Vielen Dank für eure Treue, ihr lieben Blogleser. Wir hatten immer das Gefühl mit euch verbunden zu sein. Wir wünschen euch einen schönen Tag und alles Gute. Die Crew.
Deutscher Text oben: Streets of Gibraltar very challenging. Headwinds up to 25 knots. Needed the engine. Finally, at 6 pm, we pass the rock of Gibraltar. What a relief. Thereafter dinner with tuna, spaghetti and tomato sauce. For dessert, Aiden has prepared an excellent British cheesecake. Then the last night, with last night shifts. At 4.30 am we have docked the boat in the marina of Benalmadena. All of a sudden everything gets enormously quiet. Yes, a boat is safest in the harbor. But that's not what it's built for. For today - however - we're happy to be in that safe place. We did it! Crossing Northern Atlantic in April. 3.5 weeks at sea, non-stop, exposed to the moods of nature and on our own. A fantastic time with numerous and unforgettable impressions. Unforgettable also the excellent teamwork of our crew of 4. New friendships have been fostered. They will last.
Many thanks for having been interested in our blog. We always had the impression to be connected to you. We wish you a pleasant day and all the best. The crew.
'If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.'
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
'Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.'
Mark Twain
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| 3rd April 2016, early morning of departure at Jolly Harbor Marina in Antigua |
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| Few minutes before departure, a coffee to war up |
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| VISION has thrown off the bow lines and leaved the safe harbor |
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| Ropes are being coiled |
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| All clear, ready to go |
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| Wonderful morning, compensation for early wake up |
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| Leaving Jolly Harbor Marina and getting into the open waters... |
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Louis and Aiden sleeping sweetly in
the port side aft cabin
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| Navigational work on the charts |
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Challenging working procedure whilst
boat is severely heeling / Schwierige Arbeitsbedingungen während das Boot stark
krängt
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| Relaxing downstairs in the cabin |
View inside out
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| A parrot has found shelter... |
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Louis (20 yrs) and Aiden (25 yrs) celebrating
their birthdays. Special round of Carib provided
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| Skipper professionally leading the way |
Segeln in stürmischen Verhältnissen
Capture of VISION from bow
Heavy seas
Headsail reefing / Reffen der Genua
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| Such sun sets compensate for minimal sleeping hours... |
Bernhard at the helm / am Ruder
Another take
Tactics are being exchanged between Skipper and
First Mate
Genacker Sailing
Difficult catch, took us half hour to bring
him on board
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| Louis and Aiden with the catch of the day (took us 4 days to eat it up...) |
Sorgfältiges Ausnehmen und Filetieren
Main with 3rd reef and headsail 1/2
Squall passing by. Happy are those who
are inside
Dolphins accompanying us
View the video clip up to the end - which
is fascinating...
is fascinating...
First Mate Louis on the helm
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| Parrot has taken over control... |
Mid of Atlantic with stormy winds
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| Und schon sind die Segel gesetzt, los geht's |
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| Skipper und First Mate Louis |
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| Wir feiern den Beginn des letzten Drittels |
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Prächtige Naturschauspiele
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Schlechtes Wetter im Anmarsch
Kleiner Riss in der Genua, Bernhard macht
einen Quick Fix
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| Mit 9 Knoten vorwärts... |
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| Diesel nachtanken auf hoher See |
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Immer schön Kurs Osten, dann kommt man
zweifelsohne nach Europa...
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