Emerald Star

This is the website for the sailing vessel Emerald Star. She's a 1991 Cabo Rico 38. The website is mostly photos and a bit of commentary on the places and experiences of the crew during the 18 month cruise that started July 31st, 2007.

What We're Doing

We're headed for Mexico! We left the marina in Alameda, California (near Oakland) at the end of July.

The pages listed on the left are in chronological order and are usually named by the places we stayed or the general area. The newest stuff is at the bottom. Click on them to see pictures and other info.

What's New?

As of 08/29/2009

We stayed in Santa Cruz until mid-July. It was great having the boat near home. Many boat projects were completed, both large and small. And we went out for some day sails as well. We've moved back onto the boat and the house is rented again. In mid-July we returned to Alameda and are now at our old dock. We're having fun catching up with friends we haven't seen in two years and meeting the new people on the dock.

As of 04/06/2009 Returning to California

"The Rays", Adios Ray & Emerald Star Ray, arrived in San Diego on 03/20. Diane had to miss the infamous Baja Bash since she was working in San Jose. After a few days in San Diego the Rays went on to Ventura. From there,  Adios Ray went back to Mexico. Emerald Star Ray waited in Ventura for 10 days for good weather to head north. There was a gale warning for several days, that's really not a good time to be heading north. Finally the wind died down and Ray and Diane did a non-stop trip to Santa Cruz, arriving 04/06. So Emerald Star is back in her home port, at least for a few weeks. Then we'll head back to Alameda.