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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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
SAMURAI THE PANTLESS COCK: Traveling Bocas del Toro – CHASE THE STORY 32
SAMURAI THE PANTLESS COCK: Traveling Bocas del Toro - CHASE THE STORY 32 Things get really fun in this video of Chase the Story traveling around Bocas del Toro, doing a zip-lining tour at the Red Frog Marina & Resort (http://redfrogbeach.com/the-marin...
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 ...
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...
WHO’S THE CHEEKY JOKER? Sailing Bocas del Toro – Chase the Story 31
Time to go sailing on Cheeky Monkey to yet another Panamanian tropical paradise. In this episode, after Cheeky Monkey is delayed for our Panama Canal transit, we decide to pick up anchor and sail up to the tropical paradise of Bocas del Toro near the Costa...
LIFE ON A PARTY BOAT! Sailing Cartagena to San Blas – Chase the Story 30
LIFE ON A PARTY BOAT! Sailing from Cartagena to San Blas - Chase the Story 30 It’s time for a boat party in paradise! In this episode we leave Cartagena and get escorted through some beautiful azure waters by a large pod of dolphins as we sail along the...
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...
THE DEADLIEST CATCH: Crossing the Caribbean Sea – Chase the Story 28
It's time to continue the adventure! In this episode, after an amazing three months relaxing, sailing and partying on Cheeky Monkey, we’re finally leaving the Caribbean and sailing off to the happiest country in the world, Colombia. After a tearful good-...
BEHIND THE STORY: Chase the Story on Patreon
BEHIND THE STORY: Chase the Story on Patreon Since we bought our first boat, a 1986 Catalina 34 called Hideaway, in 2007 with the intent to learn how to sail, we've been dreaming of sailing away from familiar shores and finding out just how far we can go....