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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, [...]

2812, 2017

ST. KATHARINES DOCK

By |December 28th, 2017|0 Comments

After studying the weather models we decided to leave for London on December 21 at around 12.00 hrs. We were planning to arrive at St. Katharine's Dock the next day around 16.00. According to the tide tables, our latest docking time could be 17.41. Docking can be done 2 hrs. [...]

3011, 2017

SCHEVENINGEN WINTER 2017/2018

By |November 30th, 2017|0 Comments

On saturday 28th of November we sailed the boat to Scheveningen to stay there during the winter. Scheveningen is a nice town and Robbert and his sailingteam of Saffier Nitro are sailing the winter series here as well. Scheveningen is centrally located and easy for friends to come and have [...]

2810, 2017

VIP ON BOARD EIGHT!

By |October 28th, 2017|0 Comments

On Friday October 17, Peter Harken, came to visit EIGHT. Inspecting the Harken winches!  Our company On Deck has been doing business with the Harken Brother Olaf and Peter since 1969. When we took over the company in 1998 we became close friends with Peter and Olaf. We always [...]

510, 2017

HISWA BOAT SHOW 2017

By |October 5th, 2017|0 Comments

Catamaran Eight is open for public at the HISWA Boatshow from August 29 till September 3, 2017. This is the first time there will be a Catamaran from Fontaine Pajot at a boat show in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. I am sure the other 2 brands will be a little nervous! [...]

509, 2017

… AND TAKE A SIP!

By |September 5th, 2017|0 Comments

O what a day! September 6th, 2017. Two celebrations: my birthday and the “official” naming ceremony of Eight! After the Hiswa we decided to leave the boat at the Amsterdam Marina for a few days to do the celebrations at Loetje. Our friend Niels from Italy came over to [...]

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