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The old Furuno 207 Weatherfax is doing a wonderfull job. For those interested, I save all downloaded charts to educate a next generation sailors at home called Floris (12), Wouter (9) and little princess Alou (6 and who prefers to … Continue reading →

Been there, seen it, done it! Twice! With who? With Bart! In 2006 clockwise, daylight, to win RWYC Shetlands RBI in class en 2nd overall behind Michel Kleinjans. And now anti clockwise, pitch dark (that rock must be somewhere there). … Continue reading →

This afternoon in taking out a reef we lost our Yellowbrick racetracker. We did a man overboard routine immediately but couldn’t find the thing back. All is right here. Good breeze from the wrong direction we’re beating up to Lamba … Continue reading →

…. in rounding Muggle F(l)ugga. After such a flying start and run towards Peterhead in 48 hrs the 150nm beating upwind towards Lamba Ness and Muckle Flugga is testing morae. Boat just tacked without any order to do so. As … Continue reading →

Bart Boosman’s famous omelette (breakfast, lunch, brunch, dinner, whenever) 1. onions 2. onions 3. Red Leicester (cheddar) 4. eggs 5. peper & salt 6. onions The cooking is acrobatics. But, both Bart and I, prefer shaken. Not stirred.

Edinburgh on port side. Reef in reef out. Ballast in, ballast out. Bunk in, bunk out. Even been under double reefed main and staysail. Morale fair to good. Breakfast imminent. Coffee soon. Outlook for the next 24 hours: See if … Continue reading →

….. it is. Seriously tough. Sea seems outrageous. Crossed Arwen this morning just as their spinnaker halyard broke. Spectacular sight but pity and trouble and a lot of work for their crew. They surprised us with a dead down wind … Continue reading →

Jerry Freeman learned that one first has to finish to finish 1st. Difficult enough to keep all parts together in rough weather of today. First retirements due to damagr are a pity. We’re glad we could repair ours. Under code0 … Continue reading →

Zoom in for our professional patch. Dungeness. 42kts true gusts in 35 fresh sustained.

IRC One Jankees Lampe’s Open 40, La Promesse, is revelling in the downwind conditions. The other half of the Dutch Two-Handed team is Bart Boosman, who was shouting for joy at the Skippers’ Briefing when he heard that the course … Continue reading →