Everywhere we go, we are now having to go into box berths. For those of us who have sailed mainly around the UK, these are a bit of a shock. With no pontoon to come alongside, you essentially cross your fingers (and everything else), aim between the posts, hope you …
A cracking sail today. 15-20 knots of wind from the east and with one reef in the main and two-thirds jib we made around 6.5-7 knots most of the way across. We left Muiden around 10am after a leisurely start to the day and headed close past Pampas Island, past …
A short trip to start the season off – from Amsterdam Marina to Muiden. With an easterly, we decided to motor across from the Oranjesluis as it was just a couple of miles anyway. On the way across we were waved over by a motor boat who were anchored and …
After what has seemed like a long winter, I am finally back on board and preparing the boat for off. The last couple of days has been a blur of activity – mostly good, but with Sod’s Law intervening a couple of times. The boat has been cleaned from end …
