Guerrero Archives | Sailing Rua Hatu https://www.svruahatu.com/tag/guerrero/ Exploring the world on a Vancouver 36 Sun, 03 Sep 2023 03:08:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.svruahatu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cropped-SVRuaHatu_Stamp-32x32.png Guerrero Archives | Sailing Rua Hatu https://www.svruahatu.com/tag/guerrero/ 32 32 The perils of crossing the Gulf of Tehuantepec https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/06/the-perils-of-crossing-the-gulf-of-tehuantepec/ https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/06/the-perils-of-crossing-the-gulf-of-tehuantepec/#respond Fri, 10 Jun 2022 17:44:29 +0000 https://www.svruahatu.com/?p=2436 On June 1 we raised anchor and left Acapulco, Guerrero, for Oaxaca. Three days later we dropped anchor in a hurricane ravaged Puerto Angel. The day before we left Acapulco, Hurricane Agatha had hit the Oaxaca coast. We hoped to use the dying winds after the storm to push us down the coast. We had …

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]]> https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/06/the-perils-of-crossing-the-gulf-of-tehuantepec/feed/ 0 Our First Tropical Depression https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/06/our-first-tropical-depression/ https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/06/our-first-tropical-depression/#respond Fri, 03 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.svruahatu.com/?p=2369 Two weeks ago, while we were catching up on neglected work and restocking Rua Hatu while anchored in Acapulco Bay, two tropical depressions were forming off the Pacific coast of southern Mexico. We scoured the charts for good bays that allowed for maximum wind and fetch (short, uncomfortable wind waves) protection. Deciding against leaving a …

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]]> https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/06/our-first-tropical-depression/feed/ 0 The Big Big City https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/05/the-big-big-city/ https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/05/the-big-big-city/#respond Fri, 27 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.svruahatu.com/?p=2341 Our friends dubbed it “The Amazing Race” Challenge: We had to get Rua Hatu on to a mooring then get both our luggage and all three pets to our rental car, and also leave the dinghy at the boat. Thankfully the guy we rented the mooring ball from was happy to give us a ride …

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]]> https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/05/the-big-big-city/feed/ 0 The Little Big City https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/05/the-little-big-city/ https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/05/the-little-big-city/#respond Fri, 20 May 2022 15:47:05 +0000 https://www.svruahatu.com/?p=2294 We find ourselves back in Acapulco just over a year after our first visit. With our recent crew members now safely back on land, Janine and I have been making minor repairs onboard, swimming in the warm, clear waters of the harbor, searching for fresh fruits and veggies in the market and preparing to hit …

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]]> https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/05/the-little-big-city/feed/ 0 Ebb and Flow: Dinoflagellates, Dolphins, and Swimming far from Shore https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/05/ebb-and-flow-dinoflagellates-dolphins-and-swimming-far-from-shore/ https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/05/ebb-and-flow-dinoflagellates-dolphins-and-swimming-far-from-shore/#respond Fri, 13 May 2022 15:15:43 +0000 https://www.svruahatu.com/?p=2252 This is a guest post by Lyssa Brodsky. She and her husband, Forrest, stayed aboard Rua Hatu in April 2022. It was an indescribably magical feeling to swim in the open ocean. More specifically, 10 miles from shore and 80 meters above the ocean floor. Though scary for some, I found it to be incredibly …

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