I am a software developer who has a huge project that will keep me busy for a few years. Rather than be cooped up in the states on this, I thought I would go somewhere that I love being. Baja has a Pacific and a Gulf side( Sea of Cortez). During the winter, it is populated by international windsurfers on the Gulf side and surboarders on the Pacific.
I will be doing mostly snorkeling initially but might add SCUBA or a Hookah (small portable air compressor with hose). I enjoy underwater photography and prefer my fishing with a speargun. That and a lot of island hopping seemed to make a catamaran a good choice. I looked at some of the videos and read some of the recent discussions on righting a 16' and it seems like a happy compromise. Some of the flips were outrageous and made the boats look they weighed 25 pounds. There was also an article on small trolling motors that I might consider. --- Marc Reiter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am confused, Baja is on the pacific side yet you > say Gulf side? Not that it matters, if you are > going to carry dive gear you might want an 18ft boat > for stability. however I am sure you could get a > cheap Hobie 16 and have a blast. cats don't like to > sit still so you will need a good anchor bridled in > the center of the hulls. and you might want a > furling jib so the boat does not zoom back and forth > or capsize on top of you while down. You could have > the diver down flag run up on a separate halyard. > In Mexico it would likely be the A flag, the red and > white one is used in the US use both and another > one that says "peligro" ;) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas Hundley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 10:08 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [beachcats] Re: I need some beginners > advice > > > > > Hi Richard, > > Was curious (and a bit jealous), what is the > situation that takes > you to Loreto for the next few years? Business? > Beach bumming? > When you say you will be using a cat for a dive > platform did you > mean scuba or free diving? > > Welcome to the group, > > Tom Hundley > H18M > > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "sanerich" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I am moving down to Mexico on the Gulf side for > the next few years > and > > want to learn to sail a catamaran. I have sailed > snipes as a kid > and > > recently learned to windsurf. I'm 50 5'11" and > 175 lbs and have > been > > athletically involved with running and > weightlifting my whole adult > > life. I will be sailing alone and want to use the > boat for island > > hoping and a diving platform. I have so many > questions to ask but > > they start with my basic premise to size and > brand. If it > matters, I > > will be located in Loreto which is southern Baja. > > > > I'll let you take the first shot and/or ask me > questions. I will be > > going down at the end of February 2005. Thanks > and appreciate the > input. > > > > > > Group Home > http://www.TheBeachcats.com > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > Group Home > http://www.TheBeachcats.com > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com Group Home http://www.TheBeachcats.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
