After a pleasant long weekend in Amsterdam, we sailed through the Orange locks onto the Markermeer. We have been here twice before (May vacation 2009 and return from Sweden in Nov 2020) but only to sail the stretch from Lelystad to...
Sailing through several nights
At the 2025 Sailing North Day, we led a discussion table on "multiple night passage. The following is what we told there. Basic to be able to sail several nights through with a limited crew (2 people) is for us to have CONFIDENCE in...
A sunny start with beautiful (family) meetings ☀️😊
The first week after we left, the weather was exceptionally good. And that for the beginning of March 😃. Steep sawtooth though; because it is very clear the nights are still quite cold but during the day it is lovely and warm and sunny....
We left after a warm and emotional farewell
We left 😊⛵️☀️. After a warm and also somewhat emotional farewell 🥲😊. We look back on a very special weekend that we will never forget! On Friday evening Eline and Jonas are already with us in the apartment. On...
The boat is ready and we almost ⛵️😊
For the past few weeks we have been working hard to get the boat ready for departure. The 'battery project' takes the most time; replacing the old AGM batteries with new lithium batteries. With combined efforts, everything eventually goes very well but...
New lithium batteries
Just before our departure on March 2, after a night of anchoring on the Grevelingen, we decide to replace our current lead batteries with lithium batteries after all. In the morning the batteries are far empty with "for us normal use"...
Final preparations for our departure on March 2
We are busy making final preparations for our departure on March 2. Fortunately, we have plenty of time for that these weeks. It feels like a special "in between" time between a busy work life / our trip to...