After 4 months of engine repairs the Witch is finally back and ready to sail again. Oil and impeller changed yesterday followed by a successful test drive up the river Tamar. Let the season begin. Engine cooling Video
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From Portsmouth to Lymington
Yesterday we finally left ugly Gosport Premier Marina (Portsmouth) and sailed along the north coast of the Isle of Wight to Lymington (NW of the Isle of Wight). The weather was fantastic and with one reef in the main sail we sailed with decent speed towards our destination. Lymington is a much nicer marina than Read More
4 HP
Not much to say. It’s running and we’re happy! Click to watch the Video
From Breskens to Zeebrugge
It was a long journey from Breskens to Zeebrugge! We had the sails up but no real blow filled them up at any time. It was tiring to keep the sails calm on one side, due to frequent little waves the boom kept moving from side to side since there was no wind to stabilize it. Read More
From Stellendam to Stellendam
This was the trip when we discovered the engine was broken again. We were heading all along the channel from Stellendam to the open Sea when we eventually decided to turn around and go back to Stellendam due to the wavy and drizzly conditions. The Sea was not very pleasant and since it was also raining we Read More
From Scheveningen to Stellendam
Almost no wind at all! We tried to set the sails several times but in the end we motored more than we sailed. It was a nice trip, though, but the channel approaching from the Sea to Stellendam was quite long and tiring. After passing the lock right in front of the marina we were rewarded Read More
North Sea
Today the White Witch sailed all the (short) way from IJmuiden to Scheveningen. Since we had to go all the way downwind the trip was a bit tiring but apart from that very nice and relaxing. The marina in Scheveningen is completely crowded since the North Sea Race takes place this weekend. We are enjoying Read More
Entering the North Sea (From Amsterdam to IJmuiden)
Finally the White Witch has arrived at IJmuiden, at the end of the Noordzeekanaal and the “beginning” of the North Sea. Coming from the IJsselmeer we passed Amsterdam (stayed there in a tiny marina close to the center of the city for one night) we have finally reached the open sea and are now looking Read More
Not Much to Report from Flevo Marina
Flevo Marina – There is not much to report these days… We’ve had some relaxing days here on the IJsselmeer. Some days ago my parents visited us on the White Witch and enjoyed a wonderful day with us on the boat at winds of force 4 to 5. Apart from a defect in the engine that occurred Read More
From Strandhorst to Stavoren
The Strandhorst to Stavoren Video – Perfect days on the White Witch! After leaving her long-time harbour Strandhorst (http://www.strandhorst.com) yesterday the White Witch turned into a towboat helping out Rob and Lies van der Meer – a very nice Dutch couple – that had some trouble with the engine of their nice old Dutch Platbodemschip “Bolle Beertje” ahead Read More