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68 – Sailing to Fiji with No Mainsail
The time had come to finally say goodbye to Tonga (and all the humpback whales!) and set sail to Fiji. Just one problem... We couldn't use our mainsail! We've mentioned it in prior videos, but we lost the battens overboard during a storm in Neiafu after I didn't lash them down prop...
67 – We Witnessed The First Breaths of a Humpback Calf!
We saved the best of Tonga's Ha'apai Group for last as we were the only humans around to witness a newborn humpback calf being helped to the surface by it's mother in order to take it's first breaths. This was an amazing instance of being in the right place at the right time, an...
66 – Nature is Freaking Lit
Our Tongan Haapai Group adventure continues as we sail to two new islands: Uoleva and Tatafa. We get to do a bit of racing, a bit of fishing and a bit of exploring. Pretty much everything you want to do in the South Pacific! Along the way we learn up close and personal that nature is never at res...
65 – Sailing to Ha’apai: A Humpback Heat Run
The time had come to explore a new part of Tonga: the Ha'apai Group. It's about a 60 mile sail to get there and along the way we got to encounter those magnificiant reason we came back to Tonga: humpback whales! We got to experience several 'heat runs' which is where male humpb...
64 – Adventure on Kenutu Island
With Starry Horizons back on the mend, we set out to explore a place of the Vava'u Group of Tonga we had never been before: Kenutu Island. This is one of those absolutely picturesque South Pacific Islands. It's surrounded by a reef, uninhabited with a gorgeous beach, palm trees everywher...
63 – Tongan Boat Yard Blues
After a long awaited return to Starry Horizons in Tonga, we immediately started re-commissioning her and discovered a serious problem. The anodes on our saildrives had completely disappeared and the saildrives had started corroding! This was something that required immediate fixing and fortunately...
Antares 44 Vs Outremer 5X. Comfort vs Speed. Speed comes at a steep price. Annapolis Show 2017
Ep95. In our continuing quest to find a future liveaboard Catamaran to be our future home, at the Annapolis Sailboat show, we tour 2 more boats. The Antares 44i is known as a comfortable liveaboard sailboat and Outremer is known more for its blazing fast sailing speeds for a boat you can also live...
Majestic 530. Comparing Catamarans. Is this now our favorite Liveaboard Catamaran? Ep94
Ep94. In our continuing quest to find a future liveaboard Catamaran to be our future home, at the Annapolis Sailboat show, we tour one of our favorite boats from last year, the Majestic 530. This boat is big. This boat has a beautiful wood interior and it comes chalked full of all of the things t...
Comparing Catamarans. Bali 40′ and 43′ vs Maverick 44′. Annapolis Sailboat Show 2017
Ep93. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue comparing Sailing Catamarans from the Annapolis Sailboat Show in terms of how we feel they would suit our needs as a full time Liveaboard future home. In this episode we compare a Bali 40' and a Bali 43' to a Maverick 44'. We ...
Xquisite X5. Best 50′ Catamaran For Liveaboard. Full Tour. Annapolis Sailboat Show 2017.
Ep92. In this Episode of Cruising Off Duty, we will take you on a guided tour of the Xquisite X5, which is a modern state of the art 50' Catamaran from Xquisite Yachts. This Catamaran has won awards for Best Catamaran, Most Innovative Catamaran and Best Systems Installation. It is our favori...
Annapolis Sailboat Show. Drinks with friends. Why we were stopped and searched at the US border.
Ep91. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we are wrapping up Day 1 of the show, which had us doing a marathon session of comparing all the Catamarans built by Fountaine Pajot, Lagoon and Leopard. We show you 1 more Catamaran, which didn't really meet our criteria of being a possible future...
Sailing Around the World – An Out Chasing Stars Presentation
You asked for it, and here it is! This is the presentation we gave at my Grandma's retirement community in Bellevue, WA on April 30, 2017, covering the first half of our sailing circumnavigation. We cover a lot of topics from how we got started and the basics of Starry Horizons all the way to...
