Woo, relaunch So after an awful long time and a quiet winter it’s time for some news; the Witch is very much alive and well as you’d expect 🙂 At last the time came to get her out of the water and prepare her for the upcoming summer, so this week was all about that; lifting her Read More
Not much to say. It’s running and we’re happy! Click to watch the Video
Unfortunately today after a two hour trip towards the North Sea (starting from Stellendam where we spent the last night) we discovered that our engine was broken again. It might have been due to the wavy conditions the days before and on that particular day. What had happened was that the repair it had received Read More
There is not much to say. Another important piece of gear that was missing has been aquired. Guess what it is?
Our Radio/AIS/Plotter-panel is finally (almost) ready for usage (the microphone holder is still missing). After a long way (previous post) of planning, cutting, polishing, soldering and screwing it is fitted into the navigational area of the cabin and looks great. It was worth the work! Another brass panel is in preparation and will replace Read More
Finally we are well prepared for the worst weather conditions that we may encounter on our way to Scotland. There is not much to write about Musto’s maritime clothing line. We expect to be kept warm and dry by this nice combination of coat and trousers. For the ones who’ve noticed: Boots are next!
All is fine now! After a long day of work we finally finished mounting the wind vane (sensor) for the wind meter. After preparing lots of things for climbing up the mast to mount the sensor and letting the cable through the mast all the way down to the cabin we eventually changed plans and Read More
Spring is approaching and the White Witch needs a decent wash every here and there. One of the things that need cleaning after a long and cold winter is the running rigging, some of which will be replaced in the next weeks.
Not much to say… Capitão J. is happy. Some new devices to play around with.
Our heatings for the colder periods of the sailing seasons. These little devices can only be used when electricity is available but when shore power is out of reach we keep warm by deck work! 😉