Cruisers Greg and Lori Bernard had dreamed of sailing southwards from North America to Mexico for two decades. After countless summers spent aboard their boat, Palomita, off Seattle and Vancouver, they finally took the plunge and headed south. Here they share important things they learned on their first, big, offshore passage.
https://currents.bluewatercruising.org/articles/to-mexico-10-things-learned-in-1500-miles/