Mike Kalil
Pacific
I grew up sailing with my family in New England,mostly on Long Island Sound. We owned 3 different sail boats from 22’ to 39’. I learned the basics of sailing and became very “comfortable” on boats. At 20 I moved to Colorado and no more sailing. In 2018 I started sailing again. In 2020 I started racing. In 2022 we bought our cruising boat.
17,873
NM
Total Distance
304
Days
Time at Sea
28 January 2026 at 06:43
All in all very good passage. The first three days was fast down wind sailing in good conditions with a moderate swell, not too horribly rolly. Then just like that the wind shut off and we had the motor for about 10 hours through the night. Late morning the next day the wind filled in as predicted and it was forward of the beam, close reaching in a very moderate sea state. That night the wind got light but we were able to keep the sails full and sail very slowly, the sea was very calm and it was beautiful out. The wind died in the early morning hours and we had to motor until early afternoon on the final day. The wind filled in from behind and we were able to sail for about 6 hours before it got too late and we finished the passage by motoring. Anchored around midnight. We were very lucky to have a full moon and clear skies for just about the entire trip. Fishing was disappointing, we caught several skipjacks the first day out and threw them all back. After that we did not catch anything. We did have some boobies hitchhiking, I like having the boobies on board but I don't like cleaning up after them!
3
702.5
NM
4 days 17 hours
Estero el Merito to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Mexico
27 January 2026 at 11:15
Motored out to the anchorage to visit Greg and Kas on Oasis and to retrieve parts brought back from LA for me before heading to Zihuatanejo.
3
10.1
NM
1h 50m
El Manglito to Estero el Merito, Mexico
21 January 2026 at 11:49
Nice downwind sail to the channel entrance then we motored the channel. Nice to be on the dock.
2
10.1
NM
2h 0m
Estero el Merito to El Manglito, Mexico
20 January 2026 at 12:34
Motored on over to visit with Kaz on Oasis.
4
16.5
NM
3h 0m
Caleta Partida to Estero el Merito, Mexico
19 January 2026 at 10:02
Motored a very short distance to change anchorages and visit Kevin and Melissa on Dark Star.
5
3.9
NM
50min
Ensenada Grande Bay to Caleta Partida, Mexico
16 January 2026 at 11:20
Wind filled in and we were able to sail about 2/3rds of the way on a beam reach with about 10 knots of breeze. A little rolly, but overall real nice sailing.
5
18.4
NM
3h 20m
Isla San Francisco to Ensenada Grande Bay, Mexico
13 January 2026 at 07:14
Great sailing! Wing on wing, winds 14-24 with gusts close to 30. Sustained 9 knots average for 2 hours. Top speed of 10.7 knots. In the San Jose Channel the waves squared up with the wind and the boat was so steady, some of the best sailing ever.
4
54.3
NM
7h 40m
Agua Verde to Isla San Francisco, Mexico
8 January 2026 at 07:15
Motored in calm conditions. A little rolly.
3
21.2
NM
3h 40m
Gulf Of California to Agua Verde, Mexico
6 January 2026 at 12:00
Another nice,easy sail. Downwind in light conditions.
5
14.6
NM
3h 0m
Gulf Of California, Mexico
4 January 2026 at 11:47
Nice sailing in mild conditions, wind just forward of the beam.
5
8.1
NM
1h 40m
Punta Tierra Firme to Mexico