We mainly spend our May holidays in the Veerhaven in Rotterdam, which already feels a bit like 'living on the boat' as we plan to do in 1.5-2 years time. The Veerhaven is located in a beautiful part of...
Winter work list
We don't sit still in the winter, especially Toine. The list of jobs gets longer in the course of the winter and Toine spends a lot of hours on it in the weekends. With this time especially an eye for the high...
Visit to the HR shipyard in Ellös
On Friday the 21st of February we will visit the HR shipyard together with 37 other HRC members. A fantastic experience to be able to see the production process and the construction of our brand boat from start to finish in real life....
Ready for hibernation
The SeaQuest is ready for a well-deserved 'hibernation'. Last weekend was the last sailing trip of the year. In the sunshine in the marina of Wemeldinge we took off the sails. Coming Friday we sail to Brouwershaven and there will be...
Back in the Netherlands ...
Yesss, we're back in Holland again!!! Back in Bruinisse and back at our house tonight. That feels a bit strange but also very good! 👍👍👍 When we left Florida just over 10 weeks ago...
Crossing the Azores to southern Brittany
The last long trip back home. We know at the start that it is not an ideal weather window. We expect light weather and no strong wind, but the wind is almost out during the second half of the trip...
In the Azores - short but powerful
We're only on the Azores for six days, which is relatively short, but we make the most of the days in the atmosphere of the Azores. That atmosphere can be briefly described as cosy full marinas with many long-distance sailors and...
Crossing from Nova Scotia to the Azores
Yessss... we're in Horta! How good it feels to be here (again)! Again a nice milestone, back in Europe and 1.510 nm closer to home. We have now sailed a total of 3,230 nm and still have about...
Nova Scotia - anchor bay Arichat
We spend 4 days in the beautiful anchor bay of Arichat in the north-eastern part of Nova Scotia. It is a sheltered bay for all wind directions and that is what we need during the day/night when there is a big front....
Nova Scotia - Halifax together with the Dutch
We're staying in Halifax for a week and that's great. We are in a nice marina with very nice people, a nice restaurant and a lot of activity. Sailing races right in front of us, boats entering the water again after the winter...
Via Cape Cod, Boston and Maine to Canada
We stay 'just' a week in a fantastic sailing area where you can relax for months if not years and still see something new every time. The 10 mile long Cape Cod Canal is the sailing area of the...
From Florida to Cape Cod along the east coast of the US
After the first night at anchor in West Palm Beach we study the weather and decide to sail up to Canada along the east coast of the US. The weather looks good that way for the coming week....
An intensive last week in Florida
The last week in Florida is special and intensive because of the busy schedule of preparations for our departure, the lots of rain and thunderstorms and saying goodbye to everything that has become dear to us in Florida. The weather is...
Deliberating routes and fun Florida activities for the girls
We have deliberated a lot about the sailing route home The northern route appeals very much to us (mostly because of Iceland and the shorter crossings), but maybe too much of a challenge weatherwise in a somewhat tight time schedule....
Disconnecting and also still connecting
We are gradually disconnecting from our life in Florida and focusing more on preparing for our departure and the sailing trip home. At least we as adults do. The girls are still fully enjoying their (social) lives here and Eline....