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20th January 2013
20th January 2013
After a week on the farm, poor Guppy wanted to see me again. After all, I had only spent one day with her after the trip […]
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12th January 2013
12th January 2013
The delivery trip on Akatea back to Auckland from Hobart was really good. We left a day later than planned because Akatea hit something during the […]
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1st January 2013
1st January 2013
To everyone, the very best wishes for 2013! This New Year’s was a bit different from last year. I did spend it on a yacht again, […]
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21st December 2012
21st December 2012
I’ve spent more than fifty hours on airplanes over the last few weeks, not even including time in airports. It feels great to finally be back […]
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14th December 2012
14th December 2012
Germany Film: Film: Menschen Bilder Emotionen 2012 Introduced 1:53 to 3:40. The interview starts at 25:04. Tokio TV Interview
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9th December 2012
9th December 2012
I’ve been traveling all over the world again, but this time by plane, leaving Guppy on her own at the Maritime Museum where she will be […]
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27th November 2012
27th November 2012
We got in first in the classic yacht race in Auckland, Sailing on the beautifully restored Waitangi. First place! http://classicyacht.org.nz/sites/default/files/Round_the_Buoys_Results.pdf
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26th November 2012
26th November 2012
Living on Guppy in the Maritime Museum has been great. It can be a bit rolly at times with the passing ferries, and noisy on the […]
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13th November 2012
13th November 2012
Since yesterday, Guppy and I have been moored at the Maritime Museum in Auckland. There is a little swell here in the harbor which is not […]
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4th November 2012
4th November 2012
Exciting news! I am moving to Auckland next week. Guppy will have a great berth right in the middle of the city at the Maritime Museum, […]
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23rd October 2012
23rd October 2012
I am finally back on my beloved Guppy, after more than one month away from her. The Coastal Classic turned out to be a good sailing […]
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16th October 2012
16th October 2012
I have arrived safely back in Auckland after a great time in New York. One big highlight of the last two weeks in the states was […]
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2nd October 2012
2nd October 2012
I’m still enjoying New York a lot. I don’t think I could ever live in a big city like this, but for a visit it’s a […]
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24th September 2012
24th September 2012
Spent my 17th Birthday on the water, sailing in front of Manhattan 🙂 Clipper City
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22nd September 2012
22nd September 2012
New York is amazing. We arrived after traveling for 28 hours, so needed a good rest before going out to explore this amazing city. We went […]
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14th September 2012
14th September 2012
My time in Whangarei has been really busy so far. The first couple days, media and people kept walking up the dock to Guppy, which didn’t […]
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7th September 2012
7th September 2012
I have really been enjoying the past few days in Whangarei. I’ve mainly been busy sorting out things like getting my driver’s license and doing media […]
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4th September 2012
4th September 2012
The Whangarei heads laying ahead mysteriously. Pumice floating all around us. Great sailing! Living at an angle 😉 Town basin marina, very muddy because of the […]
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3rd September 2012
3rd September 2012
Yesterday as I came in there was a boat with cameras aboard filming my entrance into Whangarei and then some media, all really nice people. As […]
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2nd September 2012
2nd September 2012
Yesterday was another interesting day, sailing close hauled at 25-30 knots of wind, I heard a loud flapping in the afternoon. The top of Guppy’s mainsail […]
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30th August 2012
30th August 2012
It was a pretty rough night. The winds turned around to west south west, blowing at about 25 knots. We are beating against waves and wind […]
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29th August 2012
29th August 2012
We had a pretty slow night, only doing 100 miles in the last 24 hours.The depression seems to be slowly falling apart so it looks like […]
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27th August 2012
27th August 2012
At the moment, we are doing a good 7 knots and the clouds have takentheir darkness elsewhere, leaving us with a beautiful blue sky and awarm […]
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25th August 2012
25th August 2012
Yesterday I thought we were going to have good winds and then it dropped back down entirely, so I ran the engine for a few hours. […]
