Charmary is moving again …. somehow it feels momentous to be sailing again after nearly three years. Well, I say sailing, we didn’t actually hoist the sails at all, but we did motor 40 miles! We left Enkhuizen at 07.15 and the weather did nothing to match our excitement at …
A short final trip today. We have decided to keep the boat in Hoorn for the winter in case of a no-deal Brexit, so this morning we headed off early from Enkhuizen. Once through the lock (which we went straight into) we found a nice gentle breeze of around 10 …
Our canalside stopover was very peaceful for the night and we started off again just before 9am to try and catch the first bridge as soon as it opened. We did that and the bridges were then very slick for the day – we scarcely waited for more than 5 …
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 …
We decided to have a lay day today – an easy day in Enkhuizen. With a lovely sunny day we decided to start the day with a wander round the Zuiderzee Museum – described by Lonely Planet as one of the finest in the Netherlands. So, we walked down the …
Lelystad to Enkhuizen – 13.1 miles in 3 hours 20 minutes Chris and Wendy spent the morning touring the Batavia Werf museum and looking round the Seven Provinces and Batavia ships. On the way out we motored close past the Batavia to be greeted by one of the volunteers in …
Enkhuizen to Hindeloopen (via Stavoren for lunch) – 15 miles in 6 hours Another hot and light wind day today – something has clearly gone wrong with the weather! As John arrived last night, we had a wander round Enkhuizen for an hour or so this morning before we left. …
Medemblik to Enkhuizen – 13.1 miles in 3 hours and 35 minutes A short trip today, back to Enkhuizen to pick up John. Enkhuizen is one of the easiest places to get to from Amsterdam by train, so we headed out of Medemblik in a very light easterly to tack …
Enhuizen to Lemmer – 18.5 miles in 5 hours and 10 minutes There seems to be something wrong with the weather. When we go away on the boat it is supposed to be windy, cloudy, grey perhaps with a gale or two thrown in. Someone though seems to have thrown …
