It was a fairly short sail over to Tonga and after clearing into the country and taking care of the important essentials (like internet and ingredients for ...
While we sailed across the Pacific, we heard about the Niue Whale Research Project. They were looking for volunteer boats to assist in their observations of ...
Niue, nicknamed the Rock of Polynesia, was one of our favorite destinations. After arriving, we set out on a FULL day's drive completely around the island. I ...
After our our 6ish day passage from French Polynesia, we found ourselves in the magical place known as Beveridge Reef. Well, being anchored in the middle of ...
The time had finally come for us to leave French Polynesia and all its amazingness behind, so we planned to set off for Niue. Through a series of weather ...
Our visit to Bora Bora turned into an amazing under the water adventure. We were a bit apprehensive given the island's touristy reputation, but the snorkeling ...
Raiatea and Tahaa are surrounded by one large barrier reef which essential turned two islands into one big adventure. First up was a visit to Marae ...
One of our coolest experiences in French Polynesia happened in Huahine when we got to experience a French Polynesian Heiva. After hearing about the Heiva for ...
Cook's Bay in Moorea was the site of this year's Tahiti-Moorea Rendezvous Party. This party is the final event of the Pacific Puddle Jump, a rally organized ...
After arriving in Tahiti, we left Starry Horizons on a mooring for 12 days while we flew back to the US for a whirlwind trip to visit family and go to our ...
Have you ever imagined escaping to a beautiful tropical paradise? An uninhabited island with crystal clear blue water, sandy beaches and palm trees? Well ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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. ...
On our passage from Panama to the Galapagos, we cross the equator and, with an appropriate ceremony to King Neptune, officially become Shellbacks! Other ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...