After a calm night anchored at Stone Island we left for La Cruz (Puerto Vallarta). We have made this trip several times and it’s usually a motor boat ride the entire way. We had the anchor up at 07:30 and set our course to pass outside of Isla Isabel. Going outside of Isabel adds a few miles but gives you a better chance at some sailing breezes and fewer long lines to snag your rudder.
By early afternoon we were getting enough wind to keep the jib full so we shut down the engine and did some sailing! One of the few sailing rules on Slacker is that when boat speed drops below 3 knots the engine comes on. It was on and off all night long as the breeze was kind of fluky. Friday morning the breeze really began to fill in and we were able to sail the final 50 miles to La Cruz. The sail was one of our better ones as witnessed by the photo of our gps. Please note the SOG (speed over ground). Total trip was 188 miles and took 29 hours for an average speed of 6.4 knots. Not bad for an overweight 35 year old boat.
