John,
You're gonna have a ball!!!

We did the '99 HaHa with our (then) 13 & 14 yr olds and will be heading
down that way again this fall w/out the kids.

Sorry I don't have any suggestions as to slips/anchorages. We only
spent two nights in San Diego, arriving just in time for the skipper's
meeting and lucked out, getting a slip right across from Progligate and
about 200' away from the kick-off party. Any slips you get will be
expensive so you may want to consider anchoring out at least part of the
time.

We won't be part of the HaHa this time, prefering to move at a more
liesurly pace on our way down. We do hope to time it so that we make
either the Turtle Bay or Bahia Santa Maria party though.

What are your plans after the HaHa? We plan to spend the next year and
a half roaming around the Sea Of Cortez and the Gold Coast before
crossing over to Hawaii then Alaska and the inside passage.

Fair winds - Dan

John wrote:
We are planning on heading down to San Diego this Aug and plan to
catch the Baja Haha at the end of Oct. Looking for recommendations on
places to tie up for second half of Sept and all of Oct. We have 2
kids ages 6 and 10 and want to enjoy some of Southern California
before going to Mexico and beyond. Cost is an issue and we are
currently not members of any yacht clubs (should we join?). Looking
for any recommendation on marinas and if we should have reservations
before we get there. We have a 38 foot boat that is rapidly coming
together and a house for rent in La Center Wa if anyone is interested.
Thanks and we are looking forward to the sun!

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Dan Best - (707) 431-1662, Healdsburg, CA 95448
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