[Guest post 3/3] Cruising
This is the last part of a series of 3 guest posts written by my friend Catharina, who spent a week with …
News Flash ! – wind reversal Bonaire , August 6th 2019 –
We interrupt our regular program for this newsflash ! This is what happens if the trade winds from the east suddenly make …
To lithium LifePo4 or to not Lithium LifePo4 on a sailboat (LFP part 1)
Disclaimer ! I am not a battery expert nor have I ever played one on TV ! (DYODD : do your own …
[Guest post 2/3] Mermaids and midsummer
This is part 2 of a series of 3 guest posts written by my friend Catharina, who spent a week with us …
[Guest post 1/3] Getting there (Bonaire)
This is part 1 of a series of 3 guest posts written by my friend Catharina, who spent a week with us …
[Video] Sailing SV Blue Pearl EP10 Drumming hippies in Ibiza
Joline’s sister, brother-in-law and their baby daughter Tess come to Blue Pearl for a vacation. After a night sailing filled with seasickness …
Giving away our lights , and getting new ones . Thank you Mpowerd !
The day before Yesterday we gave away our last ‘lucilight’ (inflatable solar charged led light) to a local fisherman The very friendly …
Power generating on sailboats , 1 year of various problems / defects and what a difference location makes
Warning : long post that might get technical ! As explained in an earlier post , We installed a Simarine battery monitor …
F*(#*#ing Barracuda’s ate our Boat !!
We have been anchored in Charlottesville Tobago during the last 2 weeks and yesterday I noticed that all 3 tubes no longer …
Surinam : approach , formalities and adventures
parts originally written by : Rob Heijmerink and Annemarie Hoorneman on SY Zeezout https://zeezout.waarbenjij.nu , adapted to our own experiences and translated …