by Rachel | Mar 8, 2023 | Mosaic Voyage Blog, Sea of Cortez 2023
Just a few days after launching Mosaic back into the water, we’d traveled from Puerto Penasco to Refugio and then immediately to the Village at Bahia de Los Angeles. Our Starlink wasn’t working due to a glitch in their system when they sent the unit to us,...
by Rachel | Feb 26, 2023 | Mosaic Voyage Blog, Sea of Cortez 2023
Splashing the Boat in Penasco, Passage to Refugio, and Bahia de Los Angeles Brenden’s dad, Scott, arrived in Puerto Penasco on January 30th and we began the home stretch of getting the boat finished and ready for launching our 2023 Mexico cruising season. He has had...
by Rachel | Feb 15, 2023 | Mosaic Voyage Blog, Sea of Cortez 2022
After spending a couple of nights and the Fourth of July at Isla Partida, our group decided to head back west to the mainland Baja in order to re-establish our connection to the outside world via Starlink. I needed to continue to be able to work, of course, and our...
by Rachel | Feb 13, 2023 | Mosaic Voyage Blog, Sea of Cortez 2022
We left Santa Rosalia in the dark of night around 4am on July 2nd to make the passage to San Francisquito with time to arrive before nightfall. It was a sporty sail in the 20s and up to 30 knots for much of the trip. We caught some fish, several black skipjack tunas,...
by Rachel | Jan 30, 2023 | Mosaic Voyage Blog, Sea of Cortez 2022
Toward the end of June, 2022, we left Bahia Concepcion and the anchorage at Santo Domingo to sail north toward Santa Rosalia. We would make a stop for a few days at the Isla San Marcos to wait out some incoming wind. And to wait for space in the crowded Santa Rosalia...
by Rachel | Jan 25, 2023 | Inland PNW, Mosaic Family Voyage, Vancouver Family Magazine
This article was previously written by Rachel Messerschmidt for and published by Vancouver Family Magazine in December 2022. This was my FINAL monthly column written for Vancouver Family Magazine. We’ve been back in the Pacific Northwest since mid-August. We’re...
by Rachel | Jan 24, 2023 | Mosaic Family Voyage, Sea of Cortez 2022, Vancouver Family Magazine
This article was previously written by Rachel Messerschmidt for and published by Vancouver Family Magazine in November 2022. It was July 2022. The daily temperature, both of the air and of the water, continued to climb. We could find reprieve in the water, but even...
by Rachel | Jan 21, 2023 | Affiliate Article, Boat Projects & Improvements
We bought our sailboat, Mosaic, in 2016. We moved aboard in Portland Oregon and set to work getting her ready for extended cruising. Over the years, we have completed countless updates and upgrades to the boat, but the teak toe rail never made it onto the...
by Rachel | Jan 13, 2023 | Mosaic Voyage Blog, Sea of Cortez 2022
Toward the end of June, we spent a week in a sweet anchorage called Santo Domingo at the mouth of Bahia Concepcion about halfway up the inside of Baja California in the Sea of Cortez. At one point during our stay in Santo Domingo, we picked up anchor along with about...
by Kali | Dec 7, 2022 | Affiliate Article, Mosaic Kids
Ori was an amazing dog that me and my family petsitted. She was gentle and calm when she wanted to be, but running around with you when she felt like it. Ori chewing on the new toy we got her! She was always ready to be by your side, helping you when you felt sad. Me...
