Firstly, I find it incredible how you can so thoroughly grasp a brief and secondly, how you can then describe every nuance with such clarity and understanding!

Thirdly, your Intrepid theme is stunning :)

Personally, what I've learnt from using Stargazer, is to question my habitual/default need to add widgets and page templates to Child Themes which may not always be necessary. Another, is a reminder of what can be achieved by making simple changes. A Custom Header or Background with a few lines CSS can change everything.

Stargazer really makes customizing easy and fast and as such serves as a great introduction to WordPress theme design and development.

Again, great theme :)