Wednesday, 16 April 2014 – By morning, a land breeze enabled us to set sail once again as we closed on Mazatlán.  The new sun cover on our 135 Genoa which was replaced by Morelli Sails in La Cruz had really improved the sail shape and we have been able to sail much closer to the wind. It has been a big improvement and we are happy with his work.

As we passed the harbor entrance to Mazatlán, we saw the Norwegian Star cruise liner at the dock. We now know that the cruise liners are again returning to Mazatlán. By noon we were off the Islands and ready to make our turn into the entrance channel to the El Cid Marina and Marina Mazatlán where we arrived at 1:00 pm. We had covered 158 N. Miles in just less than 28 hours. We are back on Pier seven at the Marina and meeting up with fellow cruisers.

It is Easter week here in Mexico and it is a big holiday with schools closed for two weeks.  We have been checking on the local activities and celebrations. Most businesses are closed, and the town is full of people enjoying the holidays.