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Harry Heijst

Testing all sails on Tuesday 3rd of August

It was a nice day with not much wind, ideal for a test, or if youwish à check, of our sails not being used since 2019. Some of them had been checked and repaired by Renze Runia resp. UK-de Vries in the winter of 2019-20. So we started and since we left every and each […]

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Preparation in Cherbourg Monday 2nd of August

Reima, Boj and Floris arrived at Maupertus airport where Albert Thissen picked them up and collected his (French) wine. After arrival at Morsalines we went the five of us to Port Chantereyne and started working on the boat. Lots of work. Lunch at 2pm in the Yacht Club. Our work ended at 6pm. Tomorrow again […]

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Crossing the Channel to Cherbourg 31st of July

As a result of indecision in the UK, we had to leave UK (Lymington) in order to prepare Winsome in Cherbourg. After a dinner with Manfred and Yoyo Schepers we did that on Friday i.e. one day after we arrived in Lymington, via Bournemouth. On Friday there was still 30-35 knots wind, but the prediction […]

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