Roadtrip through the Southeast of the USA
Charleston – Savannah – St. Augustine It is incredibly boring to live on a vessel and not be able to sail. The daily heavy rain and little variety don’t make it any better. Hurricane Season is still going …
USA: A visit to an even more distant world
Seattle There are fewer countries where we have spent more time than in the USA. After the departure of the dysfunctional and disgraceful leader, the time was ripe to return. New York, Seattle and Miami. Now Seattle. The …
Alaska part 2
About cities and people In 1867, the USA purchased Alaska from Russia for $7 million, making it the 49th state of the United States. Framed by Canada. We visited Canada twice on this trip, once almost unnoticed. The …
Alaska part 1
Land of whales, bears and the grey Ka and I are warm-weather people. That’s why we will never sail the Rivercafe to the cold regions of the world, neither north nor south. Too cold and too grey for …
Summer break
Talking about friends, kids, weddings and a death. It’s us again, this time with a non-sailing report from our hurricane season sailing break and our annual observations of our old home country. It’s enlightening to take a look …
New York
New York and sailing Last time I wrote that we urgently need to make up our urban deficit before we get to Europe. A few days in New York were just what we needed. Not really to do …
Preparing a vessel for stormy times
Hurricane season preparation “Hope for the best prepare for the worst”. Thats the perfect hurricane season motto. The first tropical wave of the season made its way to the Windward Islands. On an unusual straight east-west course, the …
Hurricane Holes
Marigot Bay St Lucia What to do in Hurricane Season? Where to put the boat? For the period from July to November, all owners staying in the Caribbean are looking for a solution for their vessel – so …
St. Lucia
The season finale and anchor buoy experience Sailing is more fun the more time you have. Then you can just wait out unpleasant weather and only sail on when conditions are good. At the weekend, such unpleasant weather …
Martinique
Beautiful Martinique – not welcoming Martinique It was much too short, our stay in Dominica. At sunrise at 5:30 a.m. we left Prince Rupert Bay with a glassy sea. Our 55 nm route to Martinique took us 22 …