January 31- February 28, 2026; 20646 nm and 2536 days after departure from La Rochelle Wait, wait, wait, don't blame me! I did't event that thought! There is a saying going around in the sailor community that says: "Visitors are like fish- they start to smell after three days." Oops! What? Actually it was Natalie …
December 20 - January 30, 2026; 20278 nm and 2467 days after departure from La Rochelle And of course we were enjoying the time with the kids very, very much. It was like being on holidays. Instead of taking care of boring boat projects we were exploring more of the islands. It might sound funny …
November 22 - December 20, 2025; 20158 nm and 2467 days after departure from La Rochelle Oh yessss!!!! We are soooo excited!! Luis and Jana are coming on Boxing Day (at least I think the 26th of Dec. is called Boxing Day?)! They will first get together in Essen and celebrate X-mas eve with my …
October 23 - November 22 , 2025; 19847 nm and 2438 days after departure from La Rochelle It took us just over two weeks to be back in the hustle and bustle of the big city of Cartagena. A fun change of life after weeks of calmness and doing almost nothing. Yet, before diving into …
August 7 - October 23, 2025; 19542 nm and 2408 days after departure from La Rochelle It was indeed a long break! Sorry, I just couldn't get myself started. What can I say? I was a lazy person! And correcto - as the headline might suggest we're not yet in the Pacific. Unfortunately due to …
Continue reading Plans are made only to get changed again, aren’t they?
July 17- August 7, 2025; 19463 nm and 2331 days after departure from La Rochelle Yes indeed so much fun! Meanwhile we have been already two weeks in Shelter Bay Marina (SBM)/Colon working and sweating in the heat like crazy. (The feature pic has nothing to do with it, I just liked the relaxed position …
Continue reading Cleaning, sweating, repairing – the fun part of boat life
June 08 - July 17, 2025; 19369 nm and 2310 days after departure from La Rochelle Indeed we kept enjoying the easy living atmosphere of the laid back pool vibe. Although I have to admit we were not just completely lazy. Especially me - I proudly have to mention! Our new beloved dinghy, which we …
Mai 13 - June 08, 2025; 19300 nm and 2271 days after departure from La Rochelle We managed the 600nm from Cayman to Linton bay/ Panamá in 5 days. Apart from a broken shackle, the trip was easy and unspectacular. Though the broken shackle did bring us in a scary situation. Shortly after the sun …
April 27 - Mai 13, 2025; 18601 nm and 2245 days after departure from La Rochelle To be honest I didn't know much about Cayman Islands. "Money laundry" popped up in my mind due to old movies I guess and of course "offshore accounts". Neither of those qualities were of any interest for our stop. …
Continue reading A stop at Gran Cayman – no, not to open an offshore account!!!
April 04 - April 27, 2025; 18371 nm and 2229 days after departure from La Rochelle This time we headed to the most western tip of Cuba to Cabo San Antonia. At the east side of that Cabo was a very small marina named "Los Morros". Actually it was just one concrete dock and a …
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