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Day 1 26 April 2020 0225 GMT This afternoon we left Horta after having been on the quarantine dock for 2 nights. It was strange to see Peter’s Cafe across the marina but not being able to go there. A big fence on the dock marked the ‘end of our line’. Groceries, diesel and even … More Part II – Horta to IJmuiden 🇳🇱

8 April 2020 And off we are.. One of the first things we did after we hoisted the sails.. ehhh.. unfurled the sails.. was changing the clocks, watches and phones to GMT. For today that messed a little bit with lunch and dinner but as of tomorrow that will be solved. I started my watch … More Part I // St. George (Grenada) to Horta (Azores) – Week 1

Corona or no Corona, it has not had a real impact on my life as I currently live it.. I was talking to a friend the other day: the way everybody is now confined to their house is how we live all the time. To explain this I have to start at the beginning. Compared … More Corona? How life on a boat is still the same..

A couple of years ago I first heard about the Clipper Race. A race around the world similar to the (Volvo) Ocean Race but with amateurs rather than professional sailors. People like you and me, with or without sailing experience can sign up for the “Race of their Life”.. Somebody was swept overboard and passed … More Making a dream come true.. And it’s scary!

“My name is Angela, an experienced skipper and I would really like to do the delivery Enkhuizen 🇳🇱 to Orust 🇸🇪” Long story short, I make the cut and last Sunday I step on board a Najad 395 as a first mate. The Skipper (H) and another crewmember (K) are already on board. The fourth … More A delivery story

Literally. 8 months ago I started my adventure. I left my home town to sail across the Atlantic Ocean and spend the winter sailing. How? What? With whom? I did not have a clue. I entered the ‘big boat’ scene and had no idea what I was getting myself into. Now I am back in … More From a Caribbean to a Frysian island

Monday morning 8am I am leaving for the Atlantic crossing Bermuda – Horta. The last week I have been in Bermuda doing preperations and truth to be told: It has been crazy! I have been talking to a family (husband, wife, 2 kids (11&8) to join them during the crossing because the husband has a … More An Unexpected Goodbye

After 4 months on this beautiful island it is now time to move on. Or actually, move back. Today I am flying to New York where I will spend 24 hours (window) shopping. Tomorrow I will fly to Bermuda and prepare for my second Atlantic crossing in 6 months. I am looking forward to it. … More Bye bye Antigua

Sailing races is my first love, but on a very close second place I love doing deliveries, especially at night. Right now I am on my way back from Tortola to Antigua up on deck of the mothership Charisma of team Taz. We did 2 weeks of racing. First the St Thomas International regatta and … More Do what you can’t

I used to be a dive instructor in Aruba some years ago. After my sister and I decided to give up on our Olympic dream in the 470 and focus on ‘normal’ life, I decided to do my internship for my studies in Aruba. I needed out. Away from the pressure to perform all the … More Dejà-vu