Sheltering in San Evaristo

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Looking for a good nights sleep, we headed about 8 NM north to San Evaristo.  Here is a sheltered bay, nestled up against the Baja mainland with a steep protective rise of mountains to the west.  A beautiful little anchorage and small fishing village. There were quite a few sailboats anchored and the holding seemed quite good.  Some of our crew went ashore then returned with fresh fish.  We had a wonderful peaceful dinner.

Around 11 PM the winds started up and became fierce.  We thought we'd be protected but the winds came roaring down the hills.  There was very little wave action but the winds must have been 30 knots.  Up in the middle of the night I could see across the harbor and every boat was stretched hard against the rode, every flag was streaming flat towards the east.  Of course I worried all night about the anchor giving way. 

Lessons learned:  Keep an anchor watch.  Don't expect winds in other places to behave like in Puget Sound. When the crew goes to shore, it is business time.