ship’s log 21: sailing in the swedish archipelago
After saying goodbye to Ron, we left the harbour of Kalmar and continued north towards …
ship’s log 20: sailing in south Sweden & saying goodbye
It was definitely the right choice to wait one extra day in Faxe Ladeplads, Denmark, because …
ship’s log 19: race through danish waters
As hard as it sounds, we were in a bit of a race to get through Denmark …
ship’s log 18: crossing Germany by boat
Sailing out to Helgoland was the easy part. To get back to the mainland of Germany, we needed the perfect timing …
ship’s log 17: from Harlingen to Germany’s only offshore Island
We’re back to checking tides and currents. Yay. …
ship’s log 16: Visitors on board and leaving the inlandwaters once again
After countless messages back and forth on where to meet our new visitors …
ship’s log 15: out in the north sea, heading to Amsterdam NL
After our warm-up in the Dutch inland waterways, …
ship’s log 14: from Bruinisse NL to the north sea
Our first mission was to get out …
ship’s log 13: some to-do’s before we set sail
Before we could finally set sail, …
ship’s log 12: packing everything up
The next big step toward our Boatlife adventure? Letting go …
ship’s log 11: it’s getting real!
In the end of december it was finally time to hit the nail on the head. …
ship’s log 10: haul out
Now that we’ve explored (almost) every corner of the inside of the boat, it was time to turn our attention to the outside — especially the part you normally never …
ship’s log 9: first sail with the new sails!
At first, we really hoped we could keep the sails that came with the boat. But once we took a closer look, reality quickly caught up …
ship’s log 8: time to do some work!
Now that we made it to our new home-harbour for the next Season, we have time to takle some Projects that are on our to-do list. As always, there are some that are critical …
ship’s log 7: welcome to the Netherlands!
After our big adventure of crossing the English Channel and finally arriving in the Netherlands, we still weren’t quite at our final destination. So, after a restful and well-deserved night’s sleep and a short visit from customs, we eagerly continued our journey heading …
ship’s log 6: crossing the English channel
Since we bought the boat, we knew that we want it to be as close as possible to Switzerland, so that we don’t have to drive even longer to get there. The boat being in England, we had to pay over …
ship’s log 5: boat christening
As you are already aware, we have made the big decision to change our boat's name. However, among sailors, there exists a strong belief in superstitions and traditions. …
ship’s log 4: first sail
On August 10th, we were finally able to return to our boat for an entire three weeks. This time, we have big plans ahead. …
ship’s log 3: cat approved
Since we officially purchased the boat, we eagerly anticipated returning to the UK and transforming her into our home away from home! …
ship’s log 2: the day we bought a boat
Whilst we were spending our time in beautiful Croatia on our charter boat, we decided to make an offer on the stunning Moody 40 …