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.
End of Season at San Carlos, Sonora Mexico
12 June 2016 | Marina San Carlos
Pat
We arrived in Marina San Carlos on Saturday May 28th. We have the same slip as we did last year on A Dock.
I had committed to be the Net Controller for the Amigo Net for the month of May. So on Monday the 30th we left the dock just after dawn to get out of the marina. All the boats and electronic "noise" has a really bad effect on your radio reception inside the marina. We exited the bay and got through the morning net without any problems. I was glad I was able to contribute to the radio community by serving as Net Control, if only for one month.
This year was a little different from last year. Last year we had lots of time before our house sitting opportunity became available. This year the sooner the boat was put away, the sooner we could enjoy staying in a house.
We worked steadily to get the "to do" list completed. We doused the head sails, changed the oil in the main engine, genset, and outboards. We dropped all the exterior canvas. We cleaned everything!
We made the same arrangements for a boat washer, bottom cleaner and boat sitter (someone to check the batteries, bilge, and generally keep track of the boat).
We departed on Thursday June 8. We will spend the summer in Dewey AZ again while my parents visit Newfoundland in their motor home.
I meet with the hand surgeon tomorrow to schedule surgery on my right hand. It's a do-over of last summer. Dupytren Contracture release surgery on my right hand and 8-10 weeks of physical therapy.
We are hoping to attend the 20th Annual Snakes to the Lake rally with the Bay Area Cobra Club. I attended my first one in 2004.
Hope you all have a great summer. Our blog will resume in the fall.
I had committed to be the Net Controller for the Amigo Net for the month of May. So on Monday the 30th we left the dock just after dawn to get out of the marina. All the boats and electronic "noise" has a really bad effect on your radio reception inside the marina. We exited the bay and got through the morning net without any problems. I was glad I was able to contribute to the radio community by serving as Net Control, if only for one month.
This year was a little different from last year. Last year we had lots of time before our house sitting opportunity became available. This year the sooner the boat was put away, the sooner we could enjoy staying in a house.
We worked steadily to get the "to do" list completed. We doused the head sails, changed the oil in the main engine, genset, and outboards. We dropped all the exterior canvas. We cleaned everything!
We made the same arrangements for a boat washer, bottom cleaner and boat sitter (someone to check the batteries, bilge, and generally keep track of the boat).
We departed on Thursday June 8. We will spend the summer in Dewey AZ again while my parents visit Newfoundland in their motor home.
I meet with the hand surgeon tomorrow to schedule surgery on my right hand. It's a do-over of last summer. Dupytren Contracture release surgery on my right hand and 8-10 weeks of physical therapy.
We are hoping to attend the 20th Annual Snakes to the Lake rally with the Bay Area Cobra Club. I attended my first one in 2004.
Hope you all have a great summer. Our blog will resume in the fall.
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