Ep. 74 ~ After one and a half years, 8+ bids and 3+ signed contracts, we think we may actually get this boat! 🙌 COME SAY HI :) ▶︎ ...
In an upgrade long overdue, Starry Horizons gets a new set of sails custom made for her by Zoom Sails! We've upgraded from dacron to a hydranet mainsail and ...
As sailors everyone is always going their own ways. But every year during the boatshow season we get to reconnect! @ParlayRevival @AcornToArabella ...
It's decision making time! Starry Horizons is approaching 8 years old and has sailed around the world. Is it time for a new boat? Is it time for an almost ...
For the opposing view, here are 5 things that Amy wishes she had known BEFORE we set off on our sail around the world. What do you think of her list vs ...
Download the FREE Passage Tracking Spreadsheet here: https://outchasingstars.com/sailing-passage-tracking-spreadsheet/ There aren't many times where one of my ...
Ever wonder what daily life is like on a sailboat in the middle of the ocean? Stand watch with me over a 24 hour period during our most recent passage from ...
The question always weighed heavily on our minds: what would we do if we experienced a medical emergency while sailing offshore? Out in the middle of the ...
Today we're talking about all the books that helped us maintain our boat, helped plan passages, fueled the cruising dream, helped us with medical emergencies ...
It takes some work to turn a boat into a true blue water cruiser. This week we'll cover our nine favorite upgrades that helped us sail safely and comfortably ...
To wrap up our time in Sri Lanka, we went searching for leopards in the absolutely gorgeous Wilpattu National Park. As the apex predator in Sri Lanka, they're ...
The iconic blue train ride from Kandy to Ella in Sri Lanka is one of the most scenic train rides in the world. So of course we had to check it out for ...
We continue exploring Sri Lanka's Cultural Triangle with a hike up the imposing Sigiriya rock (all 1,200 stairs!), take a tuk-tuk tour around the ancient city ...
Cruising as we're used to isn't really allowed in Sri Lanka as there are very limited ports you can stop at. Instead, we decided to use Trincomalee as a base ...
The Indian Ocean is big. It's daunting. It can throw wicked storms at you out of nowhere. But in order to sail around the world, we had to sail cross it. ...
There's a saying that if a sailor claims to have never run aground, they're either on their first sail or lying. We're certainly not on our first sail, but ...
It had to happen sometime... Thus far, all our haul outs had gone smoothly and easily. But this experience hauling out at PSS Shipyard in Satun, Thailand was ...
Having guests visit is always a blast, especially when those guests are so interested in the realities of cruising life. Our friends Denitsa and Niki actually ...
Disclaimer... ships in camera are much closer than they appear! In order to continue our Southeast Asia adventures, we had to make our way up the notorious ...
After 100 days in Indonesia, it was time to finally leave the country. But in order to do that, we had to cross one of the busiest shipping lanes in the ...
Sailing across the equator is special moment. It's even more special when you cross with friends who have never done it before, aka Pollywogs! We had become ...
The countdown is on! Our latitude is getting closer and closer to zero as we approach the equator for the second time on our circumnavigation! Of course, to ...
Sailing in Indonesia is always an adventure. If we're not dodging fishing boats and FADs, apparently we need to keep an eye out for waterspouts! We had a ...
In Malay, orang means "person" and utan is derived from hutan, meaning "forest." So orangutan is literally translated as "person of the forest." Orangutans ...