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A day in Tobermory is always a success. The morning was spent by exploring the town and after lunch a big group went to the distillery. After that visit the rain was gone,...

We have been sailing in the Hebrides for a few days now and again I am amazed about how great it is to be here. Friendly people, beautiful green landscapes, castles, the ...

Yesterday evening we arrived at Peel on the Isle of Man. It’s a nice fishing village with a shallow bay. We dropped anchor, and after dinner we went on shore for a walk or a ...

We have made quite some progress. But the wind that kept us busy the first night, is still keeping us busy. The forecasts are different every time. Most of the crossing ...

This morning we welcomed our new guests on board for the trip to Oban. After the introduction and safety briefing we departed. We set the sails and sailed out of the bay ...

Every two years there is the Maritime Festival in Douarnenez. During the festival in this small French town, the most beautiful and usually very old ships from the area and...

Update by captain Maarten:
“For the people who sailed with me this won’t be a surprise: we changed our plans. 
Yesterday we were at anchor at Omonville...

Yesterday we had a lovely sailing afternoon. We went along with the current, and in six hours time we were at least 10 miles closer to our destination. In the evening, the ...

After filling all the stores and instructing the new guests how to act if an alarm sounds, we left Scheveningen in a WNW wind. Once outside we hoisted all sails and went SW ...

In the end we had favourable winds and we were able to sail all the way to Esbjerg, even into the harbour. We had a goodbye-meal with our departing guests. Next to us the ...