The last week we spend in Stromness waiting for ex-Bertha to pass by. Wednesday evening 13 August we leave and after a tough 76 hour sailing trip we arrived in Stellendam last night at 10.30 p.m. For us this is one of the...
Summer holidays 2014 - part 3 - Outer Hebrides and Orkneys
The third week we spend in the Outer Hebrides and Orkney's; groups of islands in the northwest and northeast of Scotland. They have in common that they are barren, rugged islands without trees, with high cliffs and many nature reserves with birds and in the sea many...
Summer holidays 2014 - part 2 - Inner Hebrides
The second week we spend in the 'Inner Herbrides', a very beautiful area with many islands, sheltered waters and lots of marine life such as dolphins, whales and seals, as well as many species of birds, but we know the...
Summer holidays 2014 - part 1 - to the west of Scotland
For a long time we doubt which destination it will be. What can be sailed well in three stages? Shouldn't we be too distracted by wanting to be somewhere in three stages? Would it be better to change our strategy to shorter stretches...
Sailing with colleagues
On Friday the 20th of June I'm going out for a day with my colleagues. Because it's just a nice and relaxed group of colleagues who enjoy sailing on the SeaQuest...
Pentecost with Canadian family
The Whitsun weekend we spend most of the time on the SeaQuest, on Saturday just the four of us, sailing the Grevelingen just past Ouddorp and casting anchor in a nice quiet spot where we are all alone with a view....
Ascension with family visit
Between the hockey tournament, tennis district championships and the last tennis competition day we will spend a day and a half at the SeaQuest with Pieter, Eline, Hugo and Lars... Super fun!
May holiday to Antwerp
In the May holidays we go between all the companies of especially the work of Toine to Antwerp. On Friday and Saturday the 2nd and 3rd of May via Wemeldinge to Antwerp. Both days we can sail very well with wind from the north....
First experiences
In the second, third and fourth weekend of April we do our first sailing, anchor and sailing experiences. Very nice and exciting again. Many things work the same as at the Brandaan, but some things are also...
Proud owner of the SeaQuest
Today we became the proud owners of the SeaQuest. A fantastic feeling and not yet to be believed. Until now the SeaQuest stood in the hall and outside on the side. Now for the first time in the water...
Brandaan is for sale
The Brandaan is for sale at Nova Yachting in Bruinisse. We chose it and got the chance to make the step to a bigger brother ... an HR48 which we named SeaQuest. The Brandaan is...