Who are the Baja Bashers? They’re the couple hundred U.S. boaters who may only now, be departing Pacific Mexico headed northbound, hopefully before the next hurricane overtakes them.
The outside of Baja is infamous for its lack of yacht services and reliable overnight anchorages.
The 740 nautical mile stretch between the yacht havens of Los Cabos and Ensenada is know as the Baja Abyss.
If you imagine that you’ll be able to sleep every night in a comfortable anchorage, dream on. If you’re tired of bashing and just hanker for a quiet slip with dock power, forget it. If you happen to need an emergency haul out, sorry, you’ll find no boat yard along the Baja Abyss.
July usually brings a lessening of the prevailing Northwesterlies, and if you’re lucky, you may get only light southerlies. Of course, you’re keeping track of nasty weather creeping up from down south, right?
Because you can’t dawdle on this exposed outside coast of Baja, a brief rest may be all you get. Here’s where to stop along the abyss.
MAGDALENA BAY AREA
After rounding Cabo Falso and heading up the coast, it’s about 175 miles to the entrance of Magdalena Bay. However, when you’re still 25 miles away and need...
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