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Category: c: Netherlands

Dunkerque, France – the “spirit of Dunkirk”

September 15, 2019November 20, 2020 Renee Busheyc: Netherlands, d: France I, Travel LogLeave a Comment on Dunkerque, France – the “spirit of Dunkirk”

We left Scheveningen in the Netherlands prior to dawn for the sail to Dunkerque, France. We started out motoring with the current, then began sailing on a nice reach in about 15 knots of wind as the sun came up.…

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5 Ways We Know you’re Dutch – by Benny

September 13, 2019November 20, 2020 Ben Jacobson5 Ways, Ben, c: Netherlands, Travel LogLeave a Comment on 5 Ways We Know you’re Dutch – by Benny

Now if you thought that 5 ways you know you are Danish was good, get prepared for 5 Ways You Know You’re DUTCH! Now in Holland, aka the Netherlands, aka a place Dutch people live, I have found the select…

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The Hague

September 12, 2019November 20, 2020 Ben JacobsonBen, c: Netherlands, Travel LogLeave a Comment on The Hague

From Amsterdam, we motored back to the locks at Ijmuiden for about an hour. We were directed to a different lock by VHF radio when we arrived. We mixed up the “middle” lock we were directed to go to, then…

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36 Hours in Amsterdam

September 9, 2019November 20, 2020 Vera Jacobsonc: Netherlands, Travel Log, VeraLeave a Comment on 36 Hours in Amsterdam

The minute I opened my eyes at Sixhaven marina in Amsterdam, there were a lot of things on my mind. I hurried up and got dressed and “gently” encouraged the rest of the family to do the same. We took…

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Vanish/Olive Reunion

September 8, 2019November 20, 2020 Renee Busheyc: Netherlands, Travel LogLeave a Comment on Vanish/Olive Reunion

When Bill and I lived on our sailboat “Vanish” 15 years ago, we met a Dutch family on the s/v “Olive” from the Netherlands in the Bahamas. Picture above is from 2004 in the Bahamas. We even sailed with the…

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Borkum, Germany to Ijmuiden, Netherlands

September 7, 2019November 20, 2020 Renee Busheyb: Germany, c: Netherlands, Travel LogLeave a Comment on Borkum, Germany to Ijmuiden, Netherlands

After our trying journey to Borkum, we were not eager to head upwind in big seas again. Our French neighbors at the catamaran kindly invited us over for a drink. They were headed back to France and had also diverted…

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We are a Boston based family who took a year away to explore the world aboard an X-55 sailboat named Verbena. Here we chronicle our voyage. Subscribe for updates.

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Bill, Renee, Vera & Ben

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