Annapolis Sailboat Show 2017. Comparing Catamarans. Leopards. Ep90
Ep90.. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue comparing Sailing Catamarans from the Annapolis Sailboat Show in terms of how we feel they would suit our needs as a full time Liveaboard future home. In this episode we continue with 3 boats from Leopard. The Leopard 40, the Moorings 404 an...
Annapolis Sailboat Show 2017. Comparing Catamarans. Lagoon 45′ vs 52′. Ep89
Ep89.. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue comparing Sailing Catamarans from the Annapolis Sailboat Show in terms of how we feel they would suit our needs as a full time Liveaboard future home. In this episode we continue with two more boats made by Lagoon. The Lagoon 450 (45') ...
Annapolis Sailboat Show 2017. Comparing Catamarans. Lagoon 38′ vs 42′. Ep88
Ep88. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue comparing Sailing Catamarans from the Annapolis Sailboat Show in terms of how we feel they would suit our needs as a full time Liveaboard future home. In this episode we continue with two more boats. This time boats made by Lagoon. The Lagoo...
We’ve finally found the perfect catamaran! Annapolis Boat Show Pt 2 (Sailing Ruby Rose) Ep. 28
This episode we are lucky enough to be part of the panel at the World Cruising Club Ocean Sailing Seminar, and then we go (hypothetical) catamaran shopping! We line up the Fountaine Pajot Helia, the Nautitech 46 and the Antares 44. Which would we choose? Watch on, dear friends... Thanks so much for...
Comparing Catamarans for Liveaboard. FP – Saona 47′ vs Saba 50′. Ep87
In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue comparing Sailing Catamarans from the Annapolis Sailboat Show in terms of how we feel they would suit our needs as a full time Liveaboard future home. In this episode we continue with two more boats from Fountaine Pajot. The Saona 47' (New in ...
Annapolis Sailboat Show 2017. Comparing Catamarans. Fountaine Pajot Lucia 40′ vs Helia 44′
Ep86, In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we visit the Annapolis Sailboat Show, which has a lot of Catamarans on display. We are doing a multi-episode series comparing various sailing Catamarans on the basis of how comfortable it would be live on full time. In this first episode we cover one of...
61 – Sailing S/V Julia Part 4: Our Second Pacific Crossing is Complete!
S/V Julia sailed into Hilo, Hawaii on June 5th after 15 days at sea to mark the end of our second Pacific Crossing! And fortunately, this part of the passage didn't require me to jump in the ocean! Instead, we got to focus on fishing, sailing (after finding the tradewinds) and even doing a fe...
🔴 Live show. Heading to Annapolis Sailboat Show. What do you want to see?
We will be in Annapolis MD to check out the Annapolis Sailboat show from Thursday-Saturday (Oct 5th-7th). After the coverage we did on our channel last year, going over the various Catamaran at the show, we have been granted Media Passes and will be there to get a good look at the boats on the Thur...
60 – Sailing S/V Julia: Part 3 – We Got Stuck in the Pacific Garbage Patch!
Our second passage across the Pacific Ocean finally begins! San Francisco Bay gifted us a lovely fog to get started and off we went back out under the Golden Gate Bridge. The first few days at sea were a bit rough as we sailed upwind to avoid some nasty weather to the south of us. When we were fi...
58 – Sailing S/V Julia Across the Pacific: Part 1
Apparently, we liked sailing crossing the Pacific Ocean so much, we just had to do it again! This time we hopped on board s/v Julia, a Helia Evolution, to help her owners Tom and Susan learn all about offshore sailing. After tucking Starry Horizons in safe and sound in Tonga, we set off on an epic...
57 – Mainsail Rips Are No Fun
It's always the last day of a passage when things go wrong! We set sail from New Zealand to head back up to Tonga for another South Pacific cruising season. The passage was a bit of a tricky one with strong winds, then light winds and then shifting strong winds. We managed to take it all in...