ByAmy We’ve been incredibly happy with our boat, Starry Horizons, a Fountaine Pajot Helia 44, but it is always fun to get a look at other catamarans. We toured a few of the Australian catamaran manufacturers while we were cruising there, and when we found ourselves in South Africa – the country with the second-highest catamaran…
ByAmy Pretty much everywhere we have been, especially the Caribbean has been chock full of production catamarans. Fountaine Pajots, like ours, mingle with Leopards and Lagoons. Occasionally there’s an Antares, a Catana, or an Outremer thrown in for funsies. For three years, I’ve pointed at a catamaran and said “what’s that?” to David. 95% of the…
ByAmy Starry Horizons is a Fountaine Pajot Helia 44. We are extremely happy with her, and having sailed 30,000 nm on her, we find her a very capable ocean cruiser. Why Refresh? As Fountaine Pajot has done with many of its models, about halfway through the production cycle they perform a “refresh” of the model, labeling…
ByDavid Starry Horizons, a Fountaine Pajot Helia 44, was launched in October of 2014. Since then, we’ve tackled over 40,000 nautical miles and completed our world circumnavigation. Over the years, we’ve had a lot of thoughts on the performance of our boat and the things we liked and didn’t like. 20,000nm Helia Review Upon our arrival…
ByDavid After spending a good portion of the day at the Fountaine Pajot factory yesterday, we got up early on October 29th excited to launch our new boat! We arrived at the factory at 8 am. It was a bit like prom; we had four iPhones, one iPad, a camera, and a GoPro all snapping away….
ByDavid 382 Days… That’s how long it took from the signing of our contract in Annapolis until today, when we saw Starry Horizons, our Helia 44, for the first time while taking a Fountaine Pajot factory tour. “Patience” has been our word of the moment and we’re getting lots of practice at it. Constructions Pictures A week and…
ByDavid Before Starry Horizons was launched, we spent years dreaming about cruising. Back in the day, there weren’t nearly the number of sailing channels that there are now. In fact – La Vagabonde, undoubtably the most famous YouTube channel, started the same week we did! Sailing channels are a great way to learn about sailing and…