[PUP] Spacing in Mexico

[Peter Pisciotta]

Even at night for an event like FUBAR with 150+ boats
on the water, congestion is simply a non-issue. It's
nothing like a sunny day on San Francisco Bay or the
Chesapeake where the boats are going all directions.

You'll find the boats naturally spread out, and
there's no reason for them to re-assemble: they are
all going the same direction, and the boats rarely
alter speed so there are few overtaking situations.
Slow boats might depart early to get to an anchorage,
and occasionally a faster boat departing afterward
will overtake the slow boat. Some boats will head a
little further off land, others will skirt closer. 

Anchoring - well, that's another issue. Same issues
apply anywhere there are more than 2 boats. The FUBAR
scheduled anchorages are huge basins and easily
accommodate 150 boats. But still, the natural
inclination is for #2 to anchor too close to #1...

Sounds like a fun trip..

Peter
Willard 36 Sedan
San Francisco
(Did the 2006 Baja-Ha-Ha with Patrick & Eileen Gerety
aboard Aloha, a Willard 40)