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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, [...]

1706, 2019

ZAKYNTHOS, SHIPWRECK BAY

By |June 17th, 2019|0 Comments

We left the anchorage around 10.15. On our way to the Western part of Greece. Starting with the island of Zakynthos. To be precise: Shipwreck Bay. When going to this island one should visit the bay. Although very touristic still a beauty of a place. We had an hour of [...]

1606, 2019

THE RION ANTIRION BRIDGE

By |June 16th, 2019|0 Comments

Early morning we left the anchorage of Nafpaktos. The sun was shining bright and right in our back! The optimal opportunity to make some nice footage of sailing under the Rion Antirion bridge! Ready for the red beast?! Let's go! The circumstances were perfect! Officially you have to contact bridge [...]

1506, 2019

NAFPAKTOS

By |June 15th, 2019|0 Comments

Again today a quite long sail. We have not read about any good anchorages along the way to Nafpaktos. So we decided to just continue all the way. The views in this area are beautiful. We passed a lighthouse which I have no clue what the name is! But on [...]

1406, 2019

GALAXIDI

By |June 14th, 2019|0 Comments

We entered the Gulf of Corinth from the Poseidonias side of the Corinth Canal. The Gulf of Corinth or the Corinthian Gulf is a deep inlet of the Ionian Sea on the Western side of Greece. The Corinthian Gulf has a  rugged coastline and unusual rock formations in the sea. [...]

1406, 2019

CORINTH CANAL

By |June 14th, 2019|0 Comments

The Corinth Canal was one of the things on our bucket list. And today it was going to happen! No idea how things work but we would experience that once we were there. The Corinth Canal is named after the Greek city of Corinth, which is the nearest city to [...]

1306, 2019

TRAGONISI & KORFOS

By |June 13th, 2019|0 Comments

Before sailing to Korfos to meet Mark and Marijke of Greatcircle we anchored in a beautiful small island called Agios Tragonisi. This island is part of the charming Diapori island group in the glittering waters of the Saronic Gulf. The Diapori chain is a chain of three uninhabited islands in the [...]

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