"We had a great trip. We left San Diego on January 20, 2002, and arrived in La Paz, Feb. 8. We had a real shakedown cruise after we left Ensenada in very rough seas, and again going into Bahia Santa Maria and on the night passage from there to Cabo San Lucas. The little tug is strong and did really well. We saw lots of whales as they were migrating down right along with us. We traded 2 T-shirts and 4 packs of M&Ms and a can of Spam for 12 lobsters. (Ed. Note - Try that offer at your local Safeway.) What a great adventure!

We spent the next month cruising the islands and anchorages north of La Paz. We then left our boat at Marina de La Paz and returned home for a month. We left La Paz on April 10 and worked our way north to San Carlos, enjoying the many lovely islands and coves of the Sea of Cortez.

San Carlos is a very nice safe harbor from the hurricanes of summer. There are 2 very nice marinas. We opted for Marina Real as it is quieter. . . there is a 37' Nordic Tug there too. We spent some time in the San Carlos area, snorkeling and fishing for Dorado. We hired a Mexican fellow to clean the bottom and wash the boat for us on a regular basis until we return to San Carlos in October.

We love our Tug and had a great trip.. We found that at about 1200rpm we used about 1.5 to 1.75gph of fuel and cruised 7-8 knots. We have traveled over 4,000nm. We will spend some more time in the Sea of Cortez this winter and maybe cruise down the mainland coast."

Michael and Judy