Sailing out of Haderslev, I was struck by the fields and farms along the ocean and fjords. You see wheat fields, combines and cattle at the water’s edge. It reminds of Michigan, at least the Thumb of Michigan – if…
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Docklines cast…
We left our X-Yachts nest in Haderslev, Denmark today. As we were about to leave, some Danes on a newly purchased X-Yacht pulled in. They gave us a very helpful list of places to visit in Denmark and took these…
Haderslev Field Review
On Wednesday, Dad and I went for a fun bike ride to a field at sunset. The field was in Haderslev, Denmark and is part of the Haderslev Fodboldklub. The day before we bought a football so we were prepared…
Favorite Things
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…
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……