Diary Entries

2012
- Sep 2012
  - Tue 25 Sep
    - Final Remarks
  - Fri 21 Sep
    - Perkins 4108 - Thank you Mr P !!
    - Sunware 48W solarpanel
  - Thu 20 Sep
  - Wed 19 Sep
  - Tue 18 Sep
  - Mon 17 Sep
  - Sun 16 Sep
  - Sat 15 Sep
    - Yachting Media
    - Blue Water Sailing and media
  - Sun 02 Sep
    - 16646 Nm
- Aug 2012
  - Tue 28 Aug
    - Tarita Welcome-Crew Participants
  - Sun 26 Aug
    - Tarita Welcome
  - Mon 20 Aug
  - Sun 19 Aug
    - Archipelagosailing
  - Fri 17 Aug
    - Sternanchor at Harstena
  - Thu 16 Aug
    - Navigating Swedish Archipelago
    - Häradsskär
  - Wed 15 Aug
    - Blåkulla
  - Tue 14 Aug
    - Mats & Mayte
  - Mon 13 Aug
    - Borgholm
    - Night in Kalmarsund
  - Sun 12 Aug
    - Utklippan
    - Passing Southern Baltic
  - Thu 09 Aug
    - Back in the Baltic Sea
  - Tue 07 Aug
    - Alex
    - Swedish Summer
  - Mon 06 Aug
  - Sun 05 Aug
    - Helsingborg
  - Sat 04 Aug
    - Kullen
    - Mess on Kattegatt and a nice sunset
  - Fri 03 Aug
    - Leaving Gothenburgh,passing Vinga
- Jul 2012
  - Sat 07 Jul
    - Back in Sweden !
  - Fri 06 Jul
    - Shiprolled
    - Overcrowded
  - Thu 05 Jul
    - Approaching Skagen at midnight
  - Wed 04 Jul
    - Calm Seas
  - Tue 03 Jul
    - Crossing the German Bight
  - Mon 02 Jul
    - On the North Sea again day, 1 at sea
  - Sun 01 Jul
- Jun 2012
  - Sat 30 Jun
    - Mema
    - Dutch Domination
  - Fri 29 Jun
    - The marinaplague
  - Thu 28 Jun
    - Wadenzee
  - Wed 27 Jun
    - Vlieland Village
    - Vlieland -Dutch Summerparadise
  - Tue 26 Jun
    - Vlieland
  - Sun 24 Jun
    - Waiting for the gale to settle
    - Harlingen-Dutch harbour chaos
  - Fri 22 Jun
    - Midsummer in Netherlands
  - Thu 21 Jun
    - Enkhuizen
  - Tue 19 Jun
    - Passing Markenmeer
  - Sun 17 Jun
    - The Nordzeekanal
  - Sat 16 Jun
    - Night passage through Amsterdam
  - Fri 15 Jun
    - Compromising Privacy
    - Dutch Canalsystem
  - Thu 14 Jun
    - Locks
    - Bridges
  - Wed 13 Jun
  - Tue 12 Jun
    - Good Bye Michiel de Ruijterhaven and Rinus
- May 2012
  - Sun 20 May
    - Doing Nothing
  - Fri 18 May
    - Return to Flushing
  - Mon 14 May
    - Sevenstar Yacht Transport
- Apr 2012
  - Fri 27 Apr
  - Thu 26 Apr
    - Coming in from the sea
  - Wed 25 Apr
    - Waiting for Marsgracht/Tarita
  - Sun 22 Apr
    - Marsgracht/Gibraltar
  - Sat 07 Apr
    - Marsgracht under progress
- Mar 2012
  - Thu 15 Mar
    - Going Home
    - M/V Marsgracht
  - Mon 12 Mar
    - E.T.A Flushing/Netherlands
- Feb 2012
  - Tue 28 Feb
    - Europe instead of Caribbean
- Jan 2012
  - Wed 25 Jan
    - Farewell to the South Pacific
  - Tue 24 Jan
    - Seacocks closed and flag down
  - Sat 21 Jan
    - NZ weather for mariners
  - Fri 20 Jan
    - Commercial Forces
  - Mon 16 Jan
  - Sun 15 Jan
  - Sat 14 Jan
  - Wed 11 Jan
    - All alone in Auckland
  - Sat 07 Jan
  - Wed 04 Jan
    - Kawau 36:15.177S 174:49.526E
  - Mon 02 Jan
  - Sun 01 Jan
2011
- Dec 2011
  - Sat 31 Dec
  - Fri 30 Dec
    - UraPukaPuka 35:13.000S,174:14.000E
  - Mon 26 Dec
    - Today´s youth
  - Sun 25 Dec
  - Sat 24 Dec
    - Cape Brett
  - Fri 23 Dec
  - Thu 22 Dec
    - after one year in Whangarei
    - Dave
  - Wed 21 Dec
    - Work in Whangarei marina
  - Tue 20 Dec
    - Masting
  - Mon 19 Dec
    - Aspects on refit of yacht in New Zealand
  - Fri 16 Dec
    - Refit in Whangarei/NZ-experiences
  - Thu 15 Dec
    - Two weeks in Drizzle
  - Fri 02 Dec
    - Puh!
