News 9
Tradewinds all the way to the Caribbean
Yes, the tradewinds finally start to kick in, we even have our A2 up!
Yesterday I was on watch with Frank reaching under the A1 and the wind went over the VMG so we decided to throw in a gybe. Double handed style, nice one! For the first time after 10 days at sea we where sailing on starboard tack. Everybody disorientated, our little heeled world of cooking, eating, sleeping, working and sailing haha.
We are happy again. Joop made pancakes yesterday night when (...)
Yesterday I was on watch with Frank reaching under the A1 and the wind went over the VMG so we decided to throw in a gybe. Double handed style, nice one! For the first time after 10 days at sea we where sailing on starboard tack. Everybody disorientated, our little heeled world of cooking, eating, sleeping, working and sailing haha.
We are happy again. Joop made pancakes yesterday night when (...)
After Tropical Storm Delta
The big Low pressure system we have been heading for the last days escalated into a Tropical Storm, the stage before a hurricane, named 'Delta'. Our damn weather routing software sended us to the South section of it, not seeing any harm forecasting windspeeds of max 30 knots on a shy reach.
Last night we hit something else..
Earlier we put our reef in the 3DL main and had the G4 up. The wind got more furious, and by the time we realized it was more than what the (...)
Last night we hit something else..
Earlier we put our reef in the 3DL main and had the G4 up. The wind got more furious, and by the time we realized it was more than what the (...)
Day 3 ARC on Formidable 3
We had very light winds so far, everything on a beat or a shy reach, but at least we have wind. From what we can see on the gribfiles and the position reports, most of the boats went South where there is only 0 to 5 knots of wind, poor cruisers..
The ARC notice of race obliged us to leave Gran Canaria to starboard, meaning we had to pass the South of the island, pitty because there was a good breeze on the North. After Gran Canaria, MaxSea send us North, passing El Hierro. We (...)
The ARC notice of race obliged us to leave Gran Canaria to starboard, meaning we had to pass the South of the island, pitty because there was a good breeze on the North. After Gran Canaria, MaxSea send us North, passing El Hierro. We (...)
30 on Fuertaventura
Hola! Back in Gran Canaria, connected to the internet..
Had my 30th birthday on Fuerteventura, whoooohooo!!! Feels like I am 20 again!
I was hoping to go windsurfing there for a week or so but after a few days with no wind went to Stockholm for 2 nights and a day. Great vacation with a special girl!
Right now I am looking at meteo and weather files for the ARC. The arrival is in St. Lucia from where I will fly straight back to Gran Canaria for a (...)
Had my 30th birthday on Fuerteventura, whoooohooo!!! Feels like I am 20 again!
I was hoping to go windsurfing there for a week or so but after a few days with no wind went to Stockholm for 2 nights and a day. Great vacation with a special girl!
Right now I am looking at meteo and weather files for the ARC. The arrival is in St. Lucia from where I will fly straight back to Gran Canaria for a (...)
SailMaxiOne, the end
Okay, I finally made some time to do the pictures from Maxi Worlds.
Last month I went windsurfing in Sardinia and I lost my mobile there.
So here's the comeback with my Sony Ericsson k750i.
I love this phone so much. It's got a Memory Stick Duo slot and I stuff it with MP3's, MP4 video's and shoot LOT's of photo's. (...)
Last month I went windsurfing in Sardinia and I lost my mobile there.
So here's the comeback with my Sony Ericsson k750i.
I love this phone so much. It's got a Memory Stick Duo slot and I stuff it with MP3's, MP4 video's and shoot LOT's of photo's. (...)
