Sea

This week’s photo challenge is titled “sea.” Following are my visions of the sea. These photos were taken from land, sea, and sky! I hope they’ll inspire you to come sailing with us so you, too, can enjoy the sea!

Waves crashing through boulders at the Baths, Virgin Gorda

Sailing to Avalon

Flying into the British Virgin Islands

Off the coast of San Diego

Sunset at the Bight, Norman Island

Sandy Cay, BVIs

Sandy Beach, Puerto Penasco, Mexico

Sandy Beach, Puerto Penasco, Mexico

Sea of Cortez, Puerto Penasco

Sea of Cortez, Puerto Penasco

Sail of a Lifetime! (complete with stories to tell for the rest of your life)

This spring we’re returning to the British Virgin Islands and we want YOU to join us! We’ll start our week with an overnight stay on the boat on Saturday, April 26, 2014. The next day we’ll begin a seven day tour of the British Virgin Islands, and we’ll get off the the boat on Sunday, May 4, 2014. Approximate cost per person will be $1600.* This includes all park permits, eight nights and seven days aboard a 46’ spacious catamaran, a rigid inflatable dinghy with motor, taxes, fuel, insurance, and a mandatory donation to the Virgin Islands Search & Rescue.

You don’t need to know how to sail. There will be at least two or three experienced sailors aboard. All you have to do is have fun in this highly desirable, world class sailing destination! We’re never out of sight of land, the sailing is great, and the water is 80 degrees. (perfect for scuba diving, snorkeling and swimming!) Just a few highlights of the trip will include:

Cane Garden Bay-Here you can visit many beachside bars and restaurants for breakfast, lunch or dinner. You can walk from one to another, and live music is almost always available at one or another. There is also Callwood rum distillery where you can explore the grounds and purchase some locally produced rum!

Cane Garden Bay

Anegada– The lowest island (only 28 feet above sea level at its highest point) of the BVIs, is home to pink Caribbean flamingos, beautiful wild orchids, and pristine white beaches. Here you’ll be able to enjoy locally caught lobster and snorkel or scuba dive in the crystal clear waters of Loblolly Bay.

The Bight– Just a short sail from our starting point of Road Town, the Bight on Norman Island is home of the popular Willie T floating restaurant. There are four flooded caves where snorkeling is unforgettable.

Sunset at Willy T floating restaurant, The Bight (Norman Island)

North Sound– This is where we saw the beautiful 287’ Maltese Falcon sailing vessel last year! North Sound, on Virgin Gorda offers enough for several days of fun. There are many luxury resorts, gourmet restaurants and quiet anchorages in this beautiful, protected area tucked behind Mosquito and Prickly Pear Islands.

Saba Rock, North Sound (Virgin Gorda Island)

Contact Jon at 602.330.2921 or email jon@sailsoutherncal.com with questions or to sign up to sail with us! A deposit of $500 per person will secure your spot.

*price may vary slightly-this is just an estimate

One Shot, Two Ways – Puerto Penasco, Mexico Fishing Vessels

Just an hour south of the Arizona border lies what used to be a sleepy little fishing village named Puerto Penasco. The gringos call it Rocky Point. Last week Captain Jon and I drove down there for the first time in twenty years, and I was amazed at the way things had changed. Seven or eight large resorts now loom over what used to be an empty beach The first time I went to Rocky Point, we pitched a tent on that same stretch of sand! Downtown Rocky Point has changed considerably, too. There’s a pier with shops and a restaurant, and a beautiful park overlooking the Sea of Cortez.

However, the fishing vessels look pretty much the same as they did two decades ago. Below is one shot, two ways, of shrimp boats in the Puerto Penasco harbor.