stevige lange reis / difficult long trip
14 Mei 2019 | Curaçao, Curaçao
Young Young what a trip this was !!! 6500 myl Only stopped to refuel Diesel !!
Cartagena, Gibraltar, Las Palmas, Barbados, total 500 engine hours !!!
Weather forecast from Las Palmas to the Caribbean sun 5 to 6 bf east to north east.
Nau, that is nicely baked to a delicious little wind!
It went well the first day !! then it was crying !!! Nothing like 1 bf, so 3 to 4 knots of wind. You will not be able to do that at all, yes 1.5 miles per hour !!!
So it became motor sailing, only to arrive at an average of 5 myl per hour.
But once in a while there was that 5 bf, that is 20 knots of wind and occasionally 28 knots for a few hours, then the wind was cycling again !!!
And then in the middle of the night the fall of Genoa broke !! with the result that the sail was in the water !!
And it was very hard to get it out of the water !! because all the water that is in that 80 square meter sail must first run out before you got that sail out of the water. So we were just as sweet with that !!!
We were able to hoist the sail again with the spider trap.
But as soon as there was little or no wind, the sail swept back and forth ...... with the result that the sled on the boom of the mainsail also broke. And that is difficult to replace. I still have to find something that the mainsail can be used again. The last 2 days the aggregate broke it !! Cooling water pump for outside cooling water to be pumped !! NO COFFEE AND NO WARM FOOD BAAAA !!!!
We have been in Curacao for 3 days. First clear with our rented shooter.
Then material hair for the ship that is broken,
The Seagull is covered by the dust of Bonaire. It will be a lot of brushing.
Plus emptying the storage and started emptying the Seagull. Fortunately, the 2 ships are next to each other, so that you can switch from one to the other.
It is just like a Siamese twin now.
On 3/06 we go for the medical MOT again, and if all goes well we fly back to curacao on 30/06.
Then we start planning again what we will do.
It will probably be DIY jobs DIY jobs DIY jobs etc.
Cartagena, Gibraltar, Las Palmas, Barbados, total 500 engine hours !!!
Weather forecast from Las Palmas to the Caribbean sun 5 to 6 bf east to north east.
Nau, that is nicely baked to a delicious little wind!
It went well the first day !! then it was crying !!! Nothing like 1 bf, so 3 to 4 knots of wind. You will not be able to do that at all, yes 1.5 miles per hour !!!
So it became motor sailing, only to arrive at an average of 5 myl per hour.
But once in a while there was that 5 bf, that is 20 knots of wind and occasionally 28 knots for a few hours, then the wind was cycling again !!!
And then in the middle of the night the fall of Genoa broke !! with the result that the sail was in the water !!
And it was very hard to get it out of the water !! because all the water that is in that 80 square meter sail must first run out before you got that sail out of the water. So we were just as sweet with that !!!
We were able to hoist the sail again with the spider trap.
But as soon as there was little or no wind, the sail swept back and forth ...... with the result that the sled on the boom of the mainsail also broke. And that is difficult to replace. I still have to find something that the mainsail can be used again. The last 2 days the aggregate broke it !! Cooling water pump for outside cooling water to be pumped !! NO COFFEE AND NO WARM FOOD BAAAA !!!!
We have been in Curacao for 3 days. First clear with our rented shooter.
Then material hair for the ship that is broken,
The Seagull is covered by the dust of Bonaire. It will be a lot of brushing.
Plus emptying the storage and started emptying the Seagull. Fortunately, the 2 ships are next to each other, so that you can switch from one to the other.
It is just like a Siamese twin now.
On 3/06 we go for the medical MOT again, and if all goes well we fly back to curacao on 30/06.
Then we start planning again what we will do.
It will probably be DIY jobs DIY jobs DIY jobs etc.
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15 Mei 2019 - 07:08
Janneke:
Ik lees het al, was weer een heel avontuur! Gelukkig hebben jullie het weer overleefd en kunnen jullie genieten van het mooie klimaat daar. -
15 Mei 2019 - 07:18
Ridsert Hoekstra:
lieve Marjorie en Wim,
Jullie avonturen volgen elkaar op.
Wind of geen wind, de oceaan is een grote bak water waar jullie weer eens overheen zijn gegaan.
Succes met het vervolg, en sterkte en gezondheid met al het werk dat je nog voor de boeg hebt.
Ridsert
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15 Mei 2019 - 08:09
RUTH VAN ROSSUM:
Lieve Wim en Marjorie,
Fijn om weer wat te lezen over jullie avonturen.
Goed dat jullie veilig zijn aangekomen.
Wij hebben ook een nieuwe boot gekocht Dehler 29.
Niet zo groot maar wel comfy.
Ik hoop jullie in Juni te ontmoeten.
Heel veel liefs,
Ruth van Rossum -
16 Mei 2019 - 04:06
Joanna:
Fijn dat jullie veilig zijn aangekomen in Curacao! Een hele belevenis lees ik wel, die overtocht. Maar jullie hebben het gehaald!! Super. Geniet ervan en werk ze :-) Liefs uit Sardinië -
18 Mei 2019 - 19:09
Chris And Melanie Green:
The story of your monstrous trip across the Atlantic Ocean is amazing. We are pleased that you made it despite the challenges that you faced. We wonder if you plan to tow Seagul1 behind Seagul2 so that you can use her for your trips ashore!! Of course I am joking. Keep posting your updates. What you are achieving is inspirational. Good luck, good health and fair winds.
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