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

Today’s journey was a rather short one. While the weather gods still confuse May with late autumn, we took the channel from Amsterdam to the sea. This is our regular route to the North Sea… Read More »Step 3: North Sea channel to IJmuiden

Today we are as close to our non-floating home as we could have been… we are moored in Amsterdam‘s Sixhaven 🤯 Let’s take a step back … what had happened? We left Hoorn in the… Read More »Step 2: Unexpected stop in Amsterdam

It’s almost a week ago that we moved from Amsterdam onto the boat. Our apartment is in good hands and we left Amsterdam with a smile on a sunny day! It took us a few… Read More »Step 1: Leaving Hoorn