S1E4 is out. This time we sail from Portugal to Madeira and make a stopover in Gran Canaria for lots of stainless work on sy Escape. Follow the link and read up on it. We now hit the trade winds and had fantastic down wind sailing from Portugal to Cape Read more…
S1E3 is out and we push on. This time we leave the north behind and arrive warmer waters after a bumpy ride across the Bay of Biscay. Click on the video (below) to see our travels of look at a previous blog ‘ life after 50+‘ on this page to Read more…
Statsraad Lehmkuhl arrived Wilhelmstadt / Curacao this morning as a part of their One Ocean Expedition. The video is a teaser for our Season 3. We have spent August – December 2021 in Curacao getting sy Escape ready for Season 3 in the Pacific. In between work, we have visited Read more…
we finally arrived Curacao after 14 months of waiting. We are ready for the next chapter in our Explore- Learn – Share
‘On behalf of the entire Ocean Cruising Club I’m delighted to congratulate you onbeing chosen to receive the David Wallis Trophy for 2020 for your delightfulFlying Fish story entitled, Voyagin With Vetle’. To our big surprise, we were awarded the David Wallis Trophy for our article in the OCC Flying Read more…
The VHF radio sparked again. It was 4 am on March 20th. I was setteling in for the final approach to Curacao. ‘sy Escape, this is the Curacao coast guard. Please answer‘. I pushed the send button ‘Good morning curacao coast guard, this is sy Escape‘. ‘Please state your intentions Read more…
We now have the nicest bowsprit not only in Pasito Blanco, but sy Escape is the first First to have such a solid base for anchor, gennaker and whatever else we decide to fly from our bow. I can also imagine a 5 year old that will climb and jump Read more…
It started with a ‘Hola‘. I was in the boat in Pasito Blanco, sweating it out after doing some cleaning downstairs. ‘Hola‘ I heard back and then I stuck my head out from under the suncover. He – Jose Ramon – was hosing down the boat next to me. It Read more…