Nr 106. Visiting International Multihull Boatshow in La Grande-Motte
We were invited by our Dutch Lagoon dealer Nautisch Kwartier (Stavoren) to visit the yearly biggest multihull boatshow in the world which is held every year in April in la Grande Motte (near Montpellier). We could see the new catamaran models of Lagoon there and could get a tour on the 42ft, 51ft and 65ft. And we […]
Nr 105. From Mallorca to Spanish east coast
We stayed for 6 weeks in Mallorca, much longer than we anticipated, but it was so nice out there! Beautiful bays, a great variety of landscape (mountains, old villages, forests), good food and great weather. We looked 1 more time at the beautiful postcard a participant of the 4-day Train-the-Trainer in Palma da Mallorca bought […]
Nr 104. In the Netherlands for 10 days
When we arrived in Port de Sóller, in the north side of Mallorca, we left our boat in the marina for 10 days and went to the Netherlands. Arriving in the Netherlands, the orange roofs of the houses stood out for us (in Spain it’s mostly grey) and the neat patchwork of separated land and […]
Nr 103. Mallorca – part 2
We’ve sailed the west and south side of Mallorca and wrote about it in blog nr. 102. Now we have finished sailing the east and north part of Mallorca, read our experiences below! Cala’sThe east coast of Mallorca is well know for it’s beautiful small bays (cala’s). Usually around 5-10 boats fit in a bay, […]
Nr 102. Mallorca – part 1
We have been in Mallorca for 3 weeks now and it is a great island to sail! Lot’s of beautiful sheltered bays and high mountains in the background. Let me take you back to the end of February, when we finished sailing Ibiza and were on the east side of the island, ready to sail […]
Nr 101. Training on catamaran in Mallorca
When we left Ibiza to sail to Mallorca end of February, I was mainly looking forward to 1 thing: the 4-day Train-the-Trainer from 6 to 9 March on the catamaran in Palma da Mallorca! This has been a dream of mine since 2017, when we started talking about making a world trip by catamaran. It […]
Nr 100. Your questions answered about our worldtrip
Since we started our worldtrip by catamaran, we get a lot of questions. About sailing, the lifestyle onboard, visiting countries, meeting other sailors, etc. Some questions are answered in our FAQ and some are answered in interviews. But especially for those who follow our adventures by reading our blogs and watching the video’s, I asked: […]
Nr 99. Ibiza
‘Wow, we’re going to Ibiza!’, this song (1999) by the Vengaboys, I was singing a lot during the days before we would leave the mainland of Spain to sail to Ibiza. Gilles joined in sometimes, but also went a bit crazy from the song, because it lingers in your head (so opening the link is/was […]
Nr 98. Costa Blanca
Now it was time to explore the Costa Blanca! It has beautiful beaches and cities like Alicante and Altea. This is the track we have sailed last weeks along the Spanish coast and I am highlighting 4 interesting places that we have visited. TorreviejaWhen we sailed to along the coastline to Torrevieja, we noticed that […]
Nr 97. Maintenance, maintenance, maintenance
If you are living and travelling with a sailboat, you know one thing for sure: there will be maintenance! The catamaran is our house and like a house, it needs maintenance as well. You sometimes can postpone maintenance for a house, but on a boat you can’t, because it’s a floating house and you don’t […]