Last Updated on December 3, 2020 by Amy As part of the process for buying our cruising boat, we had to divide up moving aboard the boat into two stages: “self-delivery” and “live-aboard”. Our new boat had to somehow get from the factory in La Rochelle, France, to the US. There are three options: ship…
Last Updated on December 1, 2021 by Amy Aboard Starry Horizons we have three binders that hold our important documents. These are the documents we’ve needed to cruise over 30,000 nm and complete formalities to visit over 35 countries. Travel Folder This is the binder we bring with us whenever we arrive in a new…
Last Updated on November 28, 2019 by Amy ***I am not a medical professional. Just sharing the research I’ve done regarding our trip. Talk to your doctor!*** Yesterday we went to our PCP to discuss medical concerns for cruising. At our Offshore Emergency Medicine course, it was recommended that we talk to our physicians and…
Last Updated on September 13, 2023 by Amy We have just wrapped up a 3-day course through Med Officer and Wilderness Medical Associates called Emergency Offshore Medicine. The class was phenomenal, and while I’m not going to go over all the details we learned, I hope that a brief overview of the course will convince…
Last Updated on September 28, 2020 by Amy Time keeps ticking away and we slowly get closer to when Starry Horizons will be in the water. We hit a big milestone this past week as we submitted our final list of options we want from the factory. The amount of time we’ve had since Annapolis has been both…
Last Updated on April 1, 2021 by Amy The dingy and its outboard engine are a vital part of the cruising life, shuttling us to and from the shore, to other boats, and carrying all manner of items for us, from groceries to scuba/snorkel gear etc. Choosing the right combination has taken a lot of time and…
Last Updated on September 30, 2021 by Amy While in the planning process of outfitting a blue water catamaran, we knew that it would be a multi-step process. One of the most important steps that we took was to install a reverse osmosis watermaker. We picked a Cruise RO watermaker, and five years later, we…
Last Updated on November 26, 2019 by Amy There have been a number of times where we have been at boat shows or meeting people and talking about our life. Back in the early days, we wished we had an easier way to exchange information other than just writing down emails on a spare scrap…