- Nov 2011
  - Tue 29 Nov
    - Coming back down under
- May 2011
  - Sat 28 May
- Feb 2011
  - Sat 12 Feb
    - Under "love and care"
- Jan 2011
  - Tue 18 Jan
  - Sun 16 Jan
    - Sunset without palmtrees
  - Fri 14 Jan
    - Rusell waterfront
    - Arcadia Lodge
  - Thu 13 Jan
    - NZ coast line
  - Wed 12 Jan
    - Together
  - Tue 11 Jan
    - Sverker on S/Y Nanoq
  - Mon 10 Jan
    - Tarita in Whangarei Marina
  - Sun 09 Jan
    - Good to see you
2010
- Nov 2010
  - Mon 15 Nov
    - New Zealand 35:49.750S 174:32.008E
  - Thu 11 Nov
    - Under way 29:33.206S 166:08.405E
  - Mon 08 Nov
    - Tarita underway 22:49.402S 166:08.135E
- Sep 2010
  - Thu 30 Sep
    - The end for now
  - Wed 29 Sep
    - Western ego
  - Thu 23 Sep
    - Port Moselle-Noumea 22:16.642S 166:26.414E
  - Wed 22 Sep
    - Danger
  - Mon 20 Sep
  - Sun 19 Sep
    - New Caledonia! 20:55.131S !67:16.725E
    - Lack of concern for safetyissues
  - Sat 18 Sep
  - Fri 17 Sep
    - A short rest
    - Tuna
  - Thu 16 Sep
    - Day 3 at sea 19:45.256S 171:39.089E
  - Wed 15 Sep
    - Goosewing
  - Tue 14 Sep
    - Under Way 18:09.618S 176:01.415E
  - Fri 10 Sep
    - Denarau
    - Sergeant Major
  - Wed 08 Sep
    - Gale over Nanuya Lai Lai
    - Locked in to "Blue Lagoon"
  - Mon 06 Sep
    - Manta Ray
  - Sun 05 Sep
    - Nanuya LaiLai 16:56.669S 177:22.018E
  - Fri 03 Sep
    - Everyday life-breakfast
    - Everyday life-service/repair
  - Thu 02 Sep
    - Childrens friend
    - Bernardo
  - Wed 01 Sep
    - Old Crew
    - Womble
    - New Crew
    - New Crew
- Aug 2010
  - Sat 28 Aug
    - Naviti 17:10.327S 177:11.236E
  - Fri 27 Aug
    - Empty and silent
  - Thu 26 Aug
    - Luvuka Island
    - Birthday for Samuel
  - Tue 24 Aug
    - Todays Catch
  - Mon 23 Aug
    - Cast Away
  - Sun 22 Aug
    - Fiji Fishermen
  - Sat 21 Aug
    - Fiji Beach
  - Fri 20 Aug
    - Below
  - Thu 19 Aug
    - Mammals of Fiji
  - Wed 18 Aug
  - Tue 17 Aug
  - Sun 15 Aug
    - Fijian vs western life styles
  - Sat 14 Aug
  - Fri 13 Aug
    - Waya 17:16.585S 177:06.222E
  - Tue 10 Aug
    - Onboard after 2 years.
  - Mon 09 Aug
    - sunset over Navadra
    - Navadra
  - Thu 05 Aug
    - Diving in Mana
    - Mana
  - Mon 02 Aug
    - Into the deep blue
  - Sun 01 Aug
    - Muscet Cove
- Jul 2010
  - Sat 31 Jul
    - Sunset over the Yasawas
  - Fri 30 Jul
    - Family arrived and Tarita ready
  - Mon 26 Jul
    - Time to move again
2009
- Oct 2009
  - Sun 25 Oct
    - Final Remarks
  - Thu 22 Oct
    - Sitting out the cycloneseason
    - Into the hole in the ground
  - Wed 21 Oct
    - Liza and Kazu
  - Sat 17 Oct
    - No one is running
    - Where are we running?
