his morning, we sailed for Ensenada, about 190 land miles south of San Pedro. This is an overnight sail and the purpose of the trip was to have the bottom repainted. This is done every 3-4 years as the paint eventually wears off. The other reason was to surrender our 10 year TIP (Mexican temporary Import Permit) for Hilbre which was due to expire in 2020.
We started the engine at 6:40 a.m. and were underway to Ensenada at 6:55 a.m. By 9:00 a.m. we were close to the Oil Rigs heading South and under power. There was a clear Sky with only a slight swell. By noon we had covered 31 nautical miles and we rolled out the mainsail. We mostly motored in the morning but by 10:30 the wind had increased
An hour later, as the wind had increased, we rolled out the 130 Genoa and continued with some fine sailing at up to 6 Knots for just over 6 hours. However, the wind had dropped by 5: p.m. so we went back to motor-sailing. At 6:35 p.m. we had covered almost 72 nautical miles. As it grew dark, we passed San Diego taking the inside passage for the Coronado Islands and crossing into Mexican waters about 8:00 p.m.
Continuing south under power, the sky was lit up by the Oil refinery south of Tijuana eventually passing it and leaving it to our stern. Continuing through the night, Anita and I did three-hour watches until 6:15 am on July 1st and sunrise found us well into the Bay at Ensenada with Ensenada visible in the far distance.
We pulled up to the dock at about 8:15 a.m and were directed to a berth.