Leaving the Horn behind in a fresh breeze and brilliant sunshine The Joekullfjodur (Glacier Fjords) are a wilderness area South of the Horn which has no roads, very few houses and many spectacular a ...
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Husavik was an interesting stopover. When we arrived, there was another sailboat! A red steel ketch from Austria, called La Belle Epoque. Waiting for a weather window (or rather an ice window) to s ...
The sun shining 24 hours a day definitely has it advantages. When I woke up at 4 am on the 22nd, Kincsem was tugging mightily on its lines. Rather than the tame 15 knots predicted, it was blowing 25 ...
In between showers, we were able to do a little exploring in Torshavn. Even the churches were open - a first on this cruise. There is an East Church (traditional) and a modern West Church. M ...
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 ...
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 ...