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Isla
de Todos Santos
31o 49N 116o42W
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8 nautical miles off shore, due west of Ensenada and 55 miles
south of Pt. Loma, Todos Santos is actually two islands, Sur
& Norte. There are no facilities on the islands except
for two crumbling lighthouses and a fish camp. There is a good anchorage
on the eastern side of Sur, the result of the seaward wall of an
extinct volcano crater being eroded and falling into the
ocean. There is room for about 10 medium sized boats with
a bottom of sand, rock and kelp. If there are several
boats anchoring, it is necessary to med moor - setting a hook off the bow
after turning the bow eastward and tying a line to
one of the iron stakes or rings imbedded in the cove's rock
sides. Depth is between 10 to 30 feet. |
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photography
by Marcos Paulo González Otero
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| There is usually 80
foot visibility in the water and it is cold most of the
time. During the summer months, we have noted problems
with kelp flies but only rarely. Whales and dolphins are
abundant in the surrounding waters. We have sat and
watched the last of the Greys on their migration northbound
after Ensenada races. The Mexican government has
established a sealife sanctuary just to the south of the cove,
this is definitely off limits. There are passages between
the rocks to the small, rocky cove to the north which has a
pathway leading up the face of the cliff to the island's
plateau. The island itself is about a mile long and a
quarter of mile wide with steep cliffs on all sides. As
one of the most beautiful coves off the Baja coast, it is
important that those sailors visiting the island remember to
take out what they bring in and leave it a little better than
they found it. Todos Santos has been the site of many
pleasant, fun-filled days for a lot of us and we hope to be able
to return as often as we can make it. Beinvenidos ala
Islas Todos Santos. |
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