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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 […]