Club Cruceros Blog
Here you will find articles by members, stories of travels, news (bad and good), as well as updates, Club business, and events that have happened in La Paz. Come back often to check the latest entries!
Charter Members Honored
In the Club Cruceros Board meeting on March 13, 2018 the Board voted unanimously to honor our Charter Members by exempting them from having to pay annual dues. According to our bylaws a Charter Member is one who joined on, or before, June 6, 1988. The list of Charter Members is available here...
Board Responses to Member Forum
The Club Cruceros Board of Directors would like to thank all of you who participated in the member forum on February 20. We would also like to thank those who could not attend the forum for the helpful emails sent to the Club. Some very good points were brought up. The following is a synopsis of those questions and suggestions and the Board’s response to each. Read More...
Message From the Commodore
Club Members, The recent discussions and emails shared with only some of our Club Cruceros members make it difficult for the Club to prepare a statement to anything that is not a matter of record. As Commodore my focus in this message is only on the written request Read More...
Rice & Beans for FANLAP
The following was written by Club Cruceros member Mike McLeod of the catamaran Orion located in Marina Palmira, the pictures were taken by Cathy McLeod. Last week during the Cruisers Morning Net on VHF channel 22, and during the topic of “General Announcements”, I took the opportunity to promote the Fundación Ayuda Niños La Paz, A.C. (FANLAP) rice, Read More...
Request for Transparency
At the February 13, 2018 Club Cruceros Board of Directors meeting a formal request for full transparency was requested of the Board by Dennis Ross. The request is with regards to the funds allocated to donate building materials for a Study Center in the Ville de Guadalupe Colonia. Funds for the Study Center are the proceeds from the February 3, 2018 Read More...
South Pacific (Puddle Jump) Seminar
On Wednesday, February 7, 2018, three couples that have made the journey from La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico to the South Pacific. All three couples were based for several years in Marina Palmira when they were not out cruising in the Sea of Cortez. Tom and Sylvia on S/V Cinnabar left from Read More...
A Little Ditty of Boat Names
77 Boat Names - April 2015 - If you use your IRISH DIPLOMACY you may REALIZE that TUCAN PLAY - BETWEEN THE SHEETS with MY TYROA in HOTEL CALIFORNIA. It started out a FANTACY Read more...
2016 Charity Fashion Show
On January 9, 2016 Club Cruceros held their first Charity Fashion Show and to our wonder it was a huge success! When we first started to put this event together we dreamed of maybe 40 attendees, 93 ladies enjoyed the day with us! A delicious Read More...
Letters to Santa
by Julie Martinelli/Voyager with help from Charles Moorhead/Shadowfax
Several Club Cruceros members belong to Club Rotario Bahia de La Paz. One of their annual projects is to collect letters to Santa Claus written by boarding school children from the ranchos/fishing villages north of La Paz. Read More...
Salty Sea Tales - Bayfest 2015
Elizabeth Baggs
During Bayfest in 2014 and 2015 cruisers have had a chance to share their stories, their songs, and their poetry. Here is a little limerick Elizabeth wrote for the 2015 Bayfest: Read More...
Bay Fest 2015
This year is the 10th Annual Bay Fest. This 4 day event is the end of winter, beginning of summer cruising season festival. We start Wed April 8th with a Ham license test. On Thursday the big kick off will be the “Rock to the Dock” sailboat race Read More...
Copper Canyon Review
By Dennis and Susan Ross of the S/V Two Can Play
For a number of years, we've had an interest in seeing Mexico's Barranca del Cobre (Copper Canyon). The Copper Canyon intrigued us because we heard it was bigger than the U.S. Grand Canyon. The Copper Canyon is actually a series of six canyons, which together are four times Read More...
February Message From the Commodore!
Dear Members,
At the last general meeting of Club Cruceros Members, on January 20th, it was moved and approved that the bylaws should be able to be voted on either, in person, by absentee ballot, or by email. It was also moved and approved to wait until the April annual meeting to vote on these new proposed bylaws at the same time as voting Read More...
January Club Cruceros Update
Commodore Update: Life is finally returning to normal (whatever that is!) here in La Paz. We had a fabulous pot luck dinner at the club house to celebrate Christmas Eve. All the tables were covered with table cloths, shiny Christmas decorations hung from the trees, and almost everyone got a candy cane (all kids did for sure.) The meal was delicious Read More...
Don Mitchell
My friends, it is with a heavy heart, I must inform you that we have lost another member of our fleet. Saturday night, December 6th, 2014, Donald Mitchell of the vessel Sarah Ann has passed away in his sleep. On Wednesday after Hurricane Oldie, Don slipped on the tile while cleaning up debris Read More...
Rick Cromwell 1947 - 2013
Graduate of American High School in Mexico City, 1965; Father, brother, uncle, grandpa, dancer, Mexican Sea Scout; Loved shrimp tacos and Dinty Moore Stew; Rick's favorite quote... "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did Read More...
A Stern Story
Our love of “Solmate” is that of “Willful Simplicity” in following the “Silent Sun”. Whether you’re “Born Free” or want to “Feel Free,” in the case of “Almost Free” but still “Wanna B Free.” You can aspire to be an “Island Seeker” a “Shaman” an “Eagle or a “Ballena.” Read More...
Getting Taken To A Prison Island
About 80 miles NNW of Punta Mita on the rhumbline between Banderas Bay and La Paz is a group of four islands that are collectively about 50 miles long and five miles wide. Why four islands are called the Tres Marias is a mystery Read More...
Inland Travel in Colonial Mexico
An Overview of "Two Can Play’s" Eight Week Trip through Central Mexico during February and March, 2005. Suggested Reading Before You Go: On Mexican Time, Tony Cohen; Yesterday’s Train, Terry Pindell. Essentials: Good tires and mechanically sound vehicle, recently serviced Read More...