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 ...

I’m on my way back to the states, finally. I was in La Rochelle for about two and a half weeks, including a 3 day trip to Hannover to see my parents. La Rochelle has been frustrating in several wa ...

The sailing season of Kincsem is now over. I had a great time with my old friend Christoph Huss from Munich and new friends Tom and Adam from the J105 fleet in San Francisco, who all joined me in Bre ...

It was just a short hop from Anse de Ben Hir to Camaret, my next stop. Nice harbor and nice town. Again there was very little wind so with the exception of a short attempt at sailing, I motored the ...

I'm anchored here in a beautiful bay, which looks like I'd imagine a bay in Brittany: Dramatic rock formations, rocky beaches; if it wasn't for the hotel at the end of the bay, it would be quite perf ...

It's Saturday and all of France is here! There must be 75+ boats here in the anchorage on the West side of this little island in the Bay of Quiberon. Ever heard of it? Neither had I. But the beach ...

My 2021 Cruising Plan Atlantic Circuit shows us arriving in La Rochelle on August 5 and viola, here we are, on time! Like the German Bundesbahn, not like Amtrak! You'd think it was easy but it wasn' ...