Loading...
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, [...]

2310, 2018

IBIZA, PUNTA DES ANDREUS

By |October 23rd, 2018|0 Comments

Ibiza Old Town, Dalt Vila, and Talamanca playa Today we set off to get closer to the center of town. We sailed along the coast and ended up to see the port of Ibiza. The Port of Ibiza blends into the hustle and bustle of the town of Ibiza [...]

2210, 2018

IBIZA, SALINAS

By |October 22nd, 2018|0 Comments

Hello girls and hello Prince Bernard of Holland! Today we were going to pick up the girls yeah! They would come to Salinas Beach by taxi and we met at Salinas Jockey Club. The weather was amazing for the time of year. Sun sun sun! People were sunbathing on [...]

2110, 2018

IBIZA, ES TORRENT

By |October 21st, 2018|0 Comments

To go or not to go to Ibiza? The original plan today was to stay over 1 more night at the Spanish Coast and take the leap to Ibiza tomorrow. But sailing along the Spanish Coast we could not find any suitable anchorage. We had quite a lot of [...]

2010, 2018

MORAIRA

By |October 20th, 2018|0 Comments

Moraira We left Calpe around 13.00. Just a very few miles only to sail to Maraira.  Fishing rods ready for a catch and yezzzzz! 14.15 first catch yoehoe! Beautiful tuna! Late lunch today was pizza and fresh sashimi haha! Good combi ... not! We anchored EIGHT in the Bay of [...]

1910, 2018

CALPE

By |October 19th, 2018|0 Comments

Next couple of friends arriving! Going further up north! Today Gertjan en Annelies, our friends who are also crossing the Atlantic next year with us, are arriving! That's going to be fun!! Due to the weather forecasts, we wanted to go up north further. Our daughters would be arriving [...]

1910, 2018

BOATJOBS @EIGHT

By |October 19th, 2018|13 Comments

Lots of work done and still to be done @EIGHT! Instead of having fewer jobs it looks like there are more and more jobs to do! And some complicated jobs as well! The list may inspire you. But the thing with all boatjobs is, that it all [...]

Go to Top