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07ov 16-18 47°28.36'9'N, 3°07.28'7'W  Day sail from Concarneau to Quiberon, France (Nov 16): 43.2nm 7hrs Moderate winds. Cloudy, but no rain. We cast the lines at around 8am, leaving just 15minutes before our friends on their 50ft Cat, Chiquita. We were thinking that...

Nov 13-16 47°52.221'N, 3°54.808'W Day sail from Camaret to Concarneau, France (Nov 13): 65.5nm 12.5hrs Winds were fair & at a good angle, but we needed to motor for half of the time to keep up a good speed.  Our friends from Oslo had already been at the Port de...

Nov 12-13 48°16.756'N 4°35.676'W Day sail from L'Aber Wrach to Camaret, France (Nov 12): 41nm 8hrs Wind against us on a close haul, moderate winds   We were thrilled to FINALLY be able to sail again! However, the conditions were not the best. We would have...

October 15- Nov 12! 48°36'18.3"N 4°34'34.6"W Day sail from Roscoff to L'Aber Wrach, France (Oct 15): 35nm 6hrs Wind from the side (Reach), light winds Even though the conditions were pretty good, the waves were still rolly - Liv, Niko & Espen got sick!   ...

September 18-20 50°57'45.2"N 1°50'54.5"E Sail from Amsterdam Marina to Calais, France (Sept.17-18): 149nm 21hrs Fair winds Clear skies - and yet ANOTHER firey orange sunset!   Just the thought of heading out onto the North Sea again made us a little nervous....

October 10-15 48°42'59.8"N 3°57'57.5"W Overnight sail from Lezardrieux to Roscoff, France (Oct 9-10): 84nm 25hrs Upwind, 2-3meter waves against us & tides both with & against us EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US VOMITTED!    With the news of a weather window...

October 1-9 48°47'23.8"N 3°05'54.7"W   Motoring from Pommelin to Lezardreiux Harbor, France (Oct 1): 15nm 45min Moderate winds & strong tides Partly cloudy - drizzly   We docked up longside at the end of the dock in Lezardrieux & prepared the boat for...

September 30 - October 1 48°50'07.6"N 3°05'07.7"W Night-sail from Cherbourg to Pommelin, France (Sept.29-30): 100nm 25hrs Fair winds & strong tides Partly cloudy - and yet ANOTHER photographic sunset!   With the advice of our new friend, we finally felt...

September 21-29 49°38'52.5"N 1°37'14.3"W Night-sail from Calais to Cherbourg, France (Sept.20-21): 170nm 30hrs Fair winds & strong tides Clear skies - and yet ANOTHER firey orange sunset!   Cherbourg is situated at the northern end of the Cotentin Peninsula,...

September 16-17 52°24'08.9"N 4°53'17.4"E Sail from Lake Markermeer to Amsterdam Marina (Sept.16): 16nm 4hrs Light winds Partly cloudy     It was a short trip over to the Amsterdam canal & we were excited to see the city. There were a few things to be...

September 15-16 52°28'27.3"N 5°05'09.4"E Sail from Lake IJssmelmeer to Lake Markermeer (Sept.15): 34nm 7hrs Very light wind Sunny & warm   It was another sunny, warm day with light winds. We started out with our regular sails, but quickly saw our opportunity...

September 14-15 53°03'26.0"N 5°21'44.3"E Day-sail from Vlieland to Lake IJsselmeer (Sept 14): 25nm 6hrs As we were still catching the indian summer by the coattails, we sailed into the hazy blue horizon, looking forward to a lazy sail in light winds. A lot of...

September 12-14 53°17'49.0"N 5°05'22.6"E Night-sail from Borkum to Vlieland (Sept 11-12): 80nm 12hrs Vlieland Island - probably the best of the Netherlands! A combination of a stylish harbor, pristine nature - both forest trails & clean white beaches, bike rentals...

September 4-6  53°53'43.9"N 9°08'47.1"E Day sail from Budelsdorf to Brünsbuttel lock 34nm 5.5hrs Mild to cool temps. Sun, clouds, rain.   We completed the distance of the canal on the 4th, enjoying doing many things at once - sailing, eating, reading, homeschooling...

  September 3-4  (Total distance of the Kiel Canal = 98.5km/53nm) FROM: 54°21'54.8"N 10°08'46.4"E (Kiel-Holtenau northern lock) TO:      54°18'40.0"N 9°40'59.4"E (Budelsdorf Yachtclub on the Ober-Eider river) 19nm 3.5hrs Mild to cool temps. Sun, clouds, rain.  ...

August 28-31  55°54'50.6"N 10°38'52.5"E  Day-sail from Grenaa to Samsø (August 28): 31nm 5hrs Favorable winds.   We were so ready to leave the expensive harbor of Grenaa, especially with a false start the day before that proved to not be anything near to a Gale Force....

August 24-28  56°24'32.8"N 10°55'23.1"E  Sail from  Hals to Grenaa (August 24): 42nm 8hrs A beautiful sail with a more comfortable angle of wind for sailing. A little more speed than before. Sunny & warm. We anchored in a beautiful bay just outside the Grenaa...

August 22-24  56°59'27.2"N 10°18'27.6"E  Sail from Sæby to Hals (August 22): 26nm 11hrs Our worst passage so far...upwind, choppy waves, up to 30knots of gusts, low-flying military training helicopters & pilot boats in the area. Liv became drowsy because of waves...

  August 20-22   57°19'57.5"N 10°32'01.5"E  Sail from Skagen to Sæby (August 20): 24nm 8.5hrsUpwind sailing - slow sailing because we sailed conservatively. Still getting used to the sails. Mild & dry.  We were so happy to arrive the charming harbor town...

August 19-20 57°43'06.6"N 10°35'21.6"E Sail from Jomfruland to Skagen (August 18-19): 113nm 20hrs Almost no wind Sunny & warm We started off into the sunset from Jomfruland Island in Norway to sail overnight to Skagen. Even though the winds blew lightly, we...

August 17-18 58°52'54.6"N 9°35'58.3"E Sail from Kjøpmannskjær to Jomfruland (August 17-18): 34nm 6.5hrs Almost no wind Sunny & warm Look! We've already traveled 1 degree south! 😊 Yes, maybe only we would get excited about this, but it felt like progress after just...

It was a Friday evening in August 2018 with the usual Friday taco and relaxing at home after a long work-week…but earlier that day a thought crossed Eivind's mind that would change the course of the Amsrud family for the next few years…that is, if his wife, Liv, would...

September 7-11 53°33'44.6"N 6°45'02.5"E Night-sail from Brünsbuttel Lock, Kiel Kanal to Borkum harbor (Sept 6-7): 104nm 25hrs    Another rough sail on the North Sea: As we were waiting to exit the Kiel Canal throught the Brünsbuttel Lock, it rained cats & dogs on...

September 1-3 54°23'02.8"N 10°10'16.6"E Overnight sail from Samsø, Denmark to Kiel, Germany (Aug 31- Sep 1): 120nm 27hrs Sunny & warm. Beautiful sailing, sunset & sunrise! Sailing overnight to get to the Kiel Canal in Germany from Samsø island in Denmark...

Kjøpmannskjær, Norway - August 17th  59°10'32.2"N 10°23'08.2"E Destination 1: The Caribbean...via the European coastline and either the Canary Islands or Cape Verde. Stop 1: Jomfruland Island, Norway FINALLY!...Departure day has finally arrived - or more rightly said,...