Dr. Henk-Jan van Essen balanced a PhD defense with single-handed trawler voyaging on 'Lady Liselot'. Follow his 2026 mission to London and Paris in this ...

Cruising the Seine all the way to Paris sounds like a dream, but things can turn intense real quick. In this episode, as daylight fades, I face a 30-kilometer ...

From crossing the Pacific in a 23ft Ranger to navigating a 43ft catamaran through the Malacca Strait, Sam Holmes defines the technical grit of solo-turned-duo ...

After 14 days in Rouen repairing the engine and taking on 1,500 liters of diesel, it's finally time to throw off the lines and head toward Paris. Leaving the ...

Hunting for diesel along the French waterways was already shaping up to be a challenge—until the unexpected happened mid-transit: my port engine suddenly shut ...

9 hours at the helm, fatigue setting in, and Rouen finally in sight. I thought the hard part of the day was behind us. I was wrong. When your plans completely ...

Welcome back aboard Lady Liselotte for part two of our journey along the Seine, traveling from Honfleur towards Rouen! It turns out to be another eventful ...

Leaving the historic harbor of Honfleur aboard Lady Liselot and setting course for Paris! Footage: 2025-09-14, s6, e11. EASIEST WAY TO SUPPORT ME? 1. ...

Footage: 2025-09-09 Cruising singlehanded from Dieppe to Honfleur along the stunning French coast. s6, e10. EASIEST WAY TO SUPPORT ME? 1. Subscribe to the ...

Footage: 2025-09-08, s6, e09 in 21:9. Leaving Boulogne-sur-Mer at 5:30 AM in the pitch black is always an adventure, but this passage to Dieppe (France) turned ...

Footage from 2025-09-06. This is episode s6, e08. After being trapped in Dover for 10 days by a relentless storm, the weather finally cleared. It’s 6:10 AM, ...

2025-08-24, S6, e7. The North Sea is beautiful, but she’s also a strict teacher. With a forecast of 24+ knots heading my way, I had to make a choice: stay ...

Footage: 2025-08-22. s6, e06. Navigating a 50ft, 32-ton vessel through the UK's busiest estuaries isn't always smooth sailing. In this episode, I leave my ...

Footage: 2025-08-21. s6, e05. "I should have left four hours ago." Navigating the River Medway is never just a "simple cruise." In this episode, I face the ...

Footage: 2025-08-17, (s6, e04). We’re leaving the safety of St. Katharine Docks behind as we trade the skyline of London for the raw isolation of Burntwick ...

Footage: 2025-08-12. (s6, e03) One day it’s a peaceful sunrise, the next it’s a national security sweep. I’m searching for that perfect place under the sun, ...

Footage: 2025-08-11. (s6, e02) - "Is this actually a right idea?" As I leave the harbor of Blankenberge behind and point the bow of the Lady Liselot toward the ...

They say the sun is the best medicine. After years of preparing, I am finally sailing my 32 ton, 50 ft floating home to a place where the sun always shines. ...

Born in 1965, I turned sixty in December 2025. For most of those years, my life felt like a race I never signed up for—a calendar full of deadlines, a head ...

Yes. Yes. Yes!!! In Summer of 2023 I had the plan to sail from The Netherlands, to Belgium and then to England to visit London. But 2023 brought a Summer full ...

In Summer of 2023 I had the plan to sail from The Netherlands, to Belgium and then to England to visit London. But 2023 brought a Summer full of hard wind and ...

Children in the Netherlands (I know this because I grew up in the Netherlands) are taught that a certain Spaniard named Columbus one day went out sailing in ...

Being Dutch I am used to find mooring- and/or anchor spots every so many kilometers, but on the River Seine, there are not many. You hardly see any pleasure ...

I love producing these short updates. They are easy to produce and do not take many hours to produce. Yes, les detailed info, but there will be a moment when I ...