Holidays 2026 – Day 9 July 13, 2026July 16, 2026Sybren Krabbendam It is July 13th today; we have been underway for 9 days. Fortunately, we can sleep in, because I was quite tired, and [...]
Holidays 2026 – Day 8 July 12, 2026July 16, 2026Sybren Krabbendam Day one and day 8. Day 8 for Dad and me, and day one for Teun. We only have to sail for two [...]
Holidays 2026 – Day 7 July 11, 2026July 12, 2026Sybren Krabbendam Today we went to pick up Teun. It was 10 o’clock when I woke up. So, a nice lie-in. Teun took the 2:15 [...]
Holidays 2026 – Day 6 July 10, 2026July 12, 2026Sybren Krabbendam New day, new opportunities. The start went perfectly, just like yesterday, now for the North Sea…. That went much better too, with lower [...]
Holidays 2026 – Day 5 July 9, 2026July 12, 2026Sybren Krabbendam Yesterday we made all the preparations for a good trip to Borkum. Today we started the day well; the Wadden Sea was nice [...]
Holidays 2026 – Day 4 July 8, 2026July 11, 2026Sybren Krabbendam Good morning! I woke up delightfully late this morning for the first time: 10 minutes to 11. This is because Dad and I [...]
Holidays 2026 – Day 3 July 8, 2026July 8, 2026Sybren Krabbendam Hi ! It is 8:15 when I’m woken up by Dad, with a lot to do before we can leave. I have to [...]
Holidays 2026 – Day 2 July 7, 2026July 7, 2026Sybren Krabbendam Good morning! It is exactly 7:30 when I get out of bed. Today is a completely different day than yesterday: instead of sailing, [...]
More wind than expected July 24, 2021April 5, 2026Sybren Krabbendam On the way to Amsterdam we were almost under sail the entire time. First we had to get out the Gouwzee against wind [...]
Sailing to Enkhuizen July 22, 2021April 6, 2026Sybren Krabbendam Today we sailed from Andijk to Enkhuizen. The waves on the IJsselmeer weren’t that high, the wind force was 4 Beaufort from the [...]