Out Chasing Stars
October 30, 2014 SAILING YOUTUBERS
Welcome to Out Chasing Stars! We're Admiral Amy and Captain David and we're currently exploring the world on s/v Starry Horizons, our Fountaine Pajot Helia 44 catamaran. We started out (nervously!) watching our boat get launched in La Rochelle, France in October of 2014. Since then we've completed an entire world circumnavigation, sailing over 37,000nm, and documented it all here on YouTube. We started making these videos to show our family and friends what life was like on a sailboat, and we're still amazed that other people have also started following along. It's been so much fun to share our adventures and we love reading all the comments and support! There's a lot of world left to see so don't forget to check back in and subscribe! You can check out our blog: www.outchasingstars.com And of course, we're also on Facebook and Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/outchasingstars/ https://www.instagram.com/outchasingstars/
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Welcome to Out Chasing Stars! We’re Admiral Amy and Captain David and we’re currently exploring the world on s/v Starry Horizons, our Fountaine Pajot Helia 44 catamaran. We started out (nervously!) watching our boat get launched in La Rochelle, France in October of 2014. Since then we’ve completed an entire world circumnavigation, sailing over 37,000nm, and documented it all here on YouTube.
We started making these videos to show our family and friends what life was like on a sailboat, and we’re still amazed that other people have also started following along. It’s been so much fun to share our adventures and we love reading all the comments and support!
There’s a lot of world left to see so don’t forget to check back in and subscribe!
You can check out our blog:
www.outchasingstars.com
And of course, we’re also on Facebook and Instagram:
https://www.facebook.com/outchasingstars/
https://www.instagram.com/outchasingstars/
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01 – Launching of Starry Horizons, a Fountaine Pajot Helia 44
A video showing the transport from the Fountaine Pajot factory and the launching of Starry Horizons, a Helia 44 catamaran. She will carry Admiral Amy and Captain David around the globe on a 5 year circumnavigation. We'll be documenting our journey here o...
02 – Starry Horizons Crossing the Bay of Biscay
Video of our Fountaine Pajot Helia 44 catamaran, Starry Horizons, crossing the Bay of Biscay. The audio isn't great, so we've added captions to the audio.
03 – Starry Horizons sails from A Coruna to Las Palmas
Video log of our passage from A Coruna to Las Palmas on our Helia 44 catamaran Starry Horizons. Subtitles included again due to poor quality GoPro audio.
04 – Crossing the Atlantic Ocean on Starry Horizons
We set sail on Starry Horizons, our Helia 44 catamaran, to cross the Atlantic Ocean. 26 days and 4,146nm later, we arrived in Miami, safe and sound.
05 – Starry Horizons Naming Ceremony
Admiral Amy leads the ceremony to officially name Starry Horizons and appeal to the gods with libations for safe passages in the future.
06 – Starry Horizons sails from Miami to Palmetto
After a month and a half in Miami, Starry Horizons and crew set sail around the coast of Florida to head up to Tampa and the next step towards continuing our circumnavigation.
Life Aboard: Making Water
The first in our "Life Aboard" series of videos that will be focused more on details of day to day life aboard a sailboat. This video shows how we can make water (at 30 gallons per hour!) onboard Starry Horizons with our CruiseRO watermaker. To learn mor...
Life Aboard: Running Lines Through The Mast
The second video in our "Life Aboard" series which shows more of our day to day life on our sailing catamaran. This video shows how we swapped out our main halyard and run the new line through the mast. To follow along with our cruising adventures, pleas...
Life Aboard: Converting Heads to Fresh Water
This video from our "Life Aboard" series shows how we converted our electric heads to flush using freshwater rather than saltwater. There are two big reasons we did this: 1) Reduce smells 2) Eliminate buildup inside the hoses To follow along with our cr...
Life Aboard: Cleaning Airmar Transducer
From our "Life Aboard" video series, Amy shows how to pull and clean an Airmar Transducer, which needs to be done periodically, or whenever the boat remains still for long enough, in order to clean out any growth. Please note that you should specifically ...
07 – Leaving Florida & Cruising the Bahamas
With all the boat work in Florida finally over, Starry Horizons and crew set sail for three glorious weeks in the Bahamas and finally get to enjoy a taste of the cruising life. To follow along with our cruising adventures, please subscribe to our YouTube ...
08 – Passage to Nova Scotia
With hurricane season right around the corner, s/v Starry Horizons picks up a crew member and leaves the Bahamas to head north to Nova Scotia, Canada. Along the way, we entertain ourselves at sea, have some (more) trouble with a headsail, get a turbo boos...
Life Aboard: Swapping a Windlass Gypsy
From our "Life Aboard" video series, this video shows the step by step process to swap out a windlass gypsy (our boat has a Quick "Dylan" model). Completing this project allowed us to use a smaller anchor chain (3/8" vs 1/2"), saving space and weight. Fo...
09 – Cruising Nova Scotia
The crew of s/v Starry Horizons spends an awesome 6 weeks cruising in Nova Scotia, Canada. We spent time in Halifax, the Bras D'or Lakes and Mahone Bay, enjoying the best that Nova Scotia has to offer. To follow along with our cruising adventures, please...
2015 Shellback National Championships
Starry Horizons was in Brooklin, ME to cheer on "Frolic" which is owned by Amy's cousin Camden, and captained by her Uncle Jim. To follow along with the rest of our cruising adventures, please subscribe to our YouTube channel and check out our other pages...
