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Be Part of the Experience! Early Summer – June and July Consistently productive and our best values, these trips coin- cide with summer warming trends and often intercept the first schools of Albacore, Bluefin Tuna, and Yellowfin Tuna on their migrations North. Alijos Rocks is the main destination with early conditions favoring Yellowfin Tuna to 100#, the occasional Wahoo, and trophy Yellowtail up to 80#. Summer Welcome aboard ROYAL STAR, the most modern and luxuri- ous 92 foot long-range sportfishing vessel in the San Diego fleet. ROYAL STAR was designed and built to cater to the fisher- man searching for the optimum in fishing space. Our limited passenger load offers a comfortable approach to long range fishing. Once on board, you will benefit from her unique features which include: • 12 spacious air conditioned staterooms with cedar lined closets and drawer space. All beds are at least 7 feet in length. • 5 heads and 4 showers for your convenience. • A unique, fully air conditioned galley with a comfortable lounge and entertainment system. Our dining area creates a relaxed, congenial atmosphere perfect for unwinding after a long day of fishing. • The most modern in electronics including 24 hour satellite telephone communications, 4 Global Positioning Systems with computer color plotter, 2 radars, multiple radios, including 2 single sidebands, 2 VHF's, and others for your safety. • State of the art fish locating equipment including Furuno and Wesmar color side scanning sonar, color fathometers and computerized temperature plotting. • The largest bait, fuel, and fish storage capacity of any vessel her size, and with our limited loads, more bait and fish hold space per angler than any comparable vessel. • A superior refrigeration system custom designed to specialize in rapid chilling of your catch. Whether frozen or fresh, optimum temperatures are quickly achieved and maintained ensuring the highest quality product available upon your voyage's return. • The ROYAL STAR is the first to include a well-proven stabilizing system within her design. This system, along with her unique features will ensure our passengers the maximum in travel comfort. As an introduction to long range fishing, a summer 6 or 7 day will provide you with a detailed glimpse of the fishing action our customers experience, and the comforts and service we offer as part of the complete long range experience. Excellent fishing for Albacore, Bluefin Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna, Bigeye Tuna, Dorado, and Yellowtail is often found in the rich U.S. and Mexican waters. Offshore fishing dominates the action while a visit to one of Baja's coastal or offshore islands is often a part of the journey. Such legendary spots as Isla Guadalupe, Isla San Benitos, and Islas Cedros have provided our anglers with a long list of fishing memories as well as scenic splendor. Fall 10, 11 and 12 Day Trips For an avid angler seeking variety, our fall ten, eleven and twelve day voyages target every size and species of game fish Southern Baja's fertile waters offer. Wahoo, Yellowfin Tuna, Marlin, Pargo, and Dorado to name a few, challenge and reward our anglers with a caliber and style of fishing available only in these waters. Traditional spots such as Alijos Rocks, Uncle Sam, Thetis, and Potato Banks consistently produce incredible catches and continue to dazzle our loyal fall anglers with their marvelous potential. With a long history of success, these trips fill fast so please book early. Clipperton Island Voyage An experience unlike any other, the remote French atoll known as Clipperton is the only of its kind in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. Tenacious Giant Yellowfin Tuna, and wahoo abound in a vibrant, protected ecosystem hosting an abundance of marine life unimag- inable in scope. The Clipperton adventure occurs only once annu- ally and is beyond comparison in fishing potential. For many the once in a lifetime appeal of this awe inspiring destination becomes a passion satisfied only by return visits. Literally a world apart, Clipperton's gift is unattainable to most, frozen in time; protected by sheer distance. The mystique of this entirely unique destination is well deserved earned over a span of more than twenty years of successful Royal Star voyages. For more information please con- tact us. And if you are considering a Clipperton voyage please do not wait. With only eighteen reservations available annually these voyages book quickly! Fly Down/Fly Back Spring Depart from Cabo San Lucas to quickly enter the toughest, most challenging stand up sport fishery for Giant Yellowfin Tuna as Royal Star ventures to world renowned trophy yel- lowfin precincts including hurricane bank, and the waters surrounding the legendary Revillagigedo island reserve. A wealth of rail time and the most consistent opportunity to land that "fish of a lifetime" separate these voyages from all others as travel time is minimized by departing from and re- turning to Cabo San Lucas and our focus narrows to target the world's most formidable game fish. With a long history of incredible success, these unique, ultra limited load voyages are ideal for the angler seeking the adventure and challenge of the amazing sub-tropical giant yellowfin tuna fishery in only eleven or twelve days. Royal Star Fresh Fish! The twenty first century of long range fishing has arrived and Royal Star leads the way as the first San Diego sport fishing vessel EVER to introduce professional, premium quality fish handling and Refrigerated Sea Water storage of our angler's catch. Employing technology long used in commercial fishing applications, we consistently produce the finest quality, sashimi grade product through meticulous care of your catch and pride in our results. Imagine bluefin, yellowfin, and bigeye tuna, albacore, wahoo, yellowtail and Dorado all delivered in fresh, premium condition - you have now ventured aboard Royal Star, the most progressive of all San Diego long range sport fish- ing vessels! When embarking on Royal Star the quality and value of your fishing vacation and your product is our number one priority. When returning with fresh product, our exceptional fillet service is always available. Fisherman's Processing advances anglers processing choices with the fastest same day service available, and a full compliment of additional processing options. Meeting Royal Star with insu- lated totes holding seawater and ice, your delicate fresh fish is professionally handled and transported to the conve- niently located Fisherman's Processing facility where experienced personnel fillet and vacuum package your premi- um product to the highest standards. As majority partners in Fisherman's Processing, and the founders of modern processing techniques introduced in 2003, Royal Star anglers are assured that their processing is administered and guaranteed by the best as the final com- ponent of their successful long range fishing adventure.