Just a quick note to inform that we have arrived safely back in Denmark after a grueling Northsea crossing from Kirkwall in Orkney to Thyborøn DK. Underway we experienced damage to our propeller, no wind at all for days, very much wind and engine failure. We arrived close to midnight
In english below Vi er ankommet til Kirkwall og er blæst inde her indtil videre. Vejret er usædvanligt blæsende: her til morgen registrerede vi 18 m/s - inde i havnen! Hvilket indikerer over 20 m/s udenfor. Det vil være ubehageligt at sejle i for besætningen, så vi venter
The Whiskey Tour Starts After picking up our new crew member (Linus Korsholm) in Belfast, we left Ireland for the second (and last time) to head for our main destination: Scotland. Apart from being a very kind and welcoming people they have an unusual number of distilleries producing a great
After spending almost a week in Dublin, we saw that there would be a small window in the seemingly never ending streak of low pressure gales coming in from the west and moving easterly across the Irish sea. Weather forecasts said that winds would be up to 8 m/s
For 6 days we have joined the overwhelming population of tourists in Dublin and enjoyed some of the many things Dublin had to offer: * Oysters * Guinness * James Joyce * Christ Church * Trinity College Library * Music at O'Donoghues And of course one of my candidates for Dublins number one cultural
(På dansk nedenfor) Ireland is currently experiencing the hottest May since the days of the dinosaurs and we are enjoying it thoroughly. There is a true Caribbean vibe here in the harbor. To get out of the sun, Lars and I have spent our day repairing the last remaining item
(På dansk nedenfor) The sun is shining, the houses and sands are white, the water is blue, the kids are fishing, the tourist are cramped into the boats taking them out to the islands to see the birds, the pubs are open and the harbor master is happy. Kilmore Quay
This morning at 4.00 O'clock we left Cowes headed for Dublin. Finally, it seemed the consistent head winds had subsided, and the next couple days shows more favorable winds - or rather none as it runs out. So we are steaming our way towards Lands End to
Since we left, our engine - a Volvo Penta MD22A, 4 cylinder, 60 HP, diesel - has been running great. But it started out real bad: As you know we were delayed two days in our departure, because we found something very wrong with the oil. Last season we only
After spending a couple days in Swanwick near Southampton, we have arrived at Isles of Wight. We have been riding some favorable - and rare - easterly winds, but now the ride is over: the usual westerly winds have returned in full force and the next couple days we have
After we left Horsens we have been on the water for approx 87 hours. According to the log, that we kept every hour on board, we have been using the engine for 35 hours, and thus the sails for 52 hours. As the Chief Engineer I'm a little
After a two day departure delay caused by unexpected engine problems we have finally left our home harbor of Horsens and are headed for Kielerkanalen. More information soon about what kind of engine problems we had. But it's all fixed now and we are well underway.