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.
La Cruz de Huanacaxtle
13 December 2015 | Anchorage in La Cruz
Pat - Raining
Today is Sunday December 13.
After spending ten days in Paradise Village Marina we have moved to the anchorage at La Cruz de Huanacaxtle. There are about 30 boats here in the anchorage.
Melodie took a quick trip back to the San Francisco Bay area to attend to a few things.
We had some rain while she was gone. Four inches in 24 hours! It did a great job washing off the boat.
I was basking in the glow of our perfectly running boat. That was until yesterday when the exhaust elbow blew on the genset. I caught it pretty quick, so it didn't make too much of a mess. Many of you may recall this part broke in Turtle Bay last year. There was quite a story in getting it repaired. This time a different weld broke. FYI, I did try to get a replacement over the summer. The vendor no longer supports this item. Now I'm looking at having a custom exhaust elbow made.
A squall came through the anchorage when the rains came of Friday evening, just before dark. Two boats drug anchor. There was no one aboard one of the boats and other boaters went over to let out more anchor chain. The second boat was too close to us (I thought), but when it began to drag, it drug away from us. When they got their anchor reset, they were a good distance from us.
My battery low warnings are flashing, so I'll make this short.
After spending ten days in Paradise Village Marina we have moved to the anchorage at La Cruz de Huanacaxtle. There are about 30 boats here in the anchorage.
Melodie took a quick trip back to the San Francisco Bay area to attend to a few things.
We had some rain while she was gone. Four inches in 24 hours! It did a great job washing off the boat.
I was basking in the glow of our perfectly running boat. That was until yesterday when the exhaust elbow blew on the genset. I caught it pretty quick, so it didn't make too much of a mess. Many of you may recall this part broke in Turtle Bay last year. There was quite a story in getting it repaired. This time a different weld broke. FYI, I did try to get a replacement over the summer. The vendor no longer supports this item. Now I'm looking at having a custom exhaust elbow made.
A squall came through the anchorage when the rains came of Friday evening, just before dark. Two boats drug anchor. There was no one aboard one of the boats and other boaters went over to let out more anchor chain. The second boat was too close to us (I thought), but when it began to drag, it drug away from us. When they got their anchor reset, they were a good distance from us.
My battery low warnings are flashing, so I'll make this short.
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