These are the voyages of the Cal 2-46 Iron Rose, owned by Don and Linda Anderson. Currently in Mexico, and we are planning to head further south later this year.
Friday, May 2, 2008
Fast Passage
We left Chamela at dawn and arrived in Punta Mita less than 12 hours later, an average speed of over 8 knots, the boat's theoretical hull speed (1.4 times the squre root of the water line). As you can see, we did over 9 knots over the earth at times according to all 3 GPS units. We had about 3 knots of current and 12 to 15 knots of wind on the beam, a perfect passage. You can see the crew was pleased to be back in Banderas Bay and enjoyed the run. I caught a nice yellow fin tuna for dinner to top off a great day.
Iron Rose is a Cal 2-46, first launched in October of 1973. Linda and I purchased her in May of 1999, and have cruised her in Mexico for several years. I am a retired real estate lawyer and Linda is a social worker (who never worked) When not cruising we live at our home in Prescott, Arizona.
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