Category Archives: 2020

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 reading “Winter 2020-2021”

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 reading “autumn 2020”

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 reading “Taking over the boat”

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 reading “Our new boat!!”