We are temporarily 'landlubbers' again now that we have been living in our fine newly completed apartment since December 8 π. We call this the 'family rescue zone'; a place where we can always be 'home' as a family during our future traveling existence....
Indian summer and autumn in Bruinisse with lots of time for our family π
How time flies. It is almost November already and winter time has just started. The boat is back in "winter mode"; the cockpit tent is up (enlarging the living space), the plexiglass windows are fixed in the top windows, the...
With unstable summer weather to southern Brittany π¦οΈπ¨
It has been 5 years since we have been to Southern Brittany, so we think it would be fun to go there again. Partly because friends boats also go that way. The challenge is to go in a summer vacation....
Simpson Davits and new Highfield dinghy
The improvements of 2023 are the Simpson davits and a new Highfield dinghy. We already bought the davits last year from HR parts, type S10 electric with remote control. The whole winter they are at Nova in the hall. In...
A rollercoaster of events in a first cold/wet and later hot spring
If I were to describe spring 2023 in Bruinisse in one sentence it would be "a first cold/wet and later hot spring with a rollercoaster of events"πβΊοΈ. With the highlight being hiking the West Highland Way in Scotland and the...
Fine winter is over ππ, or is it? π₯²
Fine, winter is over again ππ. Meteorologically yes, but unfortunately the weather is not showing that picture for the next week π₯². We are looking forward to the warmer days of spring after this mostly humid winter. Not...
New navigation screens
In the late winter of 2023, Toine installs 5 new gauges above the cabin entrance and an Axiom+ 9-inch navigation screen on the helm. We can purchase the gauges relatively cheaply from HR parts in Sweden. Now all the devices are in...
Reunited with our family in Bangkok and Cambodia π°ππ
We were reunited with our family in Bangkok and Cambodia for three weeks. A very special and valuable period. Asia is not the region where we will be vacationing together anytime soon (it's not so Toine's thing π), but...
Autumn in and sailing from Bruinisse
This winter we are staying in Bruinisse and so far we like it very much. It is nice and quiet with lots of space around us and the cars are nice and close. Throughout October the weather has been mild....
Summer in Bruinisse
August is not our favorite time in Bruinisse without having vacations ourselves. Many regular mooring holders are away and every day it is a wait and see which visiting boats come to moor there with the necessary crowds. Fortunately not flat...
Wrapped blue band and new letters
Every Hallberg-Rassy owner most likely recognizes the challenge ... 'how do I keep the blue band around the outside of the boat in the beautiful blue HR color?' Especially when the boat gets a little older and lies in the sun a lot ...
Custom way of reefing
How do you reef on a Hallberg-Rassy with a furling mainsail? We ourselves have done it the following way so far. Start the engine and furl the genoa. Steer the boat headfirst into the wind and keep it there (or the...
Summer vacations 2022 - week in Solent and Netherlands
Our summer vacation is a little different than usual. We are guided by the daughters' plans and most decisive are the plans of Marinthe who is flying to Bangkok on Aug 5 for six months and the 3.5...
A week in London with Marinthe and Sam
Ever since Marinthe and Sam have been in a relationship, the plan has been to take a boat to London one day to visit Sam's parents and childhood home. But then again, when is a week...
Ascension
The Ascension weekend is a bit quieter than other years. Without friends boats (they have other commitments) and without daughters (they have their own plans). Eline is with Jonas in Paris and Marinthe is with Sam in Maastricht (one of the last weekends in...