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TRAVEL BLOG2020-08-06T07:27:02+00:00
  • WHY A CATAMARAN?

    Why did we buy a Fountaine Pajot Saona47! A lot of people have asked us why we bought this boat. That is a long story as we did not want a catamaran to begin with. [...]

  • CURAÇAO, DUSHI KORSOW

    Curaçao, island in the Southern Caribbean Sea, together with sister islands Aruba and Bonaire. Following a referendum, and as a result of constitutional change, Curaçao became a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands [...]

  • ARUBA, ONE HAPPY ISLAND!

    Our first 3 nights/4 day overnight passage! A bit nervous but we had the most perfect weather conditions to sail from St. Martin to Aruba. We made ad shift scheme which [...]

  • GONZALE! HURRICANE??

    Today,  July 24 - 2020, there is a possible hurricane developing. Originating in the Atlantic basin, moving in the direction of the Caribbean sea. What exactly is the difference between a hurricane, typhoon or cyclone? [...]

  • ST. MARTIN, COVID KICKS IN!

    We left Barbuda early in the morning. The wind was perfect and we had a very pleasant sail to St. Martin. We could not stay any longer in Barbuda as we were expecting guests for [...]

  • BARBUDA

    Barbuda stole our hearts! The natural beauty of the island is simply AMAZING! The total land area is 160.56 square kilometers (62 sq mi). The capital and largest town is Codrington. Many Barbudan live on Antigua rather than [...]

  • ANTIGUA

    After 1 day in Guadeloupe, we left for Antigua. That's only about 50nm. We arrived in the afternoon and went to English harbour first. But man it was crowded over there! No way we could [...]

  • GUADELOUPE

    Before sailing to Antiqua we stopped at the west side of Guadeloupe at the anchorage of Malendure beach. Close to the town of Bouillon. Quite a busy anchorage. From here we went snorkelling at Pigeon [...]

  • DOMINICA

    We left The Grenadines via Bequia, St. Lucia and Martinique to end up in Dominica. Officially the Commonwealth of Dominica. When we arrived in Prince Ruperts Bay we were immediately approached by a local boat. [...]

  • MAYREAU ISLAND

    Mayreau is the smallest inhabited island of the Grenadines, with an area of about 0.46 sq. miles and a population of about 275. The population is centred in an unnamed village, located on Station Hill, [...]

1106, 2019

POROS ISLAND

By |June 11th, 2019|0 Comments

ANCHORING AND MOORING! Today we sailed only a short distance from the achorage of Nisis Pragonisi to Poros Island. Edit and Peter liked to chill and relax and do nothing except swimming, reading, and enjoying the time. We could use the mooring ball from Mark and Marijke from Greatcircle which [...]

506, 2019

ZEA MARINA, ATHENS

By |June 5th, 2019|0 Comments

Zea Marina certainly is not THE marina in Athens for the rich and famous but al lot of mega yachts and mega motorboats over here! One specific: a metallic blue Walli! Not the most beautiful design I have ever seen from Walli, but of course very special. Always nice to stroll [...]

406, 2019

NISIS MONI EGINAS

By |June 4th, 2019|0 Comments

Before sailing to our next destination from Spetses we first went to town with the dingy. Just needed a few things before we would end up in Athens to pick up Peter and Edit. By coincidence, we found a butcher. Where a fresh cow was just brought in! Fresher than [...]

306, 2019

SPETSES

By |June 3rd, 2019|0 Comments

We had a bit uncomfortable sleep in Porto Kagio with all that wind in the bay but still, we left the anchorage in Porto Kagio very early. The aim was to sail to Monemvassia. Again quite a long sail. 65 Nm. We were already told to beware of lots of [...]

106, 2019

PORTO KAGIO

By |June 1st, 2019|0 Comments

On our way to Athens Before leaving from Pylos Robbert had to check the mast as we had a small hole in the red beast again. This was solved quickly and soon we left. Target was 48 NM. We left 10.00 in the morning. Our aim was the first anchorage [...]

3105, 2019

SAILING THE PELOPONNESE

By |May 31st, 2019|0 Comments

Our sailing route in Greece We entered Greece in the town of Pylos, on the 1st of June 2019. Pylos is situated on the most westerly side of the Peloponnese peninsula. From there we were going East. We were under time pressure as we had to pick up Peter Harken [...]

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