Communications - 10 Days to go!

Very busy getting Callisto into shape for our Baja HaHa departure on the 26th. of October.
Most of the spare parts, charts and dry goods are already aboard.
I have the sat phone and email service set up now.
The new sat phone number is 8816 32514252
You will need to add 011 to the above number if you call from a US phone. This call will be billed to you.
You can send a 160 character SMS to the sat phone for free by visiting http://messaging.iridium.com/ and following the directions and putting in the above number.
You can also email the boat at callisto@uuplus.net
Please limit your emails to less than 50K or they won't go through. Please do not send photos, headers, footers etc. Just the message and only the message.
If you require an immediate response to your email, please send an SMS to let me know an email is pending and I will retrieve it. Otherwise, I will check every other day or so.
Non urgent email can go to lastmd@aol.com

More info to follow Baja Haha website is http://www.baja-haha.com/

Pacific Cruise March 2010

I would like to leave Costa Rica From Golfito around mid March, 2010 to cross the Pacific Ocean.
Ist. leg Costa Rica to Isla Del Cocos 287nm.
Galapagos 440 nm.
Marquesas 30000nm.
Will need a commitment for 6 weeks.
2nd. leg Tuamotos and Society Islands
(Tahiti, Moorea, BoraBora) 800 nm.
Will spend about 2 months .
3rd. leg Cook Islands 600 nm.
4th. leg American Samoa 850 nm.
5th. leg Tonga 330 nm.
6th. leg Fiji 550 nm.
7th leg Auckland, New Zealand 1100 nm.

I plan on leaving Fiji before the end of October in order to reach New Zealand before the cyclone season begins. I will, most likely, be in New Zealand for four to six months.
I will need crew for the open ocean legs. The first leg will require a total of 6 continuous weeks on the boat but promises some great sailing and landfalls.
Please let me know if you are interested.
Bligh

Mexico to Costa Rica

I've done a little more work on route planning for the trip South. We are going to leave San Diego on October 26 on the Baja HaHa and should reach Cabo San Lucas by November 7th. On to Mazatlan and a slow meander down the coast to Puerto Vallarta. We will stay until after Thanksgiving and then go to Manzanillo and probably do a road trip to Guadalajara from there. Next stop is Ixtapa and Z'town and then Acapulco.

We'll take a look at Puerto Escondido and Puerto Angel on the way to Huatulco and a road trip to Oaxaca. This will take us until the end of December.

I'm looking for crew for the 650 NM run to Costa Rica in early January. Where we will spend the next two months.

The google map outlines some of the stops in Costa Rica.

Then on to Isla del Cocos, Galapagos and the Marquesas in mid March. Tuamotos and Tahiti in April/May

If you would like to join us for any part of the cruise please let me know.

Cruise beginning October 26, 2009 with the Baja-Haha

Callisto is planning to leave on the first leg of our world cruise on October 26, 2009 with the Baja Haha rally (http://www.baja-haha.com/) to Cabo San Lucas and then on to points south and then west. We are busy with route planning and preparing Callisto for departure. Here is a rough outline (click on image to enlarge) of where we plan on visiting over the next year. More Google maps to follow. If any of you are interested in crewing on any of these legs, please let me know at lastmd@aol.com.

January/February and March 2010 Costa Rica

Mid-March 2010 Galapagos Islands

April '10 Marquesas

May/June/July '10 Tahiti

August '10 Cook Islands

Sept '10 Samoa/Tonga

October '10 Fiji

November '10 Auckland, New Zealand

Further information to follow.

panama- san diego April 2008

Cox and friends, Panama Canal transit

gatun lake, panama

Fuel stop in Manzanillo, where the movie "10" was filmed. Unfortunately, Bo Derek was not in evidence. Margaritas were good though











getting boarded off Puerto Angel by the Mexican navy












Deadheads off the coast of Costa Rica. These bad boys were quite common outside of river estuaries and will ruin your day if you hit one.

Miraflores lock. Panama Canal

Ron and Dave Panama transit

Guadeloupe to Panama March 2008

ROUTE- Portugal to Guadeloupe