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Today I reached the halfway point of my second largest sea passage. So it is sailing always closer towards land from now on and that is […]

There is even more wind today, so I quickly reefed the mainsail this morning. Dark clouds passed over me all day long, and in the afternoon […]

Today was again a hot and windless day. Now there is also an annoying and very high swell which makes Guppy roll back and forth a […]

Since last night, Guppy and I sail upon an endless, calm and blue ocean. There was no sign of wind for the whole day. However, by […]

Yesterday my friend flew back to the Netherlands. Now I am alone again for the next three weeks with 2200 nautical miles [2532 land miles; 4074 […]

I am feeling very good again. Today the sky is a little bit cloudy and there is some wind. Actually, this is very nice after all […]

I took the past two days nice and easy. Many new boats came in and are now lying at anchor nearby. But most of them are […]

Today I had a very busy but great day. At half past six this morning, I was already sitting in my dinghy on my way to […]

I have been at anchor here for a few days now. It is a beautiful island. The inhabitants are very nice. Although I do not understand […]

Sorry for not writing anything yesterday. I arrived yesterday morning in Sao Nicolau, a really beautiful island. But I was not able to find an internet […]

After a very good night sleep, I am back sailing the sea again, heading for the next Cape Verde Island, Sao Nicolau. Today I had my […]

After a night with only a little wind and some more flying fishes that I had to brush off the deck, land came in sight this […]

Another beautiful and sunny day today, and after finishing my schoolwork I went to read a book in the cockpit. There is not much wind so […]

I had a quiet night. The Windpilot [self-steering system] steers the boat very well, and the alarm function of the radar system allowed me to sleep […]

Today started very cloudy and windy, not a single sunray came through. But for a few hours now, the sky has cleared off and the sun […]

Today it is cloudy just like yesterday was. The wind strengthened up some more, therefore the waves also are higher. Nevertheless with the Genoa sail and […]

It is a very nice day today. Last night the wind strengthened and I am now going at an average speed of 5,7 knots. The sky […]

I am on Route to the Cape Verde Islands. Bidding farewell was really difficult, but I have already seen dolphins two times. One of them jumped […]

Guppy is crammed full with boxes of food and beverages. Now we are ready. Today I went sailing again with a good friend, there was a […]

Two more days until I will sail on the open sea again. Guppy and I are almost completely ready. Just a few final preparations and checking […]

It is still pretty warm here. Guppy is bobbing up and down off the coast near Anfi and I am actually busy all day checking the […]

Since Saturday, Kim and my mother are back in the cold Netherlands. During my stay at Mogán I was allowed to use the swimming pool and […]

Since yesterday my mother and my sister are here with me, it is so very nice to see them again. Well, as I knew she would, […]

I have ben lying at berth in Mogán for a few days now, and I haven’t had time to get bored, not for a moment. I […]

Since yesterday Guppy and I are in Puerto de Mogan. I was just getting used to the rocking of the boat while lying at anchor. Now […]

Well, I have a bit off internet again.Then I figured it was about timeagain for a new Blog. The weather was great during the weekend. I […]

Sorry again that I did not write anything for some time. Guppy and I are at a new place since yesterday. Now I am lying at […]

Yesterday I had dinner with some friends here on the island . I had a great time and today I went to a restaurant / bar […]

I had a quiet day today and I did not go out much. Of course, the book was released and I had a live appearance in […]

It is wonderful under water and I find it is still as nice as during the first time when I went snorkelling. Now I went diving […]

Hola! Sometimes I long to be at sea again, unfortunately I have to wait for the storm season to be over because I really am not […]

Yesterday I was invited for a light meal at the Netherland Club of Gran Canaria. We had herring and a hotpot. It was weird sitting with […]

Yesterday I had a great day on the water. I was allowed to join a boat tour and I saw jumping dolphins!! I never saw this […]

Today I spent some time playing around with a big stalk of bananas that was given to me. After one hour, I managed knotting the big […]

Sorry that I didn’t write anything for a few days. I was busy with the boat and schoolwork. Now I have a visitor from the Netherlands. […]

Today I visited the mountains by car along with a fellow Dutchman. It is remarkable how much vegetation there is up there. Especially in comparison to […]

I arrived at Pasito Blanco early this morning when it was still dark. I had a fair breeze from astern so the trip went faster than […]