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23rd August 2012
23rd August 2012
Winds have been pretty variable yesterday and today. One moment we’llbe doing 5 knots and then other moments just 2 knots. Over the lastfew hours, it […]
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21st August 2012
21st August 2012
We’re still making good progress but the wind dropped down last nightand Guppy has been doing 3 knots ever since. The temperature is slowlydropping and last […]
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19th August 2012
19th August 2012
We have sailed close hauled for a while, but now the wind is turningback south again and we are making pretty good progress. Last night acouple […]
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17th August 2012
17th August 2012
We don’t have much wind but it is a beautiful sunny day with very fewwaves, which made it possible to cook a nice meal, play some […]
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16th August 2012
16th August 2012
We had good winds yesterday. Last night the wind dropped down, about halfway through the night. Tranquility,the 52-footer, left two days ago also but is taking […]
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14th August 2012
14th August 2012
The wind dropped down after we hada good sail to start. Hopefully it will be back soon. Bruno is alittle sick. I don’t know if it’s […]
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12th August 2012
12th August 2012
We left Tahiti at noon today after getting our last fresh food and saying goodbye to some friends we made in the three weeks we have […]
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11th August 2012
11th August 2012
I’ve been waiting for good waves to surf but since there weren’t any last couple days this was the first test of my new surfboard.
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10th August 2012
10th August 2012
We are back in Tahiti after a rough ride against the wind coming backfrom Moorea. It was a fun trip despite the conditions. Jillian had herfirst […]
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7th August 2012
7th August 2012
Fixing the surfboard Our friends on s/y Wet Lady
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6th August 2012
6th August 2012
My friend Jillian surprised me with a visit for a whole week. So wedecided to sail to Moorea, which is where we are now. We are […]
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3rd August 2012
3rd August 2012
We’re still anchored in front of Marina Taina. The last few days Ihaven’t been surfing as much but I did fix a broken surfboard, whichnow I […]
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31st July 2012
31st July 2012
Our anchorage with Moorea on the background Marina Taina
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29th July 2012
29th July 2012
Still enjoying Tahiti, and I really love the surfing. Tonight there’sa party on a boat I met last year. It’s the grey catamaran I partiedwith in […]
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28th July 2012
28th July 2012
Photo’s from the circus artist on their boat which is also a Jeanneau Gin Fizz in Marina Taina last friday.
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27th July 2012
27th July 2012
We have moved over to Marina Taina on the west side of Tahiti. Guppyis now anchored on almost the same spot as last year. It’s nice […]
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24th July 2012
24th July 2012
Right now I’m in Papeete and ran into friends from Wet Lady as I waswalking around the city. I’m really enjoying myself on this beautiful island. […]
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22nd July 2012
22nd July 2012
Everything is really nice here in Tahiti. The welcome given by theYacht Club of Arue and the Tourism Board was amazing, with a lot offlowers, locals […]
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19th July 2012
19th July 2012
Welcome ceremony in Tahiti Me and Kiwi 🙂 Stormy weather in Rangiroa The pass in Rangiroa Rangiroa The island of Tahuatu The locals love music On […]
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18th July 2012
18th July 2012
We arrived in Tahiti this afternoon. We had a nice trip down withreally good winds. I even took out the reef from the main in themiddle […]
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17th July 2012
17th July 2012
After all the bad weather cleared, we finally departed Rangiroa thismorning, back through the Tiputa pass where we came in. It’s great tofinally be headed for […]
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16th July 2012
16th July 2012
Guppy is still rocking behind her anchor, although it looks like theworst of the weather has passed. I’m thinking about leaving tomorrowmorning. Last night the wind […]
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13th July 2012
13th July 2012
So we are still in Rangiroa. After a couple sunny days and a nice timesnorkeling in waters as clear as glass, we are now waiting for […]
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10th July 2012
10th July 2012
The wind died down a little yesterday which was perfect, because itmeant that we went through the pass of Rangiroa this morning, whichwasn’t bad at all. […]
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8th July 2012
8th July 2012
