by Rachel | Dec 7, 2022 | Affiliate Article, Mosaic Voyage Blog
If you’ve been following our blog for any length of time, you know that our family of four has been living on our 40-foot sailboat since 2016. In 2022, we cruised in Mexico, ending in August in the northern end of the Sea of Cortez at Puerto Penasco. From there,...
by Rachel | Dec 6, 2022 | Mosaic Voyage Blog, Sea of Cortez 2022
After sailing off anchor at Isla Coronados, we sailed north up the Baja coast for about 23 miles. We had plans to meet back up with SV Captain Musick, SV Nike, SV Meraki, SV Foreigner, SV Auryn and others at San Juanico, though we ended up in the La Ramada anchorage....
by Rachel | Dec 3, 2022 | Mosaic Voyage Blog, Sea of Cortez 2022
After our amazing week in V-Cove with friends, we headed to nearby Isla Coronados for a couple of nights before we planned to head further up into the Sea. We were here without any close buddy boats because our closest cruising friends had already been here while we...
by Rachel | Nov 26, 2022 | Affiliate Article, Boat Projects & Improvements, Mosaic Voyage Blog
Note: This post may contain affiliate links. We may receive a small commission if you purchase items through the links in this post. All recommendations are genuine. We would absolutely purchase and use ourselves any and all items that we recommend on this blog. Now,...
by Rachel | Nov 26, 2022 | 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 October 2022. In early July, we arrived in what would become our final “neighborhood” of our first season cruising in the Sea of Cortez: Bahia de Los Angeles...
by Rachel | Nov 25, 2022 | Mosaic Voyage Blog, SW USA
Grand Canyon National Park On the second day of our quick Arizona sightseeing trip, from and back to Phoenix, we went and visited the Grand Canyon and several ancient pueblo sites, including Wupatki. Unfortunately, when we arrived early at the Grand Canyon, not only...
by Rachel | Nov 23, 2022 | 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 September 2022. “There’s a whale shark in the anchorage!” The call crackled over the VHF radio through the hot summer air. “Whale shark! They said whale...
by Rachel | Nov 22, 2022 | Mosaic Voyage Blog, SW USA
We took a couple days this weekend to drive north from Phoenix on a trip to see some cool stuff! As always, thanks to my amazing husband, Brenden, for researching and planning the trip to find all the cool things. Montezuma’s Castle It’s not a castle, and...
by Rachel | Nov 17, 2022 | Mosaic Voyage Blog, Sea of Cortez 2022
V-Cove in the Sea of Cortez, East of Loreto In June, we wrapped up a week in Puerto Escondido fixing various systems on the boat. We headed out of there to try to catch up with the fleet of kid boats just up the way. Sailing from Puerto Escondido for several hours, we...
by Rachel | Sep 6, 2022 | 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 August 2022. Since my last article, we’ve traveled over 250 miles north from La Paz to Bahía Concepción. We’re taking part in a long-established Sea of Cortez...
