Month: December 2017
2017 Red Roo Wrap Up
3283 nautical miles travelled 287 days (departing UK on March 8th returning December 19th) 126 Stops across 9 countries (The Netherlands and Germany visited twice) Countries visited: The Netherlands Germany Poland Lithuania Latvia Estonia Finland Sweden Denmark We spent an average of 2.2 days… Continue Reading “2017 Red Roo Wrap Up”
Another Night on the North Sea – The Last Passage for 2017.
We had actually started to think we would be spending Christmas in Holland, and had left our run to the UK too late BUT finally, after two weeks in Vlissingen waiting for suitable weather to cross the North Sea to Ipswich (for winter) an… Continue Reading “Another Night on the North Sea – The Last Passage for 2017.”
Birthday in Belgium – Exploring Antwerp
During the last couple of weeks we had made new friends (virtually through the wonders of email and Facebook) with Kris and David two fellow Aussies (hailing from Albany WA) sailing SV Taipan who were currently berthed in Antwerp Belguim. They had been told… Continue Reading “Birthday in Belgium – Exploring Antwerp”
St Nicholas Day in Veere & Ready to Launch from Vlissingen
This blogs journey. The fog finally lifted enough for us to leave so we made passage from Bruinisse to Veere (25 nautical miles). We had perhaps 3 nautical miles visibility at most during passage with at times down to 1.5 n m, but clear… Continue Reading “St Nicholas Day in Veere & Ready to Launch from Vlissingen”
1995 Beer Prices and The Big Muscle
Amsterdam, Haarlem, Oudewetering, Waddinxveen, IJsselmonde (Rotterdam), Willemstad, Bruinisse Amsterdam to Haarlem a mere 13 nautical miles but due to a fuel stop and bridges it took us almost 6 hours to get there under engine (it isn’t appropriate to sail in the channels with… Continue Reading “1995 Beer Prices and The Big Muscle”
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