  - Thu 15 Oct
    - This years crew
  - Wed 14 Oct
    - Vuda Point-beginning of the end 17:40.883S 177:23.196E
  - Mon 12 Oct
    - Sunware solarpanel warning
    - Lopolight warning
  - Sat 10 Oct
    - Communication on a bluewater yacht
    - Surfing Wilkes pass
  - Thu 08 Oct
  - Wed 07 Oct
  - Tue 06 Oct
  - Mon 05 Oct
    - Musket Cove 17:46.298S 177:11.602E
    - Globalisation Squad
  - Sun 04 Oct
  - Sat 03 Oct
    - Zulu
    - Moored outside Lalati resort
  - Fri 02 Oct
  - Thu 01 Oct
    - Tsunami
- Sep 2009
  - Wed 30 Sep
    - Heading for Beqa 18:21.100S 178:11.800E
  - Sat 26 Sep
    - S/Y Comedie
    - Anchorage SavuSavu
  - Fri 25 Sep
    - SavuSavu 16:46.707S 179:19.841E
  - Wed 23 Sep
    - Great Passage and "a nice cup of tea"
  - Tue 22 Sep
    - Fiji !! 16:47.872S 179:18.289W
  - Mon 21 Sep
    - Heading for Fiji day 2 at sea 17:24.150S 176:59.531W
  - Wed 16 Sep
    - The archipelago of Vavau 18:41.335S 174:07.877W
  - Sun 13 Sep
    - Waha
  - Sat 12 Sep
    - Sunset over Hunga/Tonga
  - Fri 11 Sep
    - Crew
  - Thu 10 Sep
  - Mon 07 Sep
    - Last Bottle
  - Sun 06 Sep
    - "Get out there"
  - Sat 05 Sep
    - Quality sailing shoes
  - Fri 04 Sep
    - Vavau
    - Kingdom of Tonga!! 18:39.613S 173:59.384W
  - Wed 02 Sep
    - La Cuisine Francaise
    - Heading for Tonga day 10 at sea 18:47.683S 170:35.088W
  - Tue 01 Sep
    - Heading for Tonga
- Aug 2009
  - Mon 31 Aug
  - Sun 30 Aug
    - Full clinic
    - Awkward anchorage?
  - Sat 29 Aug
  - Fri 28 Aug
    - Palmerston
  - Thu 27 Aug
    - Heading for Palmerston/Tonga day 4 at sea 17:53.130S 159:38.716W
  - Tue 25 Aug
    - Heading for Palmerston/Tonga day 2 at sea 17:22.059S 155:13.405W
  - Sun 23 Aug
    - Light winds
  - Sat 22 Aug
    - Heading for Tonga 16:39.131S 152:31.373W
  - Fri 21 Aug
  - Thu 20 Aug
    - Back in Bora Bora
  - Fri 14 Aug
    - The crew
  - Thu 13 Aug
    - The crew
  - Wed 12 Aug
    - Chantier Naval des Iles/le Vent
    - Ready for the ocean
  - Tue 11 Aug
    - Tarita after one year
  - Mon 10 Aug
    - Hard work in a sauna
  - Fri 07 Aug
    - Back on track again
2008
- Aug 2008
  - Mon 18 Aug
    - Blue Water Cruising Gear
  - Sun 17 Aug
    - Will we ever see you again?(picture)
    - Thoughts in a shipyard
  - Mon 11 Aug
    - Concluding Remarks(Claes)
  - Sat 09 Aug
    - Returning back to Taha/Raiatea 16:40.300S 151:32.600W
  - Tue 05 Aug
    - Bora Bora's impressions
  - Mon 04 Aug
  - Sun 03 Aug
    - Bertha and Claes diving at MuriMuri(picture)
  - Sat 02 Aug
    - Muri-Muri
- Jul 2008
  - Wed 30 Jul
    - Bloody Mary's(picture)
    - Barbecue at the Yacht Club(picture)
  - Tue 29 Jul
  - Mon 28 Jul
    - Heiva(picture)
    - Approaching Bora Bora(picture)
  - Sat 26 Jul
    - Bora-Bora-Overhyped/Overdeveloped, or "The pearl of the Pacific" 16:29S 151:45W
  - Fri 25 Jul
    - Short stay on Raiatea 16:44.550S 151:24.850W
  - Thu 24 Jul
  - Sun 20 Jul
    - Gale and heavy rain in Paradise /Huahine 16:48.700S 150:59.491W
  - Tue 15 Jul
  - Mon 14 Jul
    - Moorea A pearl in paradise 17:23.450S 149:52.000W
  - Sat 12 Jul
  - Thu 10 Jul
    - 12 days in Tahiti,service/repairs/tourism
- Jun 2008
  - Sat 28 Jun
    - HELL AND HEAVEN: Tuamotus to Papeete 17:35.180S 149:36.990W
  - Fri 27 Jun
  - Thu 26 Jun
  - Wed 25 Jun
    - Tikehau 14:51.800S 148:07.500W
  - Fri 20 Jun
    - Wow!
