Having guests aboard reminded us again how much the boat needs regular maintenance. Monthly, daily, weekly. If not performed in time, bigger problems may develop. However, having visitors makes us want to go explore new shores and swim, snorkel, and paddle around.
Continue reading “The Sailor’s Never-Ending To-Do List”Costalegre and the search for wind
After having picked up our guests Forrest and Lyssa in Puerto Vallarta and provisioning for the four of us at the conveniently closely located big supermarkets, we set sail toward Boca de Tomatlan, hoping we would be lucky with good enough conditions to anchor for a night or two.
Continue reading “Costalegre and the search for wind”New Crew – Who ‘dis?
This is a guest post by Forrest Brodsky. Forrest and his wife, Lyssa, are staying aboard Rua Hatu in April 2022.

If you were to ask me what I would be doing to celebrate my thirty third rotation around the sun a month or two ago, I would have replied with a vague “Oh, probably riding my bike with friends in the woods and enjoying the usual libations….” What actually transpired was beyond my imagination.
Continue reading “New Crew – Who ‘dis?”Bye-bye Baja!
After ten months exploring the shores of Baja California and three months in La Paz, we leave for the mainland of Mexico. Our first landfall is Bahia Matanchen with the cute little town of San Blas.
Continue reading “Bye-bye Baja!”Ends and Beginnings
Change is in the air aboard Rua Hatu this month! Lots of change! Not just onboard either, the world seems to be changing at an increasingly erratic pace (hang in there Ukraine 🇺🇦). Though our boat has been relatively stationary in La Paz for far longer than we anticipated, that certainly hasn’t kept the crew and our friends and family from roaming about the universe.
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