This year there are no plans to go 'abroad' during the May holidays. We prefer to stay in the Netherlands along the coast and visit places we've never been before. But what's the weather like...

This year there are no plans to go 'abroad' during the May holidays. We prefer to stay in the Netherlands along the coast and visit places we've never been before. But what's the weather like...
We bought a spare autopilot at the time for our tour Atlantic with the Brandaan. Everything still new in the box. Toine will build this pilot in the winter of 2015/2016 as a second pilot. It is a different type than the...
The original charger of the batteries is a 24v / 50A charger, which is a bit on the tight side given our electricity consumption. This charger has been replaced by a 24v / 100A charger, which if desired can also charge via 110v.
We brought the SSB radio from the Brandaan and Toine will build it in the SeaQuest in the winter of 2015. During our Atlantic tour, the SSB radio has proven to be very useful, on the one hand as a cheap alternative for internet things like...
This summer holiday we have already predetermined the destination for a change ... we really want to go to Southern Brittany this summer ... and that's why we'll have to wait and see if the weather will cooperate the first week. That's for sure...
Another nice improvement is the rods under the two seats on the back of the boat. If you sit on them with a lot of weight, they bend easily. Now with the rods as extra reinforcement and therefore...
Another somewhat less impactful but also a successful project is the placement of gas springs in different places on the flap of the card table so that it opens and closes more easily. That's also on the new...
Below is a list of several smaller improvements. Raymarine Radar HD Digital overhauled / replaced after problems Easy AIS replaced by Raymarine Ais650 as the Easy equipment does not receive AtoN signals (special AIS signals from buoys) SOS danbuoy incl. box holder...
The support for the trailer engine of the dinghy makes Toine beautiful with a double layer of teak against each other that sits, as it were, around the seagull. This makes it firmer and also much less prone to theft. It also looks...
In the Whitsun weekend we go on the Oosterschelde, which feels like a rediscovery of a beautiful sailing area. It's been a while since we've been there; the last few years we've spent the weekends mainly on the Grevelingen...
In the May holidays we take the SeaQuest for a week to Chatham and London. The weather is very changeable with regular stormy winds, so it's good looking for the right weather holes to cross the North Sea....
We are there early this year. On Valentine's Day in the spring holidays it is nice sunny weather and we go to the boat for two days and one night. On Friday evening 13 Feb we are almost the only ones eating in the Sailors....
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...
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...
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...