Today we finally got “normal” weather: sun, clear skies, and goodwinds. It looks like we are going to arrive in Rangiroa sometimeduring the night, so I […]
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6th July 2012
6th July 2012
Guppy is making good progress but the weather is not very nice. It hasbeen rainy and drizzling since just after we left, and with it havecome […]
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5th July 2012
5th July 2012
We had a good time with our sailing friends and enjoyed celebratingthe birthday. We are full with delicious fresh fruit, and so isGuppy, as we stocked […]
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2nd July 2012
2nd July 2012
We’ve moved over to another bay, still on the same island, but twobays further. There is a little town and the people are very laid backand […]
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30th June 2012
30th June 2012
We decided to leave Hiva Oa and go a few miles further to Tahuatu, aslife was getting pretty uncomfortable with the big swell coming intothe bay. […]
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28th June 2012
28th June 2012
After a year away, seeing the island of Hiva Oa appear on the horizonwas magical for me. It felt just like I had never left. And […]
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26th June 2012
26th June 2012
We arrived in Hiva Oa after I don’t know how many days at sea, since Ididn’t count them. We went to the little town and I […]
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25th June 2012
25th June 2012
The wind has totally dropped down over the last day so we’re runningthe engine, as expected. We still have 130 miles to go. And just likeevery […]
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23rd June 2012
23rd June 2012
Last night, a lot of squalls came over us. The rain poured all night,at times with as much as 30 knots of wind coming from every […]
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21st June 2012
21st June 2012
Last night we had 25 knots of wind and really confused cross seaswhich made life uncomfortable and sleeping very hard. But it’s alreadya whole lot better […]
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19th June 2012
19th June 2012
There’s about 15 to 20 knots of wind now, occasional rain with morewind and it’s exactly from behind. The waves got a little higher soit’s more […]
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17th June 2012
17th June 2012
We are slowly getting there. There’s already a little bit more windand it has shifted to east, so it’s from behind now. The wind forecastsounds a […]
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15th June 2012
15th June 2012
Last night we saw dolphins. But with no moon and almost no phosphorescence in the water it was hard to see them jumping in front of […]
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13th June 2012
13th June 2012
The wind has come back a little and Guppy is doing 5 knots again. We’re just over halfway, with 1490 miles still to go. I love […]
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11th June 2012
11th June 2012
Blegh…the wind has dropped down the past few days, leaving usrolling at 3 knots over the calm blue empty sea. With the remainingswell, it makes things […]
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9th June 2012
9th June 2012
Yeah! We’re making great progress, doing an awesome 7 knots. The wind shifted a little more to the southeast so I poled out the Genoa last […]
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7th June 2012
7th June 2012
I’m finally recovered from my cold. Mweh, I felt so bad. But at leastthe weather is good. The winds have been awesome. We’ve made prettygood progress […]
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4th June 2012
4th June 2012
I totally forgot to mention that we saw a whale the first day out! Itwas not as close as the one in South Africa, so that […]
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2nd June 2012
2nd June 2012
Our last evening in San Cristobal, we had a nice dinner aboard ourneighbor boat Donna with Kris and then pulled up the anchor and setsail towards […]
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29th May 2012
29th May 2012
The dinghy got stolen last night by one of the locals who asked $300to give it back again the next morning! We of course didn’t pay, […]
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27th May 2012
27th May 2012
We enjoy sitting on the beach with the sea lions, but trying to keep them off Guppy and out of the dinghy–well, that’s not really so […]
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25th May 2012
25th May 2012
He could smile sometimes ( although it wasn’t a lot) Big Dolphins! We had headwinds most of the trip It’s certainly a lot messier with three […]
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24th May 2012
24th May 2012
So far I really like the Island of San Cristobal. It’s quieter than Santa Cruz last year. There are fewer boats and the town looks really nice. […]
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23rd May 2012
23rd May 2012
Crossing the equator was fun. We had awesome weather and good winds.It’s already the fourth time I’ve crossed the line. Of course I madepancakes again and […]
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22nd May 2012
22nd May 2012
