Sailing Starfire

For the past few seasons, we’ve wanted to check out this beautiful little cove on the north end of Isla Carmen. We’ve passed it by several times due to weather, too many boats, or ( last year) a power boat wrecked on the beach.

We set off...

May 11: Ballandra

It’s a relatively short motor sail 25 miles further south on Mother’s Day. While Rolf tends to the sails for a small part of the way they’re useful in this light wind, I’m on the phone with both Derek and Meg during...

This bay is pretty much our favorite for good reason. Its attraction is unique, with beauty unparalleled, between the trails to explore ( our favorite climbing over the hill north to peaceful La Ramada cove ) and the sheer size of the bay with huge rock...

May 8: Punta Chivato

Very lovely- yet another new place to us. We arrived about 3:45 pm on Tuesday to this picturesque bay with a surprising number of large homes surrounding two clearly abandoned buildings- an old hotel that sadly must...

May 4,2025

After a relatively calm 11 hour motor sail at about 7 knots across the Sea, we arrived in Santa Rosalia just in time to check in before the oficina and get settled well before dark. The staff is on their game and all is great,...

Hola and buenvenido a México una vez más!
This is a bittersweet trip as it’s most likely the last one for us aboard Starfire in Mexico. So we need to make the most of it!

Rolf has been in San Carlos here for over two weeks doing...