California Rain Eases Bashing Pain
April 2 - Cabo San Lucas, BCS
While folks here in Northern California
may not be happy about this week's rain, it's a godsend for boats
that just left Cabo doing the Baja Bash. The lows that bring
rain to Northern California screw up the Pacific High, which
ordinarily creates the strong northwesterlies that usually make
a spring bash from Cabo to San Diego such a bitch. Thanks to
the lows, it's been ultra mellow along the coast of Baja.
Paul Biery and crew Wes left Cabo two days
ago aboard Paul's Catana 431 New Focus and had smooth
motoring all the way to Turtle Bay, which is over 400 miles.
Profligate left Cabo yesterday at noon, and has seen no
more than 1-ft waves. Furthermore, Doña de Mallorca reports
it was warm enough to still be wearing her swimsuit. Last night
was a little wild, however, as there was sheet lightning and
thunder all around. But still no wind.
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Profligate on the hook at Cabo San Lucas yesterday morning.
Note the overcast. There were only 12 boats on the hook or on
mooring buoys.
Photo Latitude/Richard
Bashers headed north are in a race against
time, as they try to get as far north - and hopefully at least
across Vizcaino Bay to the Baja coast - before the lows move
east and the high reestablishes itself. The problem with waiting
for the next low is that they don't come so far south - or so
often - this late in the spring.
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