Ha-Ha Recap: Reporter’s Notebook

Having completed Baja Ha-Ha XIX on Saturday evening, we’ve just arrived back at Baja Ha-Ha World Headquarters. As we layer up and try to adjust to the 35-degree temperature drop between Cabo San Lucas and the Bay Area, we’ll share a few final notes and photos from the last days of this year’s San Diego-to-Cabo cruisers’ rally.

For many in the Ha-Ha fleet, getting to the sun-baked latitudes of Mexico is a prime motivator for joining the rally. And those sun-seekers got just what they were after as they neared the tip of the southern cape: Weather that was so hot, hot, hot, that swimsuits and tank tops were the appropriate attire, even into the evening hours.

Having arrived at Cabo Thursday, several hundred Ha-Ha sailors took over the famous Squid Roe dance bar that night. Then Friday, the big activity was a five-hour beach party adjacent to the public anchorage. Saturday evening’s Awards Ceremony, generously hosted by IGY Marina Cabo San Lucas, capped off the two weeks of sailing, sun and fun, where many of this year’s participants vowed to return next year for the benchmark 20th Anniversary Ha-Ha, which promises to feature a few new special twists and activities. (Online sign-ups begin May 1.) Look for a complete recap of Baja Ha-Ha XIX in the December edition of Latitude 38.

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