Last Updated on October 9, 2021 by Amy After spending a good portion of the day at the Fountaine Pajot factory yesterday, we got up early on October 29th excited to launch our new boat! We arrived at the factory at 8 am. It was a bit like prom; we had four iPhones, one iPad,…
Last Updated on August 27, 2019 by Amy 382 Days… That’s how long it took from the signing of our contract in Annapolis until today, when we saw Starry Horizons, our Helia 44, for the first time while taking a Fountaine Pajot factory tour. “Patience” has been our word of the moment and we’re getting lots of…
Last Updated on January 16, 2023 by Amy We had a few weeks of free time while living in La Rochelle, we took off for Paris and Amsterdam, but also wanted to get a taste of the small, coastal French towns, and that led us to the nearby Île de Ré for a weekend. Why…
Last Updated on October 31, 2021 by Amy While waiting or our new boat, Starry Horizons, to be launched from the Fountaine Pajot factory, David and I did some trips around Europe. Neither of us had been to Amsterdam, so we took off on the train from La Rochelle to Paris, and after a few…
Last Updated on October 31, 2021 by Amy While waiting or our new boat, Starry Horizons, to be launched from the Fountaine Pajot factory, David and I did some trips around Europe. We started by taking the train from La Rochelle to Paris, a 3-hour trip. This was my 5th visit to Paris, and a city like…
Last Updated on January 16, 2023 by Amy La Rochelle France would not normally have been on our radar for a tourist visit, but we are here to pick up our new home and adventure-mobile, Starry Horizons, our Fountaine Pajot Helia 44. Like all things related to boat buying, the process wasn’t quite as it…
Last Updated on November 28, 2019 by Amy We are just a few days away from our flight and getting to see Starry Horizons in person. As we have been saying our goodbyes, we are encouraging all of our friends and family to visit. That being said, there are a lot of things that a…
Last Updated on September 13, 2023 by Amy I completed our offshore medical kit and am super proud of it! In our offshore emergency medicine class, we covered a lot of important topics regarding health and safety at sea. The professors provided us with an example inventory. We also had a good discussion during our…