Going a bit nutty?!?

My oh my have the Baja boats been coming in. It is so hard to not just hoist our anchor and follow suit right now. We still have unfinished business to deal with and the fact that things have gotten postponed proves to be a real bummer....

However....there is usually a "however" with us...haha

We took our beauty of a boat out this week in some high winds and seas as a "test" so to speak..yes, Neil is crazy! It proved to be a wonderful sail. I think she is handling better and better the more we "tweak" her.

After about a 6 hour sail with 25 knots and an average of 8 foot seas, we were coming back into the Harbor and had a bit of trouble pulling in the head sail (roller furler). Long story short she was wrapped up tight and Stewart and I ended up having to drop the sail on the deck.

Later we realized that the nut had spun and we were in danger of losing the front stay! There was a great chance we could have de-masted her!

Yikes! Talk about an adrenaline rush. So the last few days the rigging has been gone over with a fine tooth comb. We have set up a new halyard for the Ginaker, and the rigging is now in tuned perfectly.

The other day we got our very own "how To prepare a crab in under 60 seconds" from a local. I hope to be posting that video soon. Isn't it amazing how some of the local fisherman make it look so simple and fast. Than when you go to try it you are all thumbs! This one, though, is pretty simple and good to know.

We have met several boaters who will be doing the Baja Ha Ha this year and the kids are pretty excited to find that there are a few teens going along as well....Phew!

As far as our good friends aboard Jubillee II goes, we ask for prayers to be sent their way for the unexpected turn of events in their personal life. I hope that everything will work out for the best and wish I could wrap my arms around Joyce for a big mushy hug. We do LOVE you two and are praying for you!

It really has been an unusual turn of events. We know we will eventually get down south..sooner hopefully than later, but for whatever reason, we are to be here, right now until further notice...

In the meantime, I hope I don't go a bit nutty!...haha, just kidding.