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Mexico-Bound Cruisers Descend on San Diego

Although this Bristol Channel Cutter is traditionally rigged, that doesn’t mean she needs to have a stodgy paint job.

© 2007 Terry Nugent

Despite the fact that Terry Nugent’s 26-ft Bristol Channel Cutter Eye of Infinity IV is the smallest boat in this year’s Baja Ha-Ha fleet, she definitely won’t go unnoticed. In fact, her paint job may be the wildest in the 14-year history of the event. Actually, this boat is big compared to some of the boats that this zany retired photographer has made offshore passage in – his adventures could fill a book.

With the start of the San Diego to Cabo San Lucas rally just 12 days away, the Eye and roughly 170 other boats will be descending on San Diego Bay during the next few days. As always, transient slips are hard to come by. However, the friendly folks at the San Diego Police Mooring Office on Shelter Island are doing their best to shoehorn in as many boats as possible at their own docks, and they’re keeping track of availability at all area marinas. One hot tip is that Chula Vista Marina currently has a half dozen slips available for boats 35′ and under. Skippers who can’t find a slip can pick up a Ha-Ha mooring permit from the Mooring Office (free of charge) which will allow them to anchor in a specially designated anchorage at Glorietta Bay.

Although the number of entered boats (178) is down by five from last year’s record-breaking total, the tally of crew members has never been higher: 680. With the starting date set for October 29, the fleet should be arriving at the Cape on Thursday, November 8. Look out Cabo, here they come!

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