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Last leg home to Enkhuizen
September 14, 2025
One last crossing of the IJsselmeer, close-hauled most of the way, back to the home berth in Enkhuizen. Nine days, two islands, more tide tables th...
Through the lock to Hindeloopen
September 13, 2025
Locked back into the IJsselmeer at Kornwerderzand and pointed south for Hindeloopen - a tiny old Frisian town that feels like it's been waiting thr...
Back across the Wad to Harlingen
September 12, 2025
The front came through overnight and left a brisk south-westerly behind it. Reefed down and ran back across the Wad on the ebb, wet but quick. By t...
Short hop to Terschelling
September 11, 2025
A short, sociable leg over to Terschelling between the sandbanks, timed once again to the water. The Brandaris lighthouse stands over the harbour l...
Lay day on Vlieland
September 10, 2025
No engine today. Vlieland has one village and no through-traffic, so we walked - up to the lighthouse, over the dunes, down to a beach that runs fu...
The tidal run to Vlieland
September 09, 2025
You don't sail the Wadden Sea on a clock, you sail it on the tide. We left Harlingen on the last of the flood and rode the buoyed channel out to Vl...
Through the Lorentz locks to Harlingen
September 08, 2025
First salt water of the trip. We locked through at Kornwerderzand on the Afsluitdijk - fenders down, lines ready, the usual polite chaos of a lock ...
Across the IJsselmeer to Makkum
September 07, 2025
Proper crossing today - beam reach across the open IJsselmeer with one reef in for the gusts. The lake gets a short, steep sea when the wind picks ...
Casting off in Enkhuizen
September 06, 2025
Provisioned, fuelled, tide tables printed and stuck to the bulkhead. We slipped out of the Compagnieshaven mid-morning with a light south-westerly ...
Finding our spot on the Sneekermeer
July 11, 2025
Left Koudum after a lazy breakfast and headed north through the Heegermeer. The wind picked up a bit on the open water, but nothing our trusty Fjor...
Taking over our boat in Koudum
July 10, 2025
Just arrived at the marina in Koudum! The friendly folks at the rental company walked us through everything - from the bow thruster controls to whe...