Heading out of Brest, we sped down the coast on a beam reach while still seeing the remaining swell from the storm. Upon reaching the Pointe du Raz we changed course to continue southeast down the French coast. Finding ourselves bumping in the waves as we tried to make our
Making a short hop of about 40nm, we left Cherbourg with the afternoon tide. Before even getting beyond the breakwater of this large port, we were absolutely delighted to meet a small pod of dolphins. They enjoyed jumping in our bow wave and we were in awe of their playfulness
Leaving Amsterdam, we once again set off with the sunrise and began our journey back out to sea via the Noordzeekanaal. Heading southwest with the wind from behind, we passed by the busy port of Rotterdam and some passing showers. Continuing into the night we began following a small channel
After our encounter with the quayside while entering the IJsselmeer, we decided to take some time to fix the gearbox, as we have come to the conclusion that this is also the most likely solution to the issue with the propeller engaging into forward gear. Having considered this as a
As we left the harbour on Helgoland to refuel, the temperature warning began to sound on the engine. So, we quickly turned it off to check for the problem. With half the crew working on the engine and half tacking as slow as we could in the outer harbour, we