Life is Grand (LIG)
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Paz – Sea of Cortez
A pre-holiday trip to warm, non-holiday madness, whales and water play.
Life is Grand (LIG)
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Destination: La Paz, Mexico Dates: Dec
13-20, 2025 (Sat to Sat)
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This would be the third (and last) time that the LIG sailing would use La Paz as a base. Relatively easier for CA sailors to get to as it is a short flight distance south of the state. : Some of the best sunsets I've ever seen. This is one of the more remote and unpopulated sails in our experience. Very few options for land restaurants for example, but pristine and baja beauty. Protected waters sailing. |
Cost
Estimate:
8 days, 7 nights, boat
and board costs $1600 per person, double occupancy Actual costs of trip: $1400 per person (13% underbudget) |
Airfare ideas:
The possibilities are to
fly to LAP (local airport) or CSD for Cabo, and check out shuttles or busses. We think we can get about $600 from SJC RT pp. We plan to fly and arrive a
day early on Friday. Depart nine days
later on Sat afternoon. |
| More about La Paz Here is a national
geographic link showing some notable
scenes of La Paz crusing. |
Signup Goals:
We got a superb response, signing up crew within two weeks of announcements. Solicitation: We need immediate
decisions (with deposits) to get boats that are going fast around the
holidays. For more details, call Joe at 408-234-4268, or email at exegrec3 at gmail dot com. |
Sloops and catamarans are
available at this location. There were several sailing
companies to choose from, and a few boats are still remaining unreserved for
this time period.
| Reservation |
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Chosen boat sailed:
42 foot Catamaran |
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| Possible choice - next time
Bali's are fun boats
41 foot Catamaran
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Trip was budgeted at $1600 per person, double occupancy ($1400 actual). This estimate is for 8 day/7 night trip. It includes boat, insurance, fuel, provisioning, beverages, some meals ashore, dock and marina fees, taxes. It does not include your transport costs to the marina. It does not reflect hotel or travel costs off the boat, nor any air fare.
We can go with as few as 6 people, or as many as 12 with two boats.
First come first served as always, with preference for a first mate signup.
I am calling for $1000 deposits
immediately. The balance will be due about 90 days before the trip. If we don’t get a full crew, deposits are
returned.
(Electronic payments:
try first with $1 and ask me for success before the full amount)
The deposit is refundable
only if we find someone else to go in your place.
| Joe Martinka | skipper, satellite tech | |
| Dorian Martinka | musician, assistant pruser | |
| Jeff Dunham | 1st mate | |
| Meesh Krick | head purser | |
| Tami Lines | assistant purser and dinghy master | |
| Dennis Lines | headmaster and 1 assistant dinghy | |
| Jeff Martinka | morale and lights | |
| Nathalie McCoy | assistant purser |
Page updates
11 Sep 2025
Initial page creation
14 Sep updated crew list
19 Sep added five more crew members, one waitlisted
5 Nov details added for crew pre-cruise zoom call
20 Dec final changes after the completion of trip
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