the body of water between the baja peninsula and mexico is the Gulf of California.
-----Original Message----- From: Marc Reiter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 11:23 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [beachcats] Re: I need some beginners advice 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 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/
