Antipole spent September and October in the Camber dock in Portsmouth – convenient for Tony to work on various jobs. In mid-September we joined the Portsmouth Sailing Club rally to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. We have been too far away…
Calais to Dover and home to Portsmouth
With the west winds returned, we had an easy crossing from Calais to Dover. The new marina in Dover is not yet ready as all effort is focused on expanding the cargo handling in case of a no-deal Brexit. Whilst…
Amsterdam to Calais
From Amsterdam, we passed along the North Sea Canal (mostly motoring against light winds with canal traffic) and locked out into the port of IJmuiden. We were visited in the marina by Ynskje’s nephews Aram and Raban for a pleasant…
Enkhuizen & Marken with Sarah & Oli
We squeezed through the lock out of Lemmer and had a good passage across the IJselmeer to Enkhuizen. Enkhuizen received city rights in 1355 when Amsterdam was still to emerge as a significant city. Enkhuizen became the headquarters of the…
Through Frisland
Kane and Lucas joined us in Groningen and we headed off through the canals. This is the height of the holiday season and it is busy. We left Groningen in a convoy of fifteen boats, which all had to manoeuvre…