It's been a dream of mine for long to sail to the Faroer Islands and yesterday the dream became reality: Rainer, Almut, Achim and I arrived in Torshavn after a 1 ½ day crossing from Stornoway in the ...
2022 Viking Cruise
This segment of the Kincsem Viking Cruise - Kilrush to Sligo - was an experiment for me: For the first time since Kincsem was new I was joined by individuals whom I did not know and had not sailed wi ...
We arrived here two days ahead of schedule because the weather forecast encouraged us to do so. The Irish Weather Service Met Eireann does not only forecast the wind conditions, but also the wave con ...
How important is it for a cruising boat that she will sail well upwind? We've all heard the old adage that gentlemen don't go to weather but then, in reality, even gentlemen don't have unlimited time ...
Our passage across the Celtic Sea from France was easy if a bit frustrating, with light upwind conditions prevailing in the first 1 ½ days. On top of that, the currents on the Quessant corner of Fra ...
I've been on the boat now for more than 10 days and what action-packed days they were! Kincsem had a lot of work done over the winter by Amel on warranty, including both masts and booms being repaint ...