Passage to CherbourgIt is time for some reflections from the crew (Lisa takes the honor, Simba is a bit grumpy as the ham is used up) as we are passing through the Bay of the… Read More »Step 13: Cherbourg – waiting for the weather to pass

C‘est très magnifique … are the words I‘d remember from my French classes at high school. Honfleur is a pearl of Normandy and with its special location at the Seine mouth is being impacted positively… Read More »Step 12: sunny days in Honfleur

We were doubting whether to sail to Fécamp or not, it was a rather short trip (~ 6 hours) but the chartered depths seemed somewhat unclear. Hint: they aren’t and all went well! However, we… Read More »Step 11: along the cliffs into Fécamp

This time we had it all figured: sandwiches prepped, tidal charts and streams calculated, and Simba prepped with some ham (Danke Moni for spoiling him 😛). We left the marina at 05:45 when it was… Read More »Step 10: Dieppe

We left Dunkerque while it was still pitch black outside. The light tower was throwing its light in the misty night which gave a cool, but also somewhat spooky atmosphere. We had watched the entrance… Read More »Step 9: Boulogne sur Mer

Dunkerque it is today! We have sailed a rather short leg from Nieuwpoort positing us on pole for the tidal race tomorrow! ⛵️ This is our third country on this trip and we will probably… Read More »Step 8: welcome to France – Dunkerque

The Belgian coast line is infamous for its concrete „charm“. High-rise buildings accompany the coastline from the Dutch-Belgian border all the way to France. No wonder that a lot of fellow sailors were telling us… Read More »Step 7: sailing Belgium to Nieuwpoort

Second day in Cadzand. We are starting to settle in the sailing and SUMMER life. Shorts, sun and Rosé at the beach. This caused quite a change of feeling. The Cadzand Marina is insofar special… Read More »Step 6: resting days in Cadzand

We left The Hague early at around 5 o’clock because we knew that our longest sail was yet to come. We were planning to head south 60 nautical miles along the Dutch coast crossing almost… Read More »Step 5: Scheveningen to Cadzand

Our first trip from IJmuiden to Scheveningen (The Hague) was our first sea going passage. We left early in the morning with little traffic (only a few big ships coming from or going to Amsterdam).… Read More »Step 4: IJmuiden to Scheveningen