It just got light out and we have about 110 miles to go. We made suchgood progress the last few days it’s unbelievable, and we’re stilldoing […]
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21st May 2012
21st May 2012
Things are a whole lot better over here now. The annoying crosswavescalmed down and so did the wind. So we’re sailing full main, mizzen,genoa, and jib […]
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20th May 2012
20th May 2012
Still really rough out here. The course is a little bit better. We can go the right direction now, sailing closehauled into 20 to 25 knots […]
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19th May 2012
19th May 2012
The cat enjoys the sailing so far: sleeps, plays, eats, and gets fatter by the day. I made a little harness for her so she lives […]
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18th May 2012
18th May 2012
Meeh, progress is so slow…There is just enough wind to sail but right against us, so we can either go south…or west. We’ve come about 50 […]
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17th May 2012
17th May 2012
There is still a lot of rain and squalls and sometimes a lot of wind because of the squalls like right now.. argh! Okay, the squall […]
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15th May 2012
15th May 2012
Saturday afternoon we left Panama City heading towards the Galapagos. So far progress has been really, really slow. And the trip has been pretty interesting too. […]
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11th May 2012
11th May 2012
We’ve been on the Pacific side now for two days. The transit waswonderful. We didn’t have a drop of rain and had to wait less than […]
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10th May 2012
10th May 2012
Panama City skyline Lake Gatun Our litte Kitten ”Kiwi” Crew member Shaoul
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1st May 2012
1st May 2012
Panama City Camping in the jungle Playing some Ukele while discovering Panama City
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27th April 2012
27th April 2012
We left the San Blas pretty fast, as there was really no wind and the bugs and mosquitoes were just eating us alive, while at night […]
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26th April 2012
26th April 2012
San Blas Islands. Baking pancakes on a friends yacht San Blas Islands, amazing sunset Bruno playing the Ukulele
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20th April 2012
20th April 2012
Yesterday morning we arrived in the San Blas Islands. The last two days to the San Blas we had little wind and the speed was going […]
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17th April 2012
17th April 2012
Everything is going very well since I left Bonaire last Saturday. The first day we didn’t have much wind so that was a good start for […]
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13th April 2012
13th April 2012
The last few days I’ve been busy getting Guppy ready for the next trip, going to the San Blas again. I have been checking the rigging […]
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9th April 2012
9th April 2012
After doing my last interview in the Canary Islands for a German tv-show, I finally returned to Guppy. My return didn’t go as smoothly as planned. […]
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19th March 2012
19th March 2012
I’ve already been fourteen days in what is for me still really cold Holland. But in these fourteen days, I haven’t exactly been sitting still. The […]
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1st March 2012
1st March 2012
Thanks a lot for all the title suggestions for my book. In the meantime I’ve made my decision and will let everyone know when I’m at […]
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15th February 2012
15th February 2012
I’m already in Bonaire for a while now. But time is flying, I’m really busy trying to make something out of my diary’s that I can […]
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7th February 2012
7th February 2012
Big thanks to my dad, who always supported me and thought me all the things I needed to know! A beautiful welcome from the St.Maarten Yacht […]
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6th February 2012
6th February 2012
A quick update after sailing into Sint Maarten, 366 days after I saw it disappearing behind the horizon. It was really nice to spend some time […]
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25th January 2012
25th January 2012
Flying fish everywhere!! This is where I spend Christmas Nightly visitors. Squalls, lots of them! Crossing the equator What squalls look like on the radar Like […]
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23rd January 2012
23rd January 2012
The dark and starry night sky slowly vanishes its floating lights sprinkling to dust as small islands appear on the horizon. I can see Sint Maarten […]
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20th January 2012
20th January 2012
Only 160 nautical miles left to go and today I saw the first of many small islands I’ll be sailing by. Guadeloupe is still hidind over […]
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19th January 2012
19th January 2012
Today is a beautiful sunny day with less wind than yesterday which makes sailing quiet and easy. Still Guppy is going fast enough for us to […]
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