheap hotel room....fishing the reef north of tortuga is great as well as San Marco's ...use all the Common sense rules about weather Etc. and Your trip can be safe and Lots Of fun..There is no Doubt In my Mind you will "Act responsibility!!" Given your starting your adventure By asking good Questions and doing some home work
Have fun
Steve
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JZ
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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 07:49 pm |
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Jimmy wrote: Try Kino Bay. And there are lots of ancorages between SC and Kino.
That is good advice. There are faciliities at Kino, you have several islands right off the bay and more a little to the west, and then there are plenty of ancorages between the two. It is only shoal on one spot along the way and it's clearly marked on the charts. The first 1/3 of the way south of kino is a little boring (long stretches of nothing but sand beaches), but it get's interesting after that. You can make it easy in 1/2 a day or stop along the way for an overnighter in a well protected ancorage. Gerry Cunningham has this whole area mapped out in detail in his books, charts.
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MOBILE MIKE
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Posted: Fri Sep 21st, 2007 02:11 am |
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Thanks everyone for your advice. I think Im going to try the S.C. to Santa Rosalita trip. I have the new edition of "The Baja Catch" which I have read from cover to cover many times. I have used a lot of fishing technics from this book in the past with great sucess. It really lays it out pretty complete. It has a lot of info. about Santa Rosalita. I will be watching the weather VERY CLOSELY! Buy the way what is the address of that site with the buoy reports on it ? I,ve seen it before but dont have the address any more. Also there was a weather site that gave predicted sea and wave conditions as well as weather conditions for the up coming week.
Any advice on boating from San Carlos to Santa Rosalita would be very helpfull. I will be arriving in S.C. on Oct. 5th and staying a week. I will probably cruise the first 25 miles or so and then put out my lines and troll the rest of the way. I might anchor up at Tortuga the first night and then head to S.R. the following few nights. All depending on the weather of course. Maybe I can find someone to buddy boat with to Santa Rosalita or Totuga? Anyways thats what Im thinking, thanks again everyone for the help and any help I can get. Mobile Mike
Hey, Steve Ill look you up when I arrive and say hello! Thanks Man
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JUBILATION JOHN
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Posted: Fri Sep 21st, 2007 04:19 am |
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Mike:
Try http://www.buoyweather.com it will give a 3 day forecast for free and you can pick the virtural buoys you are interested in. If you want to sign up for the annual fee you can get 7 day projections and a bunch of other stuff. Hope this helps.
John
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Posted: Fri Sep 21st, 2007 04:44 am |
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MOBILE MIKE wrote: I might anchor up at Tortuga the first night and then head to S.R. the following few nights.
Tortuga doesn't have a strong weather anchorage that is good for overnight. You are better off crossing all the way over.
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MOBILE MIKE
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Posted: Sat Sep 22nd, 2007 05:30 am |
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| Thanks John and JZ I hope the weather is right. But if not theres always Froggys! Thanks Mike Last edited on Sat Sep 22nd, 2007 05:30 am by MOBILE MIKE
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Posted: Sat Sep 22nd, 2007 03:37 pm |
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Isla San Marcos has excellent anchorages for Southerly or Northerly winds so if it is rough as you sail by the lee side of tortuga I recommend San Marcos. If you anchor at the south side then you can walk to the gypsum mine which is kind of interesting. If you anchor on the north side in a southerly you have a great kayaking spot with the beautiful arches to paddle around. Be careful of an uncharted Rock just west of the anchorage at Los Arcos. A beautiful spot not to be missed if it is rough out of the south.
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Posted: Sat Sep 22nd, 2007 06:52 pm |
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OK,, if you are speaking about the BAJA side
look at this site
http://www.islasanmarcos.com/
Great fishing there........ (been there First hand knowledge)
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Posted: Sat Sep 22nd, 2007 08:02 pm |
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Last year in October, I fished the North end of Isla San Marcos. We did well on dorado, sierra and skipjack to the Northwest of the island. We caught dorado and tuna on the Northeast side. The wind would come up about 12:00 or 1:00 PM and chase us back into San Lucas Cove. There's an RV park there with showers. Also, a restaraunt and grocery store are nearby. The cove has a pretty sheltered anchorage. There's a lot of great places to dive close also. I wouldn't ever drive there again, but it would be a good trip from San Carlos, weather permitting.
By the way, Santa Rosalia is reportedly the gay capital of Baja California. There was a gay festival when I was there in Oct. Pretty strange goings on to a country boy.
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Posted: Sat Sep 22nd, 2007 08:46 pm |
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FB wrote: look at this site
http://www.islasanmarcos.com/
Wow, I've been around the island a couple times and didn't realize people lived on it. 700 people?
If you do go around the island, watch for the reef on the south-west corner of the island. It goes out for a couple miles.
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Posted: Sat Sep 22nd, 2007 08:56 pm |
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Mike, Santa Rosalia has a tiny marina. About 16 slips or so. A basic, but decent motel is right across the street. They can arrange for gas/diesel to be brought down to the marina for you.
Here is a great site giving you some details about the area:
http://www.cruisecortez.com/santarosalia.htm.
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Posted: Sat Sep 22nd, 2007 09:06 pm |
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Vince Radice wrote: Be careful of an uncharted Rock just west of the anchorage at Los Arcos.
Where is this?
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Jimmy
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Posted: Sun Sep 23rd, 2007 01:02 am |
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JZ wrote: Vince Radice wrote: Be careful of an uncharted Rock just west of the anchorage at Los Arcos.
Where is this?
This reminds me of an experience that I witnessed in SC.
Many years ago, a Mexican friend of mine called Cappy, was hired as a captain of a boat for a Gringo. They were cruising along the coast and passed in front of Charlie's Rock. At that point of time the rock shoal was not marked. The Gringo owner was asking, "Cappy, where is that underwater rock around here"....at that very moment they hit the rock. Cappy immediately said "Aqui" Vince, you probably remember this.. Last edited on Sun Sep 23rd, 2007 01:09 am by Jimmy
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Posted: Sun Sep 23rd, 2007 05:34 am |
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Then it was a good thing I was sitting on my couch when I asked that one.
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