One of the tasks when getting a new boat is that you have to name it. On a boat of a certain size, this is a serious task. (smaller boats are exempt from this requirement and may, some would say shoul ...
Guest Blog Post: Naming Things
Pajama day on Saltair's Seafarers Academy
We have been in Vlieland since Saturday night, waiting for better sailing conditions to continue our trip south. We are using the time to do work on our planning, on boat projects and on establishing ...
Cuxhaven to Vlieland - Via Borkum
After transiting the Kiel canal on Wednesday, we sailed another 20 nm (nautical miles) in the Elbe river to reach Cuxhaven harbor (Germany). Since the Kiel canal was flat we were able to spend time b ...
Courtesy flags
Courtesy flags are small flags that you are required to fly when you enter/stay in a country. The required flag is usually the national flag, but there are some special cases like England where the f ...
Kiel & The Canal (English Version)
Original version in French with photos We arrived in Kiel late Monday evening and spent 2 nights there in a good marina, well sheltered. We were able to borrow bikes and on Tuesday everyone went on ...
Kiel et le Canal de Kiel
Nous sommes arrivés à Kiel tard lundi soir et y avons passé 2 nuits dans une bonne marina, bien abritée. Nous avons pu emprunter des vélos et mardi tout le monde est parti à l’aventure. Adam ...
Cool spots
Saltair is a beautiful boat full of cool spots. I shall be writing a list of these spots. #1 My cabin: My cabin is a bunk bed where the top bunk folds up giving me the option to sleep up or down. #2 T ...
Sailing the Baltic Sea
We are still in the Baltic Sea, moving south as wind and weather permits. When we left Ellös on July 15 we had strong westerly winds and big seas. Our first leg was in rough seas and Seth and I did ...
Finally moving southwards!
Sitting down tonight for the first time in a while to update the blog. I can’t help but to feel some guilt for the long time that has passed since my last post ( “forgive me father, for I have… ...
Mise a jour
Après une semaine intense et fatigante nous prenons finalement la route, ou plus précisément la mer! Adam a bien détaillé la dernière semaine de travail intense sur Saltair sur son blog post. ...