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Five Tips for South-bounding Baja

This fall’s annual migration of recreational boats into Mexican waters is expected to be quite a bit larger than it was last year, mostly due to the fact that Richard

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How to Hop Down Baja in Four Easy Legs

Nearly two thousand U.S.- and Canadian-flagged vessels are gearing up to invade Mexican waters starting right during Halloween and Day of the Dead celebrations. Sneaky military tactic, you ask? Nope,

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Ham Radio for Cruising Mexico?

My husband John and I had a book-sales booth at a West Coast boat show, and we were scheduled to give a seminar called Ham Radio for Cruising Mexico. That

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Mexico Marinas Improve the Online “Paperwork Cha Cha”

The Association of Mexican Marinas (AMMT) is offering improved instructions and websites to help U.S. recreational boaters heading to Mexico more easily complete the maze of INM (Immigration) paperwork requirements

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South-Wind Shelters around the Sea of Cortez

Early July is a good time for Mexico cruisers to pick out a string of anchorages that provide overnight shelter in south-wind conditions. Why? Because, as a rule of thumb,

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Summer Boating (Hiding Out) in the Upper Sea of Cortez

Boaters throughout Mexico’s cruising grounds are now considering where to locate themselves for 2023’s fast approaching hurricane season, especially since NOAA recently announced the 62 percent possibility of El Nino

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Lower Sea of Cortez Options for Summering Over

Last issue we transited the tricky Gulf of Tehuantepec to reach safe summer harbors south of the hurricane-genesis zone. This time, let’s explore some options for where to summering over