When we hatched the plan of starting from Denmark one challenge was packing for the trip, especially with the boat so far away. There was all our personal gear, sailing gear, living items and boat operation items. We shipped a…
Month: July 2019
Freckles the Cat
Many people have asked about our cat Freckles. Besides cleaning out the closets in the house before we left, I was also tasked with determining what to do with Freckles while we are sailing. As far as back story, we…
Closet Cleaning
While Bill was away in Denmark, the kids were at sleep away camp in New Hampshire for 2 weeks. I was wrapping up things in my office and cleaning out the house from top to bottom. We rented out our…
Boat Prep
I spent July 7th to 17th at the X-Yachts facilities in Haderslev prepping Verbena. While the boat was previously owned by a private individual it had been stored at X-Yachts Haderslev, Denmark yard for the last 4 years and was…
About the name Verbena
The name “Verbena” was chosen for the boat because it has all the letters of our children’s Vera and Ben’s names and this trip is really for them. Plus it is a really cool flower. Verbena in Legend and Folklore……
Fields Around the World
Hi I am Ben. I am quite excited about the trip, though nervous about being with my family for so long in such a confined space. One thing I like to do in my free time is go to the…
Safety at sea
In the daunting task of preparing for our upcoming trip, we felt that a safety course could do us some good. My dad signed all four of us up for the CCA’s International Offshore Safety at Sea with Hands-on Training course.…