Yesterday was my birthday, thank you very much for all the congratulations. It was a very fine day for me.I awoke this morning to a phone […]

Yesterday evening there was a party here at the harbour. There was a group that gave a really nice performance playing drums. That was nice to […]

After a day of strong winds and cloudy sky for weather, this was today undone by a lull in wind and a hot and sweltering sun. […]

Today was a usual sunny and very hot day; only the very fine sand that came blowing with the rain and that is now blurring the […]

After enjoying a beautiful sunset yesterday evening I was woken up early this morning by a quiet tapping on the boat. After a few seconds I […]

Today I skated to the city because I was too lazy to walk. I needed some paint from the hardware store to mark the anchor chain […]

After my tour of the island, I went back dinghy sailing with the local youth. If there is an activity and the school is open I […]

For the past few days I visited the island of Lanzarote by car and bus. I saw volcanoes, caves, lagoons and lakes and I enjoyed the […]

The problem with the rudder is solved and it is working perfectly again, just like a charm. After some tinkering around in the stern compartment I […]

After clearing out the whole stern compartment and checking all the pulleys and control cables and taking off the self steering I still could not find […]

Yesterday I went to the beach along with a woman from the island I have just met. She showed me a lot around the island, and […]

The weather is still beautiful here, and after a few wind gusts it is so calm that it is almost impossible to stay in the sun. […]

After seeing only water for four days I spotted land this morning. Unfortunately I could see the land earlier on my radar but not by looking […]

170 nautical miles to go until the Canary Islands. Guppy sails great. With only two sails up, the Genoa and the storm jib, we are doing […]

I’m already two days on route and I am enjoying the calmness and the peaceful vastness around me. At this moment there is a good wind […]

Hello everyone! We are doing great here, sailing under full sails and going at nearly 9 knots. We are halfway along Portugal in line with Figueira […]

Pity Too bad that we had to turn off the guestbook on my website because annoying people were writing weird things. I am doing really well […]

“Joepie” dolphins! August 9, 2010 What a great day today! We still have had nice weather and I saw dolphins, and a whale which was really […]

Finally nice weather We are moving ahead and are now crossing into the Bay of Biscay. Finally the weather is nice and there is sunshine with […]

Hello everybody, everything is going well except for the radio that unfortunately broke down, and Guppy looks more like a submarine than a sailboat for all […]

After all the fuss and attention of departure day, we are finally en route to Portugal. During this trip my father is with me so that […]

We are still on a roll checking out everything. And I have cleaned the whole boat ( tools still layed around everywhere from their last use […]

It’s so great that I can oficially set sail and that will be on Wednesday, August 4 at 9:00 AM. Finally I sail away at sea, […]

Hello everybody, I have some great news, most of you will already have seen or read about it in the media. I got the official permission […]

The solar-panel frame is mounted! It fits on “Guppy” really well and it makes for a very nice cockpit. Now we can finish installing the windvane. […]

In the past days we were very busy replacing the rigging of the masts. I climbed up and down so often that now I know each […]

Today “Guppy” was lifted out of the water to replace the locked three blade propeller of the auxilliary engine with a two bladed one. And of […]

The lawsuit. There were again three judges and two secretaries necessary for the hearing about my case. It seems that it is very difficult to get […]

Last weekend I sailed solo to England with “Guppy”. On Friday at noon, directly after school, I sailed to the Roompot-lock and set course to England. […]

The main-engine is installed!! Last Monday a brand new Volvo engine of 40 hp was lifted on board of my “Guppy” and Thursday we did the […]

On Friday I was at Knevel & van den Brink [talkshow]. This was an extraordinary experience. Again something else. But I much prefer sailing alone. I […]

Yesterday I made a lovely sailing trip. Guppy sails fantastic. She is really fast! It is a petty I can’t take her to sea yet. She […]

Sunday my boat was launched and of course baptized. The weather was very bad, lots of wind and rain, but still some people apparently did not […]

Sunday my yacht will be launched!! Finally she will go into the water. The Guppy, specially designed for me, is fixed to the boat, as well […]

This weekend a lot has happened. We have put a black stripe on the cabin and stripes on the waterline. I did the antifouling my self […]

Our appeal has been finished again. Now it is waiting for the decision of the Court. I would love it when this supervision is finished and […]

It is getting warmer! Yesterday, we ordered the paint for Guppy. At these times it is not so nice to have a big yacht because you […]