Welcome to OceansHorizon
This website is designed to share our adventures with everyone interested in long distance ocean voyaging under sail.
Joseph and Marci Paravia have traveled over 50,000 nautical miles aboard "Horizon," our 38 ft. Hans Christian sailboat, and it's been our home for ten years. Our sailing adventures have taken us from our home port of San Diego, California throughout the Pacific Ocean as far north as Glacier Bay, Alaska and as far south as Tauranga, New Zealand. We are currently in Hout Bay, South Africa (near Cape Town). "Horizon" has anchored alone in distant and remote islands as well as amid the bustle of metropolitan centers like Auckland, Singapore and Vancouver.
The photo above is "Horizon" under sail on the coast of the island of Vanua Levu, near Savusavu, Fiji.
Taken by Tom & Vicky Jackson on board s/v "Sunstone
Joseph and Marci Paravia have traveled over 50,000 nautical miles aboard "Horizon," our 38 ft. Hans Christian sailboat, and it's been our home for ten years. Our sailing adventures have taken us from our home port of San Diego, California throughout the Pacific Ocean as far north as Glacier Bay, Alaska and as far south as Tauranga, New Zealand. We are currently in Hout Bay, South Africa (near Cape Town). "Horizon" has anchored alone in distant and remote islands as well as amid the bustle of metropolitan centers like Auckland, Singapore and Vancouver.
The photo above is "Horizon" under sail on the coast of the island of Vanua Levu, near Savusavu, Fiji.
Taken by Tom & Vicky Jackson on board s/v "Sunstone
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South African savannah at Hluhluwe-iMfolozi
Africa. Even the origins of the name of the second largest continent on Earth is enigmatic. It is thought that the earliest humans (homo sapiens) originated here nearly 200,000 years ago, and since that time, new groups of people move in to displace those already there. The Egyptians first began recording history and were later overtaken by Greeks, Phoenicians, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines and Goths. Arabian conquerors arrived in the 7th century and much of the continent has retained Islam as a pillar of their culture and society. The slave trade dates back to pre-history but reached its height between the 8th and 19th century when roughly 18 million slaves were shipped from Africa via the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Between 7 and 12 million individuals were sent to the New World. The collapse of the slave trade meant new economies needed to be developed and the five great colonial powers of the age (Belgium, Britain, France, Holland and Portugal) rushed to secure their foothold in this resource rich continent. After the colonies gained independence during the 20th century, many have struggled to succeed due to cultural, ideological and economic differences and, sadly, catastrophic conflicts have been all too common. There are currently nearly a billion people living in the 56 sovereign states (including Madagascar) and only time will tell how many of these governments will successfully address the challenges to create stable environments where all Africans have the opportunity to reach their true potential.
Last updated January 24, 2012 ~ Hout Bay, South Africa
Horizon: The apparent intersection of the earth and sky; the range of one's knowledge, experience or interest.
Last updated January 24, 2012 ~ Hout Bay, South Africa
Horizon: The apparent intersection of the earth and sky; the range of one's knowledge, experience or interest.
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While we are out cruising, visitors can follow in our wake by checking the Where Are We Now? for current information. We have "Where Have We Been in 2011" which contains details of older posts for this year, and a "Where Have We Been in 2010?" page which contains details about the places we've visited in 2010.
New to the website:
We dedicated a special page to the process of building our new mainsail. The complete story and photos can be viewed on the "Horizon's New Sail" page. We created a Home Page Archives Page as a place to store older posts, once we've updated the Home Page.
We were delighted to have this aerial photo taken of the anchorage at Direction Island in Cocos (Keeling) in the Indian Ocean. "Horizon" is the boat anchored furthest on the right; we were in 30 feet of crystal clear water with turtles, dolphins and black-tip reef sharks swimming beneath our hull.
New to the website:
We dedicated a special page to the process of building our new mainsail. The complete story and photos can be viewed on the "Horizon's New Sail" page. We created a Home Page Archives Page as a place to store older posts, once we've updated the Home Page.
We were delighted to have this aerial photo taken of the anchorage at Direction Island in Cocos (Keeling) in the Indian Ocean. "Horizon" is the boat anchored furthest on the right; we were in 30 feet of crystal clear water with turtles, dolphins and black-tip reef sharks swimming beneath our hull.
