Join us aboard as we set sail from Hoorn, The Netherlands, heading towards the Mediterranean. Track our location, check in with us, and enjoy first-hand impressions right here.
Ship Ahoy
Meet the crew: Lisa is our experienced deckhand and Executive Officer (XO, or “1. WO” in German). André is the skipper of ROCI. Simba, our fluffy deckhand, jumps around and keeps ROCI anything but ship-shape.
Our floating home
The Crew
Lisa
Lisa was inspired by the idea of a barefoot sailing honeymoon during Covid. Her first experience on the water was aboard AVANTI, their first boat together, which was docked in the canals of Amsterdam. From there, they ventured into nearby waters, including camping trips to places like the Vinkeveense Plassen.
André
André started sailing at a young age on an Optimist and a Laser, although his first love was a dinghy with a 4 hp engine that could get him up on plane. He later gained experience with yachts, sailing his parents’ Sunbeam 21 and his parents’ friends’ Dehler 32 and 43. After a long break, he returned to sailing in 2015.
Simba
Simba may not have much choice, but he is somewhat of an odd cat: he prefers his owners (especially Lisa) over any location. For him, anything is better than staying home alone, which is why he has enjoyed being on the boat during longer holidays.
Our route
We are starting our trip from our home port in Hoorn (NL), sailing along the European coast. Our route is planned in greater detail at the start: from the Netherlands to Belgium, France, the Channel Islands, and eventually to La Rochelle, where we will take a shorter journey through the Gulf of Biscay. From San Sebastián, we will cruise along northern Spain before heading south along the Portuguese coast towards Gibraltar. Our ultimate goal is to reach Italy (Sardinia, Sicily) and potentially Malta, where we plan to dock the boat for winter and fly back home in late October 2025. We hope to leave some destinations for cruising in Greece in spring 2026.
Our live location
Commercial vessels and vessels longer than 15 meters are required to broadcast their position via AIS. Many smaller boats, such as sailing vessels and pleasure craft, also use AIS—and so do we. Similar to flight tracking, boating enthusiasts pick up these signals, and commercial websites make them available online. You can track our location (as long as we are within shore distance) through websites such as Vesselfinder or Marinetraffic.
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