Nr 76. Welcome to Portugal!
After we sailed the Ria’s (the fjords) of Northwest Spain and sailed further south, we soon would be leaving Spanning and crossing the border to Portugal. So we got ready for Portugal, changed to the yellow/red flag we used to for the last 2 months in Spain for the green/red Portuguese flag and sailed into […]
Nr 75. The Ria’s: fjords of Spain
In our last blog about our sailing adventures, we talked about sailing the Northwest coast of Spain: from Bilbao to Muxia. Our next hop along the west coast of Spain would turn out to be interesting one with a contradictory combination: we sailed into one of the most dangerous parts of the Spanish coast, directly […]
Nr 74. Contributing at the boatshow Hiswa te water
We were invited by our catamarandealer in the Netherlands, Nautisch Kwartier, to come to the boatshow Hiswa te Water. It’s a 5 day boat exposition in Lelystad where hundreds of boatsellers show their merchandise (motorboats, sailingboats, parts, sailclothting, etc). It’s a famous show and the largest outside boatshow in Northern Europe. We were asked to […]
Nr 73. Guests aboard the catamaran
We have had different groups of guests on board. We had a great time with them! The location was for example beautiful Cote d’Azur or Croatia or Greece! This is how the guests experienced their stay at catamaran Horizon while sailing with us: Peter (Accountant, retired) Contractor) from Belgium:My first trip to Greece was in […]
Nr 72. Northwest Spain
We have sailed along the entire coast of North Spain. After Basque Country, there are 3 more regions in the North of Spain: Cantabria, Asturias and Galicia. We have sailed that trajectory from Bilbao to Muxia, on the map you can see all the places we have visited: The top 5 places we liked best […]
71. Saving Silbo Sailingvessel
When we were sailing along the North Spanish coast, suddenly we heard on the VHF Radio on emergency-channel 16: ‘Pan-pan pan-pan, this is Silbo, we need help, our engine broke down’. Gilles remembered that he saw French sailingvessel Silbo on his navigation screen, close by where we were sailing at that moment. They were just […]
Nr 70. San Sebastián to Bilbao
We sailed into Spain, Viva España, we hoisted the yellow-red flag! We have been sailing from San Sebastián to Bilbao, which is Spanish Basque Country. Here we enjoyed the good life: still the green hills of the Pyrenees in the background, eating pintxos, walking in the small streets of the old villages, watching people enjoying […]
Nr 69. Basque Country: 10 facts
We arrived in Hendaye, a nice city in the Southwest corner of France, close to the border of Spain. The first thing we noticed were the beautiful green hills of the Pyrenees Mountains, palm trees and the bright green water. And we also noticed a poster that said: “You are not in Spain. You are […]
Nr 68. Sailing the Bay of Biscay
After a nice time in La Rochelle, we sailed to Port Medoc. Now we are in the last province of the West France coast: the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. But this part, from Port Medoc to Hendaye, is hard to sail. It goes along a large National Park with no possibility of entries or harbors, it’s a 24 […]
Nr 67. Fort Boyard & la Rochelle
After being on the wharf with the boat at Les Sables d’Olonne, we were keen to start sailing again! And we had a nice sail to la Rochelle, Ile-d’Aix, Fort Boyard and Ile d’Oléron! I’d like to highlight Fort Boyard and la Rochelle. Fort Boyard Because this Fort is known for it’s TV-series that we […]