Last Updated on November 18, 2019 by Amy We arrived in Antigua December 20th, after 26 hours at sea from St Martin. As you can see, we aimed NE and then made our turn towards Antigua. We arrived to pick up our family and go sailing in Antigua for a week About Antigua Antigua is…
Last Updated on September 13, 2023 by Amy For as rough of a time as our last week was in the USVI, we were super productive in St Martin! Our passage over was all motor sailing, close-hauled, but the waves weren’t too bad. It took us about 22 hours to get from St Thomas to Marigot…
Last Updated on September 13, 2023 by Amy David and I talk about the fun to suck ratio a lot. The USVI was a strong mix, heavier on the suck than we would like it to be. But we enjoyed some amazing bays and great times with friends. Clearing out of the BVIs After leaving…
Last Updated on September 5, 2019 by Amy It’s been a year since Starry Horizons was launched, and that means it’s time for our first haul out! We went to Nanny Cay on Tortola at the suggestion of our friends Frank and Mary Grace on the Helia ‘Let It Be’. Arrival at Nanny Cay We…
Last Updated on November 18, 2019 by Amy So where to start? Oh yes… How about 5 AM about 100ish miles out from Bermuda in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean? It was the middle of my first night watch when I noticed that the true wind speed and true wind angle numbers on our…
Last Updated on November 18, 2019 by Amy The British Virgin Islands was the start of three months of cruising the Caribbean on our boat, Starry Horizons. We’d been to the British Virgin Islands before – in 2011 while chartering a Leopard 38 catamaran. While it can be crowded with charter boats, the British Virgin…
Last Updated on November 18, 2019 by Amy We arrived in the British Virgin Island on November 10th, after a hard five days at sea from Bermuda! This was the start of the 2015-2016 cruising season, and the British Virgin Islands was the first stop in three months cruising the Caribbean. Ten days is pretty…
Last Updated on December 17, 2020 by Amy About Gunboats Gunboat was started in 2002 with an aim to produce a high-performance cruising catamaran. They are beautiful, fast boats outfitted with many of life’s luxuries. Of course, that means they also come with a hefty price tag. We’ve had the chance to meet two Gunboats…