We were up early for our Cabo San Lucas departure. We left the marina under power and headed southwest to round the cape. The area around the cape can get rough, so an early start before the winds picked up seemed the prudent thing to do. There was little to no wind, so we continued motoring NW up the outer coast of Baha. We passed many fancy hotels/condos and golf courses on the way. Finally, around 11:00, the wind picked up enough to try sailing. This lasted about an hour when the wind died back and we reverted to motorsailing. We saw a turtle and a sea lion along the way.
By 4:00 the wind picked up and we were back to sailing. We were passed by the Carnival Majestic Princess cruise ship. It was making better time than us... Winds were 8 to 12 knots and our boat speed was 4 to 6 knots. We continued sailing all through the night, reducing sail as the winds increased. A booby landed on the bow and kept us company most of the night. Amazing it can hold onto the stainless rail in the wind and waves.
We found that we could make good progress toward the north on one tack, but not on the other. This had to do with the direction the wind was coming from. In order to make better time north, we started sailing on the favorable tack, then switching to motorsailing on the less favorable tack. Motorsailing allows us to head into the wind a little more and thereby make better time toward our destination. Still, we were not making the progress north that we had planned...
Sunset from the cockpit:
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