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 guest aboard should know. We will be learning…
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 class on what we should have onboard. Our…
I kid you not, one of the to do items on my list was to “get rid of stuff”. This was an ongoing project, started over a year before we moved aboard our boat. I never felt that we were packrats; our residences have been on the small side, with about 1,300 square feet. We…
When David and I met, David had been out sailing once as a child. Now, we’ve completed a world circumnavigation together and we are both experienced and skilled skippers. In the years between meeting (2008) and taking off sailing (2014), we were lucky to have a lot of opportunities to learn to sail. We recognize…
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 country or even arriving in a new marina….
***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 get a personalized approach to our medical care…
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 anyone planning to cruise to take it. Audience…
Miami Boat Show Seminars Marine Weather with Chris Parker – Chris Parker is a name cruisers run into on the internet quite often. He is the chief forecaster for the Marine Weather Center. I have read from several people who have depended on Chris’ forecasting to make sure their travels are safe. Chris’ seminar was…