10 – Meandering Around Maine
The crew of Starry Horizons make a quick return to the States in order to host a bachelor party and cheer on family sailing in the 2015 Shellback National Championships. We sailed from Portland up to Brooklin, dodging a seemingly infinite number of lobste...
11 – Bermuda Bound
We start heading south away from the cold with a passage down to Bermuda. There we met up with friends, continued our fishing education and were invited out for an awesome day of sailing on catamaran royalty, the 1st Gunboat ever built, Tribe. To follow ...
12 – Bliss in the BVI’s
We make landfall in the Caribbean in the beautiful BVI's! Lots of snorkeling, great sailing, new friends and we even get to go diving! Oh yeah, and our first haul out as well! To follow along with our cruising adventures, please subscribe to our YouTube...
Life Aboard: Re-Bedding Hatches
Re-bedding a deck hatch is the focus of this "Life Aboard" video. A fairly straightforward process, the key is to make sure that all surfaces are well cleaned, and use enough sealant to ensure a good seal. For more "Life Aboard" videos, as well as to see...
13 – Pizza, Friends, and Hard Lessons
Our next stop in the Caribbean is the USVI's, where we enjoyed lots of pizza from Pizza Pi in Christmas Cove, hanging out with friends and learned a few hard lessons about boat maintenance! To follow along with our cruising adventures, please subscribe to...
14 – A Family Christmas in Antigua
The fun-to-suck ratio swings back to positive as we make a quick resupply stop in St. Martin and then continue on to Antigua. There, Amy's parents and uncle joined us for a tropical Christmas, some great sailing and even a day of zip-lining! To follow al...
15 – The Island of Beautiful Waters
Our adventures with family continues as Amy's cousins join us to explore Guadeloupe, known as the "Island of Beautiful Waters". We made landfall in Deshaies and explored the best botanical garden in the Caribbean, did some rock climbing on a river hike an...
16 – Exploring Dominica
Our next stop in the Caribbean was Dominica, where we anchored in Portsmouth and proceeded to explore the island by boat and by car. The natural beauty of the island was stunning and was topped off with a trip to the Emerald Pool and waterfall. While in ...
Life Aboard: Resizing Battens
It's time for another boat project from our Life Aboard series. (The fact that we have slow internet and this is a shorter video definitely helps!) We had trouble with the top two battens in our mainsail "popping" over when we tacked. The solution was t...
17 – Take Flight Phoenix!
Our friend Madeline joins us (and plays pack mule!) as we explore St. Lucia. Together, we party with pirates, race a Gunboat, and do some hiking. Oh, and we launch Phoenix, our new drone, to capture some cool shots of the island. To follow along with ou...
18 – Let There Be Light(s)
Our last stop in the Caribbean was Grenada, which we explored in two parts. First up, we pulled in and enjoyed Carriacou for a few days, meeting some of the "locals" and struggling with a steep, uphill climb. Next, we moved down to Grenada proper in orde...
19 – Passage to Panama
We begin our voyage to the Pacific with a 7 day passage across the Caribbean Sea to Colon, Panama. It was our fastest passage yet as we averaged almost 7.5 knots the whole way there and had our first 200nm day! I managed to make a bit of a mess of things...
Sailing Through Panama Canal Anchorage
As Starry Horizons sailed towards Colon and the Panama Canal, we were surrounded by ships anchored and awaiting their turn in the Canal. We launched our drone, Phoenix, and got some great footage. For more "Sailing Drone" videos, as well as to see video ...
20 – Preparations in Panama
We successfully arrived into Panama after tying up at Shelter Bay Marina outside of Colon. There we had to fix a rip in our spinnaker, complete all the administrative requirements of a Canal transit, and start to provision for our long passage across the ...
21 – Transiting the Panama Canal!
Starry Horizons transits through (and drones!) the Panama Canal and makes it to the Pacific Ocean! Our friends Hans, Sara, Trevor and David join us as we spend two days navigating the Gatun, Pedro Miguel and Mira Flores Locks. Everything went nice and sm...
22 – Starry Eyed Shellbacks
On our passage from Panama to the Galapagos, we cross the equator and, with an appropriate ceremony to King Neptune, officially become Shellbacks! Other adventures include a friendly pod of dolphins, an impromptu race and the death of our spinnaker. RIP ...
King Neptune Talent Show
As part of our offering to King Neptune for safe passage across the equator and to join the fraternity of Shellbacks, we performed an elaborate talent show. Sit back and enjoy as the crew of Starry Horizons perform "Party Rock Anthem." To follow along wi...
23 – Enjoying Nature in the Galapagos
We got back to enjoying nature at it's most basic during our stay in Santa Cruz in the Galapagos. Lots of adventures with friendly sea lions, tortoises, iguanas, sharks and eagle rays. Oh and the natural beauty of the island wasn't too bad either! To fo...
24 – Sailing 3,142nm Across the Pacific
We did it! Starry Horizons and crew sailed 3,142nm in just over 19 days and went from the Galapagos to Fatu Hiva in the Marquesas to complete our Pacific Ocean crossing! There were a few hiccups along the way, including tough weather in the doldrums an...
25 Waterfalls, Tikis & Mantas in the Marquesas Islands
Our South Pacific adventure begins in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. After making landfall in the stunning Bay of Virgins on Fatu Hiva, we went ashore and hiked to an incredible waterfall. Next up was Hiva Oa where we made new friends with ...