  - Thu 19 Jun
    - Gabriel at dive center Rangiroa(picture)
    - The Tiputa Pass(picture)
  - Wed 18 Jun
    - Rangiroa 14:58.091S 147:38.146W
    - Days in Ahe atoll
  - Tue 10 Jun
  - Mon 09 Jun
    - One of these days
  - Wed 04 Jun
    - Tuamotos 14:32.219S 146:21.432W
  - Sun 01 Jun
    - Evil circles in Paradise 12:58.528S 144:51.258W
- May 2008
  - Fri 30 May
    - Heading for Tuamotos 10:48.436S 141:39.785W
  - Fri 23 May
  - Sat 17 May
    - Entering Tahioe Bay(picture)
    - Arriving to Nuku Hiva (marquesas),(picture)
  - Tue 06 May
    - We managed!
    - Ua Huka Marquesas at sunrise!! 8:56.091S 139:50.987W
  - Mon 05 May
    - Heading for Marquesas day 21 at sea 8:43.140S 136:06.884W
  - Fri 02 May
    - Heading for Marquesas day 18 at sea 8:47.062S 128:53.458W
- Apr 2008
  - Mon 28 Apr
    - Ninas Birthday 1000 NM left to go(picture)
    - Heading for Marquesas day 14 at sea 8:09.462S 120:09:492W
  - Sun 27 Apr
    - Fw: No signs of life 7:58.052S 117:36.033W
  - Sat 26 Apr
    - Heading for Marquesas day 11 at sea 7:52.667S 114:44.645W
  - Fri 25 Apr
    - Calm day at sea(picture)
  - Thu 24 Apr
    - Close to Perfection 7:00.570S 110:55.019W
  - Wed 23 Apr
    - Gabriel doing school job(picture)
  - Tue 22 Apr
    - Heading for Marquesas day 8 at sea 6:27.230S 106:36.363W
  - Sat 19 Apr
    - Heading for Marquesas day 5 at sea 6:11.088S 98:47.398W
  - Wed 16 Apr
    - Heading for Marquesas day 2 3:09.439S 92:42.558W
  - Tue 08 Apr
    - I´m sorry 0:53.800S 89:36.737W
  - Fri 04 Apr
  - Wed 02 Apr
    - Galapagos marine life/Kickers Rock(picture)
- Mar 2008
  - Mon 31 Mar
  - Sun 30 Mar
    - Returning to Galapagos
  - Mon 17 Mar
  - Thu 13 Mar
    - Flat Seas
  - Tue 11 Mar
    - Leaving Panama(picture)
  - Sun 09 Mar
    - Watertaxi(picture)
  - Sat 08 Mar
  - Fri 07 Mar
    - Gatun Locks Panama canal(picture)
  - Thu 06 Mar
    - My Father
  - Wed 05 Mar
  - Tue 04 Mar
- Feb 2008
  - Thu 28 Feb
  - Wed 27 Feb
    - Under way at the Caribbean sea(picture)
  - Tue 26 Feb
    - Passage of the Caribbean sea
  - Thu 14 Feb
    - Sarifundys(picture)
  - Sun 10 Feb
    - Anchored outside Kimikalki(picture)
  - Thu 07 Feb
    - Berthed in Curacao Yacht Club(picture)
  - Sat 02 Feb
  - Fri 01 Feb
    - Pictures from Willemstad
- Jan 2008
  - Thu 31 Jan
    - Arriving in Willemstad
  - Thu 24 Jan
    - Position and report from M/S Amstelgracht
  - Mon 14 Jan
    - Onboard Amstelgracht,somewhere on North Atlantic
  - Sat 12 Jan
    - Onboard Amstelgracht,here a picture of sistership,M/S Spiegelgracht
  - Thu 10 Jan
    - Onboard Amstelgracht,position only
  - Wed 09 Jan
    - Onboard Amstelgracht close to Bilbao
  - Mon 07 Jan
    - Onboard Amstelgracht
  - Sun 06 Jan
    - Onboard Amstelgracht-position only
  - Sat 05 Jan
  - Fri 04 Jan
    - Preparing for loading Linkeroever Marina(picture)
2007
- Sep 2007
  - Thu 27 Sep
    - Position only
  - Wed 26 Sep
    - position only
  - Sun 23 Sep
    - Amsterdam to Antwerpen cont.
  - Thu 20 Sep
    - Amsterdam to Antwerpen
  - Sun 16 Sep
    - Kiel to Amsterdam
  - Fri 14 Sep
    - Trosa to Kiel
- Aug 2007