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    The Frisian Island of Vlieland 8.6. – 10.6.

    Eve tuning a tandem bag in Vlieland

    On Saturday the departure was at 8am and it took 13.5 hours to sail 78 miles to the island of Vlieland. North wind was still blowing and we were sailing for most of the day. During the day it was

    Eve June 13, 2013June 18, 2019 No Comments Read more

    Enkhuizen 11.6. – 12.6.

    Marina in the centre of Enkhuizen

    The Frisian islands stayed behind when we were departing from Vlieland towards IJsselmeer and the harbour of Den Oever. We decided to skip Den Helder which we originally planned to visit as well. Den Helder seems to be a stopover

    Eve June 17, 2013June 18, 2019 No Comments Read more

    Suwena in Cape Horn, no no in Hoorn 13.6. – 14.6.

    Entrance to the city harbor of Hoorn

    We are not Cape Horners yet but we gained some nice experiences while visiting the city of Hoorn. This idyllic North-Holland town has been making the history since back in 1615. The Dutch merchant Jacob Le Maire persuaded his home

    Eve June 20, 2013June 18, 2019 No Comments Read more

    Volendam and Edam 15.6.

    Suwena at the quay of Volendam

    It is only a 10 nautical mile jump from Hoorn to Volendam. Again during the short sail we got watered by the rain but afterwards the Sun was shining for the rest of the day. When we were entering the

    Eve June 24, 2013June 18, 2019 No Comments Read more

    Amsterdam 16.6. – 20.6.

    The canal in Amsterdam

    There were a huge amount of boats on a Sunday sail when we made a short hop from Volendam to Amsterdam. It only took a passage through Oranjesluizen lock and we were on lake IJ. Our destination, marina Sixhaven is

    Eve June 29, 2013June 18, 2019 No Comments Read more

    On Staande Mast route from Amsterdam to Gouda 20.6. – 21.6.

    The town's waterfront on Staande Mast route

    The Dutch are the boating people. There are 6000 kilometres of navigable waterways in Holland. There are a lot of bridges on the canals and most of them are fixed. The depth of the canals should always take a notice

    Eve July 1, 2013June 19, 2019 1 Comment Read more

    Gouda 21.6. – 23.6.

    De Waag, the weighhouse in Gouda

    For Friday evening we stayed at the lock and our idea was that we can move Suewna to Gouda centre in the morning. The morning approached and we planned the lockage when we noticed that the lock is in use

    Eve July 4, 2013June 20, 2019 No Comments Read more

    Rotterdam 24.6. – 26.6.

    City Marina of Rotterdam

    When we were departing from Gouda to Rotterdam, two red lights lit on a bridge over Nieuwe Gouda canal. The harbourmaster arrived and happily announced that ”the bridge is kaput”. There we were, everything ready, thinking that how long the

    Eve July 5, 2013June 20, 2019 No Comments Read more

    Charming and Historic Bruges 26.6. – 28.6.

    Horses are waiting for customers in the market of Bruges

    We arrived from Rotterdam to Zeebrugge at nine o’clock in the evening. On arrival we were informed that the next upstream lockage will be at 23:30 and again our plans changed. We stayed in Zeebrugge for the night. We were

    Eve July 8, 2013June 23, 2019 No Comments Read more

    Oostende 29.6. – 2.7.

    The waterfront in Oostende

    From Bruges it was first nine miles on the canals to the North Sea. After passing the port of Zeebrugge we raised the sails and it was another nine miles until we were in front of Oostende entrance. Still one

    Eve July 10, 2013June 23, 2019 No Comments Read more
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    Seasons

    • South-west Iberia ’22
    • Galicia and Portugal ’19
    • Galicia ’18
    • The Bay of Biscay ’17
    • Brittany and the CI ’16
    • Ireland to Brittany ’15
    • Scotland ’14
    • North Sea ’13
    • Southern Baltic Sea ’12
    • Baltic Circle ’11
    • Around the Finland ’10
    • Nauticat 441

    Memories

    Eve getting sailing tips in the Port Hamble Marina
    Eve getting sailing tips in the Port Hamble Marina
    Royal North Sea Yacht Club marina in tidal basin of Oostende
    Royal North Sea Yacht Club marina in tidal basin of Oostende
    Plaza Curroda Praza in Muros of Galicia
    Plaza Curroda Praza in Muros of Galicia

    Clubs

    Malta Cruising Club Cruising Association Royal Malta Yacht Club Suomen Valtameripurjehtijat Oulun Merenkävijät Meripelastusseura
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