Back and Forth

When I last posted I was in high spirits, because the boat was ready and it was time for me to head to Curacao to start my Christmas charter. I spent Saturday finalizing all the things that needed finalizing, getting everything sorted and in order. When I cast off...

Operational Again

African Innovation is fully operational again. But I get ahead of myself. I also realize that on the picture above I’m tied up to the dock, so while I’m not mobile per say, I have the potential to be mobile, or said in a different way: I could be mobile if...

Back on water

Yesterday I was very conflicted about being lifted back on water, because I only had one working engine, a windless that didn’t work properly and most importantly no place to tie up. Thankfully I had a chat with Ian and Westa (a very nice couple staying in the...

A Brand New Day

Before Petar sent me the text message that he was going home I was busy deciding on what to do onboard the boat, because it is/was a bit of a mess here. Thank God I had just bought a new cooler and had restocked it like one should. The milk is for White Russians (The...

Crew changes

It is probably with the same amount of surprise that you read this, that I write it: Petar has decided that the sailing life is not for him … and this before we even hit the water with the boat. Yesterday he went into town to do some internetting and in the...

Language Barriers

Yesterday I ran into a “minor” language barrier. Next time I’m bringing a phrasebook.