Nr 59. D-day in Normandy
We left Le Havre and sailed further along the French coast. We came into the heart of Normandy, which is famous for the ‘Invasion beaches’. We sailed into the harbor of Quistreham and the contrast could not be greater with what happened on the 6th of June 1944 when the British, American and Canadian allies […]
Nr 58. Visiting the Lagoon factory
When we were in Le Havre, we made an appointment with Hemmo Dijkstra, our boat dealer in the Netherlands, to visit the Lagoon factory in Bellevigny which is about 4 hours driving south of le Havre, in the province of the Vendée. Hemmo was there with some new catamaran clients who have their ship build in […]
Nr 57. Le Havre
While sailing along the coast of France, we have good weather: sunshine and wind of around 20 knots coming from north/east. So that means we have the wind at the back of our catamaran and we can use our new big ‘kite’, the parasailor! When sailing here, you have to pay attention to fishermen though. […]
Nr 56. Paris Plage
After a great start in French waters by sailing through the Strait of Dover and visiting the nice city of Calais, we continued to sail along the French coast. Our next stops would be Boulogne-sur-Mer and Dieppe. Both nice harbors and vibrant cities along the Northwest coast of France. This area of France is called […]
Nr 55. The Dragon of Calais
After a nice day in Nieuwpoort, Belgium, our time had come to do The Big Challenge: sailing to Calais, which means crossing the Strait of Dover (in French: “Pas-de-Calais” and in Dutch “Nauw van Calais”). This part of the Northsea is the smallest part between France and England: from Calais to Dover is only 33 […]
Nr 54. One night in Belgium
After a great time in the Netherlands, we sailed off to the coast of Belgium. It’s a small and busy coast, with industrial harbors like Zeebrugge and Oostende, so the day before we left we planned to have 1 stop in Belgium before we would reach the coast of France. A good harbor for sailboats […]
Nr. 53 Celebrating 1 year worldtrip sailing at Sergio Herman’s
On 1. Mai 2021, we started our Great Voyage, that’s almost 1 year ago now. It has been a fantastic journey in Scandinavia, Great-Britain and Holland and we hope to have the same joy in the Mediterranean where we are headed towards now. It’s a complete different lifestyle now than we have been used to […]
Nr 52. Charming Cadzand
After a few days in Vlissingen, we sailed to Cadzand. This small harbor was advised to us by other Dutch sailors, because it was so cosy. We left the harbor of Vlissingen through the lock and then we were in the open Westerschelde waters. Over here there are special sailing rules, for instance we had […]
Nr 51. The Walcheren Canal
After the challenging sail from Stellendam to Goes, we stayed a few days in Goes. The harbor was called ‘Het Goese Sas’, a small harbor with a friendly harbormaster. We cycled around in the area of Goes and did some shopping. Of course we bought the famous ‘Zeeuwse bolus’, a delicacy overhere! Our next trip […]
Nr 50. A boat is not a car
After having had good times in Stellendam, where we also met a lot of family and friends on the boat, we made a plan to sail to Goes. We didn’t want to go via the North Sea route, but instead pass the islands in the province of Sealand, so in the waters between Goeree-Overflakkee, Schouwen-Duiveland, […]