Can anyone tell me what is the best and safest time to cruise from Victoria
to Mexico
Thanks
Jim

Jens,

The winds from BC to Mexico prevail from the NW but there are periodic
intense lows and gales. The winds brought by these lows and gales can be
from all directions. The current along the coast and well offshore hundreds
of miles, (known as the California Current, reverses with the seasons. In
the winter the current runs north and in the summer it runs south. Winter
gales are far stronger than summer gales. It's also considerably colder in
the winter than in summer, a significant comfort factor offshore. Hence for
comfort, minimal and less intense gales and more favorable currents, my
preference would be summer and I would avoid making the trip in winter.

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Jens,

The winds from BC to Mexico prevail from the NW but there are periodic
intense lows and gales. The winds brought by these lows and gales can be
from all directions. The current along the coast and well offshore
hundreds
of miles, (known as the California Current, reverses with the seasons. In
the winter the current runs north and in the summer it runs south. Winter
gales are far stronger than summer gales. It's also considerably colder in
the winter than in summer, a significant comfort factor offshore. Hence
for
comfort, minimal and less intense gales and more favorable currents, my
preference would be summer and I would avoid making the trip in winter.

Agreed and factor in the hurricane season in Mexico.

There are two routing plans. Inshore and Offshore. Some day-trip down the
coast in summer and others make a jump from BC direct to San Francisco or
further south. My preference is to gets one's *ss South to the butter melts
then slow down.

R

"jens teglman" wrote in message
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Can anyone tell me what is the best and safest time to cruise from
Victoria
to Mexico
Thanks
Jim

Leaving Victoria Sept. 22 is TOO LATE (from personal experience). Spent 1
week holed up in Gray's Hbr., WA and was starting to eye the long underwear
in the local K-Mart store when a window opened up and we pushed south.

Don't forget that hurricane season isn't over in Mexico until November 1st
(and then there are a few post November 1st storms sometimes).

If doing the trip again I would pick August to get south to California, and
linger through San Francisco and some other northern California towns before
hitting Mexico in November.

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