We have discovered that, while the World Wide Web may be available in remote locations, getting data onto our website has proved problematic and there may be occasional gaps in our updates.
Photos of our Voyage Around the World from San Diego, through French Polynesia, American Samoa, Fiji, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Palau, the Philippines, Malaysia and across the Indian Ocean can be viewed in our Voyage Around the World Gallery. We've also added a map illustrating our route!
Photos of our first South Pacific voyage from San Diego to French Polynesia, the Southern Cook Islands, the Kingdom of Tonga, New Zealand and back can be viewed in the First South Pacific Gallery. We've also added a map illustrating our route!
Photos of our North Pacific voyage from San Diego, California to the Hawaiian Islands to Southeast Alaska and British Columbia can be seen by visiting the North Pacific Gallery.
Photos of our Voyage Around the World from San Diego, through French Polynesia, American Samoa, Fiji, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Palau, the Philippines, Malaysia and across the Indian Ocean can be viewed in our Voyage Around the World Gallery. We've also added a map illustrating our route!
Photos of our first South Pacific voyage from San Diego to French Polynesia, the Southern Cook Islands, the Kingdom of Tonga, New Zealand and back can be viewed in the First South Pacific Gallery. We've also added a map illustrating our route!
Photos of our North Pacific voyage from San Diego, California to the Hawaiian Islands to Southeast Alaska and British Columbia can be seen by visiting the North Pacific Gallery.
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One of the greatest benefits of cruising are sharing our adventures with our family and friends, many of whom have visited "Horizon." Feel free to view our ever-growing photo gallery.
When we are cruising, we maintain a log of our daily activities we pulled together highlights and snippets of those logs for the Ship's Journal for our North and First South Pacific voyages. We hope to provide a glimpse of what it's like to be traveling across the seas and distant archipelagos. We have just updated the Journal to include a more detailed account of our adventures including more "strongly held" opinions than indicated in the "Where Are We Now?" page.
Marci has enjoyed some success in publishing articles about our adventures, as well as on more mundane maintenance topics, and copies of those articles are posted in Publications.
For more information about "Horizon," please see "About the Yacht," including the less-glamorous aspects of cruising - Keeping her Afloat"
We would love to hear your comments so feel free to contact us either by leaving a message via e-mail on the Contact Us page. We'll be happy to respond as soon as we reach our next Internet cafe.
We are adding video clips of our passages and destinations as we can make them available.
Until then, the crew of "Horizon" thank you for visiting Oceans horizon and we wish you fair winds and safe travels.
When we are cruising, we maintain a log of our daily activities we pulled together highlights and snippets of those logs for the Ship's Journal for our North and First South Pacific voyages. We hope to provide a glimpse of what it's like to be traveling across the seas and distant archipelagos. We have just updated the Journal to include a more detailed account of our adventures including more "strongly held" opinions than indicated in the "Where Are We Now?" page.
Marci has enjoyed some success in publishing articles about our adventures, as well as on more mundane maintenance topics, and copies of those articles are posted in Publications.
For more information about "Horizon," please see "About the Yacht," including the less-glamorous aspects of cruising - Keeping her Afloat"
We would love to hear your comments so feel free to contact us either by leaving a message via e-mail on the Contact Us page. We'll be happy to respond as soon as we reach our next Internet cafe.
We are adding video clips of our passages and destinations as we can make them available.
Until then, the crew of "Horizon" thank you for visiting Oceans horizon and we wish you fair winds and safe travels.
In Memoriam
Joseph and Marci on "Horizon" want to express our deepest condolences to the families of the crew of “Quest," Scott and Jean Adam, Phyllis Macay and Bob Riggle. This is a horrible tragedy and we know our government will act accordingly. We believe the freedom of the seas should be guaranteed by all governments, so mariners of all nationalities may sail where they wish without fear of hijacking, terrorists or assault. We are saddened by this senseless act of violence and know retribution will never bring back the lives of those lost.
Joseph and Marci Paravia
On board “Horizon” Lapulapu City, Mactan Island, Republic of the Philippines February 23, 2011
Joseph and Marci Paravia
On board “Horizon” Lapulapu City, Mactan Island, Republic of the Philippines February 23, 2011