Sailing adventures of Captain Kirk, Heidi, Tosh & Tikka...

RIP Tosh-LOVE

By Heidi & Kirk | Jun 6, 2024 |

With a huge hole in our hearts, we said goodbye to Tosh-Love on Saturday, June 1st. Sadly, his cranium bone cancer got the best of him. We lost the best first-mate ever. And we’re forever grateful for the 9 1/2 half SHORT years “Tashi Delek” graced our presence. If you knew him, you know his…

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An Epic Trip to the Desert Southwest

By Heidi & Kirk | May 21, 2024 |

In early April, we took a trip up to the Southwest US to visit Heidi’s parents, Jean & Pete, south of Tucson—with huge gratitude to our dear friends, Boni & John, who stepped up to catsit Tosh & Tikka when our other cat sitter fell through at the last minute. With four of their own…

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Kirk’s Race Report: MEXORC 2024 Sailing Regatta

By Heidi & Kirk | Apr 28, 2024 |

Marina Vallarta hosts the racing fleet during the MEXORC Sailboat Regatta held every other March in even years. Above, Due West (in her shade canvas at left) hangs out among the big boys. The local MEXORC race is preceded by a big International SDYC Puerto Vallarta Race, where sailboats race from San Diego nonstop to Puerto…

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Friends Visit Vallarta: 2024

By Heidi & Kirk | Apr 14, 2024 |

Visiting Vallarta seems to be on everyone’s radar this year and we’ve had more visitors this past winter than all the years we’ve been in Mexico combined! So much fun to at least 24 of you! Apologies if we missed getting a photo of you in our blog. Most people don’t come to Vallarta specifically to…

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60 Trips Around the Sun & Queen for a Week

By admin-heidi | Feb 2, 2024 |

60 trips around the Sun is something to celebrate! And Kirk did an awesome job planning a FUN-filled week celebrating Heidi‘s 60th Birthday. He hit a home run with moonstone earrings, a shell bracelet, and a beautiful manta ray t-shirt, and Heidi loves all of them!   Festivities kicked off on her actual birthday, January…

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