THE BAJA HA-HA IS KID FRIENDLY
Anyone who has ever cruised will tell you there is one overriding consideration to everyone's happiness: That the kid or kids aboard have other kids to talk and play with.
As one Kid Boat owner told the Grand Poobah, "I'd rather have three feet of water in the bilge and my kids have at least one playmate, than a dry bilge and my kids having no playmates.
So it's with pleasure that the Grand Poobah can report that the Ha-Ha, which currently has 127 paid entries, with more than a month to go before the soft entry deadline of September 25th, has a bunch of kids slated to participate.
As of now, there are at least 15 kids signed up, and probably 19. The 16 confirmed are:
Boat Name / Boat Make/Model / Boat's Homeport / Owner's Name (s) / Kid Count
Descanso / Wauquiez Centurion 42 / Seattle, WA / Craig and Annika Lacy / Two Kids - Ages 7 & 5
Kyrie / Prout Snowgoose 37 / Juneau, AK / Joe & Kristen Grieser / Three Kids - Ages 12, 8 and 4
Wilderness / Aerodyne 38 / King Harbor / Jeff Rothermel, Naomi Neville / Two Kids - Ages 14 & 11
Tulum V (5) / Aleutian 51 / 29 Palms /
Chad French / Four Kids - Ages 15, 9, 7 & 5
Samadhi / Tayana 55 / Seattle WA /
Ashley & Dan Murphy / Two Kids - Ages 7 & 8
Winston / Fountain Pajot Lipari 41 / La Jolla, CA / John and Sue Adams / One Kid - Age 14
Amazing Grace / Island Packet IP440 / Seattle / Kim & Dona Eddy / One Kid - Age 13
Not one kid is without another kid within his or her age.
What are the fun things for kids to do on the Ha-Ha?
Naturally kids love the Costume Kick-Off Party. During the Ha-Ha itself, and especially late at night, they enjoy talking to each other on the Kid's VHF Channel. "No parents!" They love to report in on the radio during roll call, too.
Once they get to Turtle Bay, they love exploring town together and playing on the beach. And all kids are big hitters when the Poobah is pitching in the Mexican Kids versus Cruisers baseball game. In over 7,000 batters, nobody has struck out.
The next day is the beach party, where each kid gets one free Ha-Ha dog with mustard. Later the kids hit the beach with boogie boards, kayaks, and whatever. Once again the Grand Poobah might offer himself up again as a target for kids throwing biodegradable water balloons. They love getting to enjoy a little anti-authoritarian fun.
By the time the fleet gets to Bahia Santa Maria, the kids are having sleep-overs, and parents are sharing babysitting duties so they can have a little free time — and get some much needed and probably much postponed sex. And don't forget, there's the Kid's Diving and Cannonball Championship off the back beam of Profligate.
By the time the fleet gets to Cabo, the kids have usually completely changed Mom and Dad's cruising plans so they can continue to travel in company with their kid friends. And they love dancing on the platform at Squid Roe. They might have become little monsters, but they are happy little cruising monsters.
So if you're a Kid Boat headed to the tropics this winter, you might seriously consider joining all the other Kid Boats on the Ha-Ha. For complete information, visit; www.baja-haha.com.
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