I started knowing about them about 9-10 years ago on youtube. I think it was when they were planning to cross the Pacific Ocean. This was one of the videos I watched https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ9Fqcy7cp0
And then afterwards they resurfaced on my feeds maybe last year, and I got to read the book. I really enjoyed it as well. The episode where you realise the voyage is dangerous and you could lose your life really resonated with me. In my entourage, I think people who have never sailed sometimes under-estimate the dangers and complexity of traveling across a vast ocean ...