26 June 2016 – The Compass Leads the Way
Enkhuizen (NLD) - Kiel (DEU) The “compass pole” in Harlingen’s harbour is notorious. According to our neighbours in the marina, sailing yachts that need their compass calibrated should…
Enkhuizen (NLD) - Kiel (DEU) The “compass pole” in Harlingen’s harbour is notorious. According to our neighbours in the marina, sailing yachts that need their compass calibrated should…
Amsterdam – Enkhuizen (NL) Sleepless in Sixhaven We cannot sleep. The adrenaline from our farewell party and the excitement about the imminent departure for our trip around the…
Less than one week before we leave Amsterdam! The last few weeks saw us visit potential partners, give media interviews, buy essential gear and say goodbye to some family…
"The natural condition of a sailing boat is that something is broken" Ivar likes to say. "Only after investing lots of time and money in repairs and maintenance, with a bit of luck you…
A large cut in my skin. I cringe as Floris pushes a razor-sharp needle deep into the flesh, underneath the wound and out on the other side. Just looking at…
Why would we need a course on meteorology - all we need to do is check a weather app, right? It seems a bit of a waste of time and money, but we…
Freezing Cold "What do you mean, we have to jump into 6º C North Sea water?" asks Floris after being told we are going outside to practice our…
"How on earth are we going to fit all this stuff onboard?" I'm asking Floris when I see the pile of things to move to the boat increasing.…
As of 11 December 2015 we are officially a foundation: Stichting Sailors for Sustainability. This means that our efforts to find and share sustainable solutions will all be…
Self-Supporting Once we leave Amsterdam, our goal is to be as self-supporting as possible. Seasoned sailors will know that sails can and will tear on long sailing trips.…
“It looks like we’ll have a weather window with E wind in three days” says Ivar. Neither of us feels like going back, but our fourth and last holiday week has…
Finally - after 15 months of renovations, we are sailing again! Our first trip is taking us to an old time favourite: the island of Terschelling. We leave…