Back in the spring when I was doing my armchair route planning I had frequently read that it is best to cross the Bay of Biscay in August. This World Cruising Club article on the subject sums it up best…
Author: Bill J
Sailing Log – Guernsey to Roscoff, FR
Since our time in Borkum, sailing Verbena into Saint Malo – a walled in medieval Brittany coast city – became a mission. Friends suggested it and the city is close to Mont Saint Michel, also highly recommended. From Cherbourg, our…
Cowes to Cherbourg
September 19, 2019 – Leaving Cowes we were torn. We were enjoying being around native English speakers and just getting enough boat maintenance and homework done to make time for some sightseeing. We needed another week in England to truely…
The Kiel Canal
On Saturday, Sept 1 we transited the 60 nm Kiel Canal giving us a big shortcut between the Baltic and the North Sea. There is no sailing in the canal and speeds for large tankers and smaller ships alike is…
Docklines cast…
We left our X-Yachts nest in Haderslev, Denmark today. As we were about to leave, some Danes on a newly purchased X-Yacht pulled in. They gave us a very helpful list of places to visit in Denmark and took these…
Favorite Things
When we hatched the plan of starting from Denmark one challenge was packing for the trip, especially with the boat so far away. There was all our personal gear, sailing gear, living items and boat operation items. We shipped a…
Boat Prep
I spent July 7th to 17th at the X-Yachts facilities in Haderslev prepping Verbena. While the boat was previously owned by a private individual it had been stored at X-Yachts Haderslev, Denmark yard for the last 4 years and was…