Last Updated on September 13, 2023 by Amy We visited Bermuda via our sailboat, making a pit stop for provisioning and a break from the Atlantic Ocean. While there, we had four of our friends come to stay with us. The two couples, Jacky and John and Brownyn and Tony, are close friends of ours….
Last Updated on September 13, 2023 by Amy Bermuda isn’t exactly a top cruising destination; it’s more of a pit stop on the way from the East Coast to the Caribbean. There aren’t many protected anchorages available, but the islands are lovely and unique. About Bermuda Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory, so it’s not…
Last Updated on September 28, 2020 by Amy Before I tell you about our passage, I’d just like to point out a big celebration – we passed 10,000 nm on Starry Horizons! It’s been almost one year since she was launched, and we can’t believe we’ve covered so much ground in so little time, hitting…
Last Updated on September 22, 2019 by Amy My most time-consuming job on Starry Horizons is the position of Chef. I spend a lot of time grocery shopping, storing, and cooking our food on board. It’s a good thing I like doing it – with the exception of schlepping to the store! There have been…
Last Updated on September 13, 2023 by Amy As part of our outfitting process, we replaced our anchor chain with a longer, stronger, and lighter anchor chain. This meant we had to replace our windlass gypsy too so that it would work with the new size of the anchor chain. The anchor chain and windlass…
Last Updated on September 13, 2023 by Amy We bought a lot of stuff as we moved onto Starry Horizons. Some items were duds that we never use, but there are a few that we are surprised to find ourselves pulling out all the time: 1) Electric Bug Zapper David picked up this electric bug zapper…
Last Updated on November 18, 2019 by Amy Our passage to Portland from Lunenburg was quick! Sail Repair One of our first orders of business was getting the spinnaker out. The spinnaker rip was fixed by Canadian Sail Makers, a Doyle rep, who had the sail the whole time we were in Canada. Unfortunately, they…
Last Updated on November 18, 2019 by Amy We picked up our friend Sara in Halifax and made our way down the South Shore to the beautiful seaside town of Lunenburg. This ended up being the last stop of our 6-week tour of Nova Scotia. Lunenburg Lunenburg is the second biggest city we’ve been to…