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| PUNTA BAJA |
| Punta Baja anchorage as seen from the outside. This anchorage is rather straight forward to get into and to exit, just clear the punta and kelp and motor/sail in to anchor in about 30'. Conditions have usually been excellant except in southwesterly weather and then there is an uncomfortable swell rolling through the anchorage. For northbound and southbound traffic, take care to do as CHARLIE states, set a course directly to Isla San Geronimo and not cut the passage short by going direct to Punta San Antonio/Punta Baja since there are heavy kelp beds a mile wide containing breaking seas situated between. Further, consideration should be taken to avoid the nearby Sacramento Reef. |
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| View of the anchorage looking northwest to the village. The northbound writer made the mistake of stoping here in January of 07 rather than continue to buck the 18 to 23 knots of wind and swell to San Quintin. The anchorage looked inviting, it appeared to be calm especially in view of the above all the way from San Carlos so the anchor was dropped and set. Unfortunately, the wind increased to 30 kts or so on the outside that evening and the boat rolled from toerail to toerail due to a refractive swell that rolled into the anchorage from around the point. The writer endured this condition for three days and nights, there was excellant protection for northwest winds across the land but the swell was very uncomforable for this lenght of time. |