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I sailed a bit out in California back in college, out of San Diego since I was visiting friends at UCSD. We did do a few trips in a C&C and a couple of other boats, not as far as south as Cabo, but down the coast from SD. It can get pretty nasty pretty quickly, and IMHO, I just don't see taking my family out on a Catalina 30 in that area. Doing something like that as a young adult, with few responsibilities, is one thing...taking wife and children is another. YMMV.

Just because other people have done it...doesn't mean that it is a good idea to do it. Webb Chiles has sailed most of the way around the world in a Drascombe Lugger... Is it possible... obviously. Is it a good idea... I don't think so. He is an incredible sailor and a pretty neat person, but I wouldn't take a Drascombe Lugger offshore like he did.

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Originally Posted by MikeAZ View Post
Sailindog,
Running from San Diego to Cabo is coastal so please tell me what is the problem, besides I'll be slow? I just noticed that you're in the NE so tell me about your trips to Cabo.

Thanks

Mike
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