Part 1: Leopard 45 – about the vessel A year has passed since we started travelling with the Rivercafe. Time for a review. Today we start with part one and briefly look at the technical stuff. (sorry Bettina ). In the second part, in the next article, it’s all about us. Grenada News frist But …
More green power for the Rivercafe Today it gets a bit more technical: it dragged on like chewing gum and took a few weeks longer than planned – the environmentally friendly upgrade of the Rivercafe’s power supply. But now we are ready to sail again. As you read this, we have set sail again and …
Experiences after 5 months with a Leopard 45 After a few thousand nautical miles and almost 5 months of life on board, this is a nice opportunity for a first evaluation of our decisions. Are we happy with our choice of cat in general and Leopard in particular? In the bay of La Grande Anse …
Hints from a Leopard professional By Christoph Barth, Leopard Catamarans It`s an never-ending discussion. Depending on the interests of the one will say “I enjoy life on board – 5.5 or a good 7 knots of speed – I do not care.” For the more ambitious among us, the topic is certainly of interest. Does …
Thats how we equip Rivercafe The Rivercafe will be our fourth ship and the third new build. As in real life every purchase makes you smarter and not in vain you gonna learn the hard way. Every sailing mile has made the following more enjoyable, and the year on the Atlantic offered more illuminating insights …
New ship, new logo There are happy owners who can look forward to your catamaran earlier than we do. The likeable owners from Austria asked Ka for the design of their ship logo. The name “Nautilus” was set, in addition the desire of a font in handwriting. It should look light and fluid and the …
No time for technology If I were a TV presenter I would say: For today’s current occasion, a special show to present an annoyed Karin. For a week now I have a fitness tracker. I really wanted this device. It should measure how fit I am, how fast and far I can run and swim …
The new “Rivercafe” will be a Leopard 45. After 6 months of research, a few trips and a few pounds of coffee, we knew what the right boat was for both of us. Our requirements were simple. We usually sail the two of us only, so the ship has to be short handed. Not too …
We have decided it will be a catamaran I confess: to me cats were always ugly and ridiculous. Only Monos were sailing ships. I am a mono guys. But the Atlantic Ocean and many nights at anchor have made me stupid person change my mind. Thanks to my cat friends for being so forgiving with …
