Maxine’s Valentine’s Day Party for Duncan Town
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Maxine’s Valentine’s Day Party for Duncan Town

When we cruised the Jumento islands in 2021, we missed Maxine’s famous Valentine’s Day party by just a few days. This year, we spent much more time in the Jumentos and were able to attend. The event is held at the Hog Cay Yacht Club, which is a small shack in the most popular anchorage…

Best Modern Sailing & Cruising Memoirs
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Best Modern Sailing & Cruising Memoirs

What Qualifies as a Modern Sailing & Cruising Memoir? Here’s how I am defining modern cruising memoirs for the purpose of this blog post: View my suggestions on Amazon. Orca Who: John Pennington and his now-wife, Kara PotterThe boat: Cape Dory 30Where: Sailing around the world, starting from coastal California, down to Mexico, across the…

Our Electrical Refit and New Catamaran Solar Arch
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Our Electrical Refit and New Catamaran Solar Arch

The biggest project on our 2022 refit was an electrical reimagining that was centered around our new solar panels. We had several goals we wanted to accomplish to set us up to cruise the next five years. What We Had in December 2021 Since 2014, Starry Horizons had 1060 watts of semi-flexible solar panels spread…

Sailing Fiction

Sailing Fiction

I’ve always been a big reader, but since moving onboard the boat, the number of books I consume every year is truly terrifying. Thankfully, I have figured out how to read many books for free (legally, of course!) As sailors, it’s nice to read about adventures similar to our own, though usually there’s more drama…

Cruising the Northern Exuma Islands
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Cruising the Northern Exuma Islands

While Georgetown gets busy, with 400 cruising boats at a time in the peak months (Feb-April), it’s a different kind of busy from the northern Exumas, especially Georgetown. After hearing so much about it, we were excited to make our way north and check out the rest of the island chain. Many of our friends…