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March 20 was the day: We finally changed the old shipsname Quo Vadis into Garfield! An old friend of Herman who runs an advertising agency designed the new logo for Garfield.Annabelle had a lot of work to remove the old name, as this was on the boat probably since the beginning, which was 22 yearsContinue…

After returning from a week sailing in October in Friesland, the Netherlands, I first heard about Laura Dekkers (youngest girl ever, who made a solo cirumnavigation) new plan. While sailing around the world, she learned so much and now she wants to pass these life lessons on. I was immediately interested. Soon she answered myContinue…

At the end of the autumn holidays we took off the mast and prepared the boat for the winter. During the winter Garfield lies in the marina Woudsend (NL). We are now planning the upgrade of the equipment for the long trip. We need to increase the batterycapacity, add solar power, mount a hydrovane autopilot,Continue…

From October 10th until 16th we made our first real trip.It’s great to experience how much space this yacht offers and how comfortable this boat is also with cold weather.Day 1 (Saturday): LemmerDay 2 (Sunday): LelystadDay 3 (Monday): StavorenDay 4 (Tuesday): HeegDay 5 (Wednesday): Sneek (new upholstery ordered)Day 6 (Thursday: WoudsendDay 7 (Friday):  Boat preparedContinue…

After our summerholidays we went back home to take over the boat in Enkhuizen where the previous owner showed and explained us everything we needed to know.After cleaning and learning all the details of the boat, Herman went several weekends to the boat to make some repairs, exchange old ropes and many more small things.DuringContinue…

During a week sailing in July 2020 from Sabine and Herman, we finally found the boat of our dreams. A week later Herman went to the harbour again to take a detailed look. Then intensive pricenegotians and we have a deal!! We bought a sailing yacht. It’s a Compromis 36, nowadays called C-yacht 1100. VeryContinue…