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Arrived Helgeroa

June 19, 2022 robintouring Leave a comment

Rough all the way, close hauled, painfully progressing. I was in a foul mood, made a couple of mistakes with…

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En route Rasso to Spjaeroy

June 17, 2022 robintouring Leave a comment

Seems like I enter Norwegian waters, a red letter day! No wind at the moment, it starts to blow around…

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Arrived at “John’s place”

June 15, 2022 robintouring Leave a comment

Lovely little place, calm, no rock n roll thank goodness. Difficult call now, go over to Lyskill tomorrow or hang…

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A lot of military jet traffic

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Grippen I eyeballed

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Wooden wood

June 13, 2022 robintouring Leave a comment

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Passage Gothenburg to Orust

June 12, 2022 robintouring Leave a comment

A rough day, a lot of threading in between rocks, no one else out at all. Left 09:00 and tied…

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Gothenburg

June 11, 2022 robintouring Leave a comment

The weather has brightened up with some hot sun. System Bolegat, the Swedish alcohol monopoly visited and the delightful dry…

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Passage Varberg to Gothenburg

June 8, 2022 robintouring Leave a comment

And it’s miserable here, heavy rain, 270Skr per night, the good bar restaurant is “having a function” so no nice…

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Arrived Varberg

June 7, 2022 robintouring Leave a comment

No wind for most of the passage, rocking and rolling with a SW swell all the way, gale warning in…

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Arrived Torekov

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Rodvig to Copenhagen

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Rodvig, man these names are difficult to remember.

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A rather unique vessel Ecolution, https://www.360cities.net/de/image/sustainable-sailing-yacht-ecolution-netherlands?pano_detail=true&portfolio_view=false&utm_medium=all_images&utm_source=google_earth The Dutch space mans vessel and all controlled by computer! ive seen her before…

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En route Rogby

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Arrival Stubbe Koving

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Arrived Omo

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A visit to the kiel U boat memorisl

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Just 618KM to go (in a straight line)

May 28, 2022 robintouring Leave a comment

The route of course as little more wiggly

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Nord Ostsee canal

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Now arrived Rendserg, weather reall poor next three days so probably here till Sunday

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Unpleasant trip – arrived Cuxhaven

May 25, 2022 robintouring Leave a comment

I knew it would not be nice, the forecast had thunderey showers, hail, bft 7 gusts but rather than being…

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On passage Lauwersoog-Norderney and weather delay Norderney

May 23, 2022 robintouring Leave a comment

Tried to upload a video, grrrr, weak wifi. all good on that leg, 55NM, made quick time. Now here in…

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On passage Norderney

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Delayed Lauwersoog

May 21, 2022 robintouring Leave a comment

Bft 6 and a 1 metre swell is manageable but unpleasant. The forecast for tomorrow looks like a better bet…

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Arrived Lauwersoog

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KNMI next forecast due at midnight. I’ll look at that before departure but it looks promising to make Norderney, a…

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Arrived Leuwarden

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Decided the outside passage in wind and lightning not a good call so via Harlingen to a mooring in the…

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Heavy thunder and lightning up on the north coast!

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On anchor Vlieland

May 18, 2022 robintouring Leave a comment

Winds today on initial look did not seem so favourable and this coupled with a very long passage to Borkum…

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Den Helder to Vlieland

May 17, 2022 robintouring 2 Comments

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Arrived Den Helder

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Had hoped for Texel but the weather dictated this as a better option. no leisure sailors out today and Ijmuiden…

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Arrived Ijmuiden

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All good, more later…

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In the slings 4th may..

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A little make good work on the base of the keel due to unexpected ground coming up to meet it…

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Heavy work today

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I drove over to collect the vapour barrier yesterday and now strive to get the material into the crawl space.…

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Welcome to the underworld

April 13, 2022 robintouring Leave a comment

Ongoing project to insulate the crawl space under the house a few visits to remove blocks, tiles and bricks prior…

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Brielle festival

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The bells

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Spring has truly sprung here in Holland

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Antifouled

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Trials and tribulations

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Seems no one can help me with the water pump clamp; discovered cracked on rebuilding cooling system. so, ill try…

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Last look out over Lisboa

February 18, 2022 robintouring 1 Comment

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Dolphins at Sintra, World Heritage site

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Visit to Henry the Navigator

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