Sailing on Starshine
| Vessel Name: | Starshine |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Outbound 44 |
| Hailing Port: | San Francisco, CA |
| Crew: | Pat and Melodie Williams |
| About: | We have been "working the plan" since 2004 when Pat began taking sailing lessons. That lead to a few sailing vacations on sailboats. Melodie took some classes too. We purchased our boat in 2011. |
27 February 2019 | Alameda California
26 February 2019 | Mazatlan to San Francisco
26 February 2019 | Mazatlan Sinaloa Mexico
01 May 2018 | El Cid - Mazatlan
09 April 2018 | Marina Mazatlan
07 March 2018 | La Cruz de Huanacaxtle
23 January 2018 | La Cruz de Huanacaxtle
04 December 2017 | La Cruz de Huanacaxtle
24 October 2017 | Oakland, CA
04 September 2017 | South Lake Tahoe CA
04 September 2017 | Culver OR
04 September 2017 | Culver OR
04 September 2017 | Redmond Oregon
17 July 2017 | Polson Montana
31 May 2017 | Our new Camper in Ira Texas
04 May 2017 | Nuevo Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit Mexico
04 April 2017 | La Cruz Anchorage
12 March 2017 | Chamela Bay
12 March 2017 | Tenicatita Bay
18 February 2017 | La Cruz de Huanacaxtle
Recent Blog Posts
27 February 2019 | Alameda California
Goodbye Starshine
Melodie and I have accepted an offer on Starshine. We close escrow on March 8, 2019.
26 February 2019 | Mazatlan to San Francisco
The Baja Bash
Preparing for the Baja Bash (the trip north from Mexico to California). They call it “The Bash” because the prevailing winds and waves are from the northwest. So you are basically going uphill (if that makes any sense).
26 February 2019 | Mazatlan Sinaloa Mexico
Summer 2018
As many of you who have followed our blog over the last four years you’ll note that I have not given it any attention since last spring. So let me fill in the blanks.
Leg Three - Cabo San Lucas
09 November 2014 | Cabo San Lucas, BCS Mexico
Pat
We motored the whole way (180 NM) from Bahia Santa Maria to Cabo San Lucas.
We got a slip in the marina, us and 6 other boats are squeezed into a slip made for a 100' mega yacht. We have fresh water and electricity. We gave Starshine a good wash down after we arrived. Chris and I did the outside with Melodie and Carrie cleaning the cabin.
We did good on provisioning, as there are only some soups and a bag of potato chips left over. Chris and Carrie took the shuttle to the airport this morning.
Melodie and I had planned on going over to Mazatlan first, but we've changed our minds. We will work our way up to La Paz, about 150 NM north of us, just inside the Sea of Cortez.
The Baja Ha-Ha finished with a big beach party at Mango's beach bar. I saw a Tequila vendor, known as "Mr Johnson". I asked if he was the same guy who sold my friend Gerald some tequila back in 2007. He said indeed he was, as he's had this job for 13 years.
Melodie and I participated in the "From Here to Eternity" Kissing Contest.....WE WON! I'm a little anxious to see the photos, as I too purchased some tequila from Mr. Johnson. The contest involved re-enacting the famous scene from the movie. Mostly Melodie and I rolled around in the surf, laughing, kissing, and trying not to swallow to much sea water. We are now infamous among the other fleet members.
The internet continues to be a challenge. We thought we'd go to a local bar and buy a drink, thereby getting their wifi code. When we got back to the boat and tried to enter the code, it had expired. I guess they are onto the cheap tourists who try to use their wifi. I'm sitting in a different bar now, slowly drinking a Pacifico so I can use their wifi.
Melodie and I are shove off for La Paz tomorrow. We'll be taking day trips, stopping in Puerto Los Cabos, and two other anchorages before arriving in La Paz.
That's all for now, or until I can get more bandwidth.
We got a slip in the marina, us and 6 other boats are squeezed into a slip made for a 100' mega yacht. We have fresh water and electricity. We gave Starshine a good wash down after we arrived. Chris and I did the outside with Melodie and Carrie cleaning the cabin.
We did good on provisioning, as there are only some soups and a bag of potato chips left over. Chris and Carrie took the shuttle to the airport this morning.
Melodie and I had planned on going over to Mazatlan first, but we've changed our minds. We will work our way up to La Paz, about 150 NM north of us, just inside the Sea of Cortez.
The Baja Ha-Ha finished with a big beach party at Mango's beach bar. I saw a Tequila vendor, known as "Mr Johnson". I asked if he was the same guy who sold my friend Gerald some tequila back in 2007. He said indeed he was, as he's had this job for 13 years.
Melodie and I participated in the "From Here to Eternity" Kissing Contest.....WE WON! I'm a little anxious to see the photos, as I too purchased some tequila from Mr. Johnson. The contest involved re-enacting the famous scene from the movie. Mostly Melodie and I rolled around in the surf, laughing, kissing, and trying not to swallow to much sea water. We are now infamous among the other fleet members.
The internet continues to be a challenge. We thought we'd go to a local bar and buy a drink, thereby getting their wifi code. When we got back to the boat and tried to enter the code, it had expired. I guess they are onto the cheap tourists who try to use their wifi. I'm sitting in a different bar now, slowly drinking a Pacifico so I can use their wifi.
Melodie and I are shove off for La Paz tomorrow. We'll be taking day trips, stopping in Puerto Los Cabos, and two other anchorages before arriving in La Paz.
That's all for now, or until I can get more bandwidth.
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