It took just about two weeks to get Karl ready to leave the marina and to be back on the hook. A huge thanks goes out to Maria from www.sailjoana.com, who ...
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After quite some time I went for my second solo sailing trip with Karl. It was only a short one, but it was a start and it felt really good. Now Karl and me ...
Another week in Pueto Lindo, enjoying the cruising life, meeting new friends and taking Karl for a little spin to Isla Grande. I guess it's time to say goodbye ...
After leaving Shelter Bay behind for real, I am now enjoying a cruiser's life at anchor in Puerto Lindo. There are still a couple of small projects that I am ...
Happy SAILOR GIRL!! I finally leave port after months and months of boat refit – UNTIE THE LINES #40
Finally, Untie The Lines becomes more than just the name of this video documentary. Karl and me have left Shelter Bay behind for real and we are on our way to ...
Finally, it is time for a trial run and I am super excited if everything will go well. It's been an awesome day with some beautifull sailing, Karl surfing the ...
KARL got a little brother this week, a Banana-Boat, that can be rowed, sailed and motored. What an awesome new fleet member! Last week was full of ...
KARL is finally back to where he belongs: in the water! Not much more to say about that...it feels great and it surely was a super special day for me. Find ...
Karl's bottom paint is finally finished and he is standing on the hard with his new black robe, ready to go back into the water, where he belongs. What a ...
After more than four weeks to take down the paint of Karl's botom, it took only two to put the first layer of etching primer on. It seems that everything went ...
Not only delayed but it's also just a short one this week...KARL is finally down to bare aluminium and my paint has arrived also. Things are progressing and it ...
Big progress on the project list this week. I finally got Karl's holes welded. It was quite exciting and I am really happy that it is done. I also started to ...
This week I organized a littel Sanding Party and had some friends over to help me to smoothen the surface of Karl's hull. It was a fun day, we got a lot of ...
It's time to find out the truth...so I have to take down the paint of KARL's hull to see if there are more holes hiding underneath. What a job! It's day number ...
What a day! Even if it was just to go back to Shelter Bay, it was super great to take KARL out and use the new sails. We've had a beautiful day of sailing and ...
It's the beginning of a new year so I thought I would give you a rough outlook about my plans with KARL. I have decided to try to bring KARL back to Europe. ...
Finally, after several weeks of work and a couple of trial runs, that did not work out so well, Karl and me have left Shelter Bay Marina with my sister on ...
My sister arrived from Germany and we spent another week in Shelter Bay preparing to finally leave the marina. My big shipment from Baotoon arrived, jey, we ...
My sister is going to come next week so it is time to get back to work and get rid of some more mold inside the living room. I had to replace some of the old ...
After a positive trial run with KARL, it is time to untie the lines by myself for the first time. So I leave Shelter Bay, all excited about my first solo trip. ...
KARL is finally where he is supposed to be: out at the sea. Even if it is only a short trial run to make sure that the engine is working fine, it is exciting ...
After all the trouble with Karl's engine breaking down, i decided to take a little break and help Miguel to transfer Arctic Front to Bocas. Dimitrios and me ...
Join me for the first real trial run with Karl and my friend Dimitrios, leaving Marina Shelter Bay and headding for Bocas del Toro. It will be an adventurous ...
One of my first refit projects on KARL was to get my front cabin nice and cosy so I have a place where I can feel at home whilst the rest of the boat is still ...