Nr 89. In Holland: being a juror for the Awards 2022
Last week, we left the boat in the Algarve in a harbor to fly back to the Netherlands for 4 days. I was invited by Branch organization Develhub to be a juror to select the winner of their annual Awards. My company Expert Trainers is 1 of the partners of Develhub, to support the profession […]
Nr 88. Ilha da Culatra
Okay, that was unexpected. We sailed into the Wadden islands of Portugal! The eastcoast of the Algarve is very different from the westcoast, which is where we had sailed so far. We enjoyed the wide golden beaches at Sagres, the red cliffs and caves in Lagos and pretty towns like Portimão. And sailing further, the […]
Nr 87. Amazing Algarve
We are pretty impressed by the atmosphere here in the Algarve: it’s relaxed, sunny, comfortable, golden beaches with cosy white restaurants and red cliffs in the background. Holiday feelings easily kicks in here! After Lagos and the estuary of Alvor, we sailed further eastwards along the coast of Algarve with our catamaran and visited these […]
Nr 86. First monohull sailing experience
When you are sailing, you meet locals and other sailors with whom you can have a wonderful time, because you have time and have an open mind towards new experiences. And especially with sailors you have so much in common: the love for water and travelling, the thirst for adventure and freedom, the positive attitude, […]
Nr 85. Lagos
Now that we got a bit ‘acclimatized’ in the Algarve after rounding Cape St. Vincent, we left Sagres. We sailed to the next town, Lagos. On the way, we passed the beautiful coastline with golden beaches and limestone cliffs. It’s a very popular area, we saw many boats visiting the beaches and the caves. So […]
Nr 84. Round Cape St. Vincent
When we returned from the Azores back in the harbor of Lissabon on our catamaran, we prepared for our next big event: rounding the Cape of Saint Vincent, the most southwesternmost point of mainland Europe! We did this long trip in 3 stages: 1. Lisbon – Setúbal On the southside of Lisbon, is the city of […]
Nr 83. The Azores
From Lisbon we went to the Azores. At the end of blog nr 81, you can read why we decided, quite spontaneously, to go there! It had to do with advice from other Dutch sailors :). The Azores are in the middle of the Atlantic ocean, but ‘only’ 1.300 km from Lisbon and 2.500 km […]
Nr 82. My 10 lessons learned after 1,5 years worldtrip sailing
On 1. November 2022, we have been travelling exactly for 1,5 years! On the 1. Mai 2021 we left the Netherlands to go on a worldtrip with our catamaran. It has been a great adventure so far and also one with lots of life lessons learned. On 1. May 2022, after I year of sailing […]
Nr 81. Sailing Lisbon
As a child, I could look for hours in the Atlas: the book with maps of all countries, seas and mountainranges all over the world. I would dream of visiting these exotic places and was always curious to find more about places with mysterious names like ‘Skagerrak’, ‘Kattegat’, The Artic circle or the Northcape. During […]
Nr 80. Cascais and National Parque Sintra
From the Berlenga islands, we sailed southeast to the coastline of Portugal, towards the direction of Lissabon. But before we visited Lissabon, we passed by Cascais. A charming village at a beautiful bay. We wanted to see that first and also visit the famous National Park of Sintra. The Bay of Cascais A place for […]