Bill and I traveled from Bahia San Francisquito to Puerto Don Juan. It is a very protected and great place to rest up. We then went to El Limona and spent three or four days, El Limona is in the South end of LA Bay, we enjoyed visiting friends and going to town to get our missing food back on the boat. We had a little rough winds the last night we were there and we decided to go to town and get on the Wi-Fi and get weather for our trip to Rocky Point. We made the decision to go back to Puerto Don Juan. We knew what ever happen it would be better then being wide open to a North winds.
Our decision was correct. Carlos Slim has his boats on mooring in the bay but here they come all three of them. Two smaller yachts and one big, we thought about 60' or so. Everyone anchored and then another Trawler "Voyager" came in also. So we had five boats to ride out the storm. The wind started about 3pm and it just kept building. When the sun went down and as it got darker the harder the wind blew. By about 11pm it was blowing hard. We estamated about 50kts. I had my Radar on and I put Bill and the other three boats were all on my Radar Circle. The 60' Yacht was behind me but I watched him also but not as much as the one's in front of me. Bill now he used his GPS to locate all of us and where he was setting and we both spent the night watching the Radar and the GPS. I think about 4am the wind changed to the West and now I am pretty clear of everyone. I looked at my Radar and the 60'Yacht was not on my circle, it was setting back farther and looked like it was on the ground but I said no it is that I moved. When the sun came up their sat the 60' Yacht on the beach. Bill and I decided now we go to Angel Island and we left Don Juan with everyone waiting for high tide to get the 60' Yacht off the beach. We took off with all the thoughts to get to Angel Island anchorage and sleep and get some rest for our over nighter. Only one problem the seas were still rough and we turned back after our 1.5 mile journey. When we got back the tide was coming in. The Yacht had a Panga hooked to it and people pushing and they got it cleared to start the engine. Which they were lucky and off they went. Before noon they were back. They spent one more night in the Hurricane hole. Since the winds calmed to nothing Bill and I got a great night sleep that we needed after the night before.
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