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		<title>Update #1: Adriatica 2011 &#8211; Mission accomplished, returning home</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 12:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Some five weeks ago I departed from Murter, Croatia, to sail south to the inland sea of Levkada in Greece&#8230;
My sailing yacht Helena, a Beneteau Cyclades 39, is very easy to handle and performs well, including the Genaker, one of my trip gadgetsthe ultimate toy. Top speed we reached was [...]
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		<title>Captain Corelli in Greek Cephalonia</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 14:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hansie</dc:creator>
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When sailing around the Levkas area, anchoring in deep blue bays, hopping around the mountainous islands and mingling with the locals, you don&#8217;t think immediately of war and the cruelty people can do to each other in such times. When reading &#8220;Captain Correlli&#8217;s Mandolin&#8221; by Louis de Bernières you will be confronted with life during war and [...]
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		<title>Heading to the Needles</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 09:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hansie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back from an overwhelming sailing trip with the Zeezeilers across the English Channel.

In a staccato summary, we sailed from Boulogne-sur-Mer (France) to Cowes (UK), the Mecca for sailors on the Isle of Wight. After which we left England for Guernsey passing the famous Needles (can you see them on the picture above?). Having visited the [...]
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		<title>Storm coming</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 14:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hansie</dc:creator>
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Thunderstorms were forecasted when we sailed to Terschelling last week. Happy to say we managed to keep it dry. No wind on the first day from Volendam to Makkum so we had to go to Hindeloopen to fill up the tank.
Our stop at Hindeloopen took longer then expected  when some local punks decided to molest our [...]
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		<title>Ruta de la Sal 2010: The Race</title>
		<link>http://www.ancientcoasts.com/sailing-spain/ruta-de-la-sal-the-race/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Beancounters Voice
A quick and dirty way of telling about a sailing race is just showing the numbers. It is the beancounters way of telling a story and it would go like:
Raced from Barcelona to Ibiza with S/Y Colombe, a Swan 441 R from 1979 during Eastern. The track distance of the race was 138 [...]
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		<title>Lazy Legs on IJsselmeer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hansie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did some nice sailing on the IJsselmeer lately.
A nice long weekend along the coast of Friesland &#8211; the Dutch province with a hang for independence similar like Scotland &#8211; with the four of us (good) on a Bavaria 38 (yes, I know) with a bow thruster (even worse&#8230; ) but more noticable, it was also [...]
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		<title>Shameless Appetizer for Sardegna</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2010 16:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hansie</dc:creator>
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Two more weeks before sailing in Sardegna, found the clip on YouTube doing my research, counting down the days  
Added two more books to my library for this trip. The pilot for Corsica and North Sardinia and the Rough Guide to Sardinia.
















First impressions: the Maddelena Archipelago will be beautiful and I hope we can [...]
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		<title>First Race of the North Sea Regatta 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 18:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hansie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ One of the better races of the Netherlands, was held this weekend in Scheveningen. The Delta Lloyd North Sea Regatta 2010, a three day sailing event along the coast of the North Sea.
I was invited to participate the first races on GfK, a Beneteau First of 40.7 foot. The weather conditions Friday were light, [...]
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		<title>Reflection #2: Impressions of S/Y Colombe</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 19:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hansie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ What to say about a classic designed Swan from 1979, the lean and mean racing machine?
First thing is