Ha-Ha Sailors Play ‘Bazeball’ in Turtle Bay En Route to Cabo

It is day five of the 10-day-long Baja Ha-Ha cruise to Mexico. Today the fleet is anchored in Turtle Bay, where they will play their annual bazeball game — Baja Ha-Ha Cruisers versus the locals. The stop in Turtle Bay also furnishes the locals with an in-depth inventory of baseball gear donated by cruisers.

Along the way, Scott Armstrong and the crew aboard Makai (from Anacortes, WA, and Navasota, TX) put their time to good use enjoying the sunshine, and catching fish.

Scott, 59, is a retired entrepreneur in “Metals to Manure.” He has five crew: William Pigors, 69; Terry Latham, 58; David Henry, 68; Skyler Lighthall; and Timothy Geistlinger, 55.

“Like my son, who flies for the Marines here at the NAS Kingsville, I, too, am a pilot — as well as a welder, ranch worker, hay hauler, music minister, fire commissioner, and, in the ‘90s, an elected constable. I’m also a singer of old country classics and drunken sailor songs.”

We’re not sure if this counts as a “drunken sailor song,” but it’s good all the same.

“I was born and raised on Trinity Bay in Baytown, Texas, and can’t count the number of powerboats and sailboats I’ve owned. But Makai, which I bought in 2017 in Anacortes, is my first offshore sailboat.

“I’ve never done a Ha-Ha, but I have a lot of dream destinations. After Mexico, I hope to sail west and meet friends as I sail to Bora Bora, Cairns, South Africa, and the BVI, where I’ve sailed many times before.”

Stay tuned for more Baja Ha-Ha updates and pics.

If you’re out there having a blast, send us your photos and a diary entry or two to share with the rest of us “wannabe Ha-Ha cruisers.” Send to [email protected].