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| View from up the mast |
I emptied out the holds, installed the wind instrument at
the top of the mast and repaired the head.
I took her out for the first time by myself for a short sail in the Bay of Banderas. On the first outing, the raw water hose came
off the back of heat exchanger and my boat was rapidly filling with water. The problem was
quickly taken care of and the rest of the afternoon went well. Docking back in the marina went without
issues this time.
At the end of May, my friend Bob from Seattle came down to go
sailing. Bob also has a Pacific Seacraft
Crealock 37 that he keeps on Puget Sound.
We stayed in the bay due to my documentation had not been returned from
the U.S. Coast Guard.
With Bob on board our first outing was around the bay with a stop at Tres Marietas. We stayed only a short time as the anchorage had a bit of roll and it was late in the day. Once arriving back at the marina, my second docking did not go as well as the first. I ended up pulling Bob of the dock. After a brief moment of panic on my part, Bob was able to get up on the dock and we got the boat tied up. Lucky for me no spectators.
Additionally,
over the next couple of days we had nice sails to Los Arcos and Punta de Mita.
I am happy to report that dock went well
Unfortunately, the time I had allotted to check Maluhia out came to its end
at the start of June. I spent my last three days aboard get her
ready for my departure. I cleaned her
from end to end and put her covers on her.
This how she looked when I left.
My first stay was very enjoyable. I meet new people and got to see some of the beauties
of the Bay of Flags.
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| Sunset on the bay |
