Amsterdam to Enkhuizen – 28.4 miles in 7 hours 5 minutes Got back on board a couple of days ago and then Andy joined me yesterday. After an early morning start we tried to head out via the pump-out station, but it was being repaired. So, we headed straight out …
Volendam to Amsterdam – 18 miles in 4 hours 25 minutes Back home again today … We set off from Volendam about 9.15 this morning to head back to Amsterdam Marina. Volendam marina was really nice – a modern marina with excellent facilities (apart from an oddly positioned pump-out station …
Medemblik to Volendam – 27.1 miles in 5 hours and 5 minutes The day started cloudy and murky and with the bread we had ordered being late, this set the tone for the first part of the day. We had even gone deliberately to the pump-out station to empty the …
Lelystad to Medemblik – 25.9 miles in 4 hours 35 minutes With a better forecast for today, we decided to head back across the Markermeer and north into the Ijsselmeer again. The destination we chose was Medemblik, not least because the marina there is part of the Amsterdam marina group, …
A day off today. Given that it was blowing 25 knots plus outside and the lifeboat was launched this morning, staying in Lelystad looks like it was a good decision.After shopping in the morning, we spent the afternoon at the Batavia Werf. Between 1985 and 1995 a complete replica of …
Hoorn to Lelystad via Enkhuizen – 25.2 miles We started the morning with a quick walk round the harbour in Hoorn and then headed off (via the pump-out barge) round the coast to Enkhuizen. To do this requires, since 1975, going through the lock in the Houtribdijk. This was built …
Edam to Hoorn – 7.9 miles in 1 hour and 55 minutes A very short passage today. On Wednesdays during July and August Edam re-enact the old cheese market in the centre of town, so we decided to go and see this. It was actually, despite being standard tourist fodder, …
Amsterdam to Edam – 19.6 miles in 4 hours and 25 minutes Anne and I headed out to the boat yesterday on the ferry an Derek and Adie joined us this morning on the early morning flight from Southend to Schipol. On arrival they were greeted with a coffee and then …
Muiden to Amsterdam – 10.4 miles in 2 hours and 40 minutes A return trip to Amsterdam today – time to head home this evening on the ferry and leave the boat in its new home in Amsterdam Marina. We left our berth at the Royal Dutch Yacht Club about …
Amsterdam to Muiden – 10.6 miles in 2 hours 50 minutes Having spent a little time trying to sort where the leak in the forward cabin was, and narrowed it down to the pole downhaul deck fitting, we decided that we needed some mastic. We had already tried the ‘chandlery’ …