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Maruata anchorage - 2020

We just left Maruata. We anchored behind the big rock or island. We could not get too far behind the island as there are hidden rocks. These anchorages are roadstead anchorages with little protection. We picked a weather window with 4 foot seas and little wind so we could anchor and get some sleep each night. Our Magma flopper stopper (Magma Rock N Roll Stabilizer) saves us.

Yesterday 3\24\2020 we were anchored at Maruata and it was quite nice. Cooled down nicely a bit later. We anchored just inside the islands (rocks) and enjoyed a good night's sleep (with flopper stopper down). No other boats and hardly any campers. The fishermen were friendly. And no cell tower, meaning no cell coverage or WiFi...great to be off the grid!!
Hauled anchor in the morning and spent a nice day at sea to Cabeza Negra - North for the night.

Santiago to Zihuatanejo, our Southern passage - 2020

This ended up being a motor sail to Zihuatanejo.

We left Santiago about midnight and the seas kicked up a bit with 17-18 knot winds for a couple hours but died back down and eventually after taking some salt water spray over the boat, the sea smoothed out as predicted. It must have been a local weather effect. The seas got better as daylight came and were nice enough and got better as night fell.