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Blue water cruising. Sun. Calm sea. Gentle breeze. Seven to eight knots sog. Sunbathing on deck. Race mode!!

Our estimated time of arrival is next month.

Genoa down. Yellow (code5) up. Yellow down blue (code0) up. Blue down yellow up. Yellow down genoa up. Puff. Lull. Puff. 1.9-2.3-4.4-6.6(!)-5.8-etc. Two cargo’s crossed ahead of us. On a direction to Newport. Yes, they can. We cannot. Patience is … Continue reading →

Nerve wracking.

……baked apple pie. Or tarte Tatin as it was invented by the sisters Tatin once. That is what we want. A piece? No. One pie for Flo and one pie for me. Alou, youngest daughter, bakes a Tartin regularly. And … Continue reading →

Thirty five times. That’s the remaining distance till finish. We’ll not achieve our goal to set a new record doublehanded 40 foot. But hey, we enjoy the sailing and the sea. Dolphins this morning. In the sun now after brunch … Continue reading →

… by a windless cell (windwak). Doing 7.5 sog. Tack! Zero. Nada. Nax. Niente. Sur place! Neptune holding our keel. Like a glass wall! “You see! We all live in a simulation”, Wouter (middle son) would say.

…that tastes good! Last night we scored the best dry food meals we ate so far. At a scale of 5(best); trademark, dish, score. There we go: – 24 hour meals, Chicken Massaman, 5 (good reason to buy a boat … Continue reading →

We had a nice conversation with a fisherman from Nova Scotia fishing on the banks here. At channel 10 we talked for half an hour about sailing, fishing and the Dutch flag he was flying because his grandma was from … Continue reading →