Sailing with just one person on a small boat is fairly isolating, and it means there can be a lot of expectations put on the other person since no one else is around, Darsy said.
"Even though we have friends all around the world and we meet new people everywhere we go, our true support system, our parents, our families, our best friends, they're not with us," she said. In that sense, she said, "you become everything for your partner."
"Ryan is my romantic partner but he's also my best friend, and my confidant, my therapist, my nurse, and my colleague. And you have to fill all the roles for each other and it doesn't always work to jump from one role to the other at a moment," she added.
In order to deal with this challenge, Darsy said it's best to be realistic about who your partner is and what they can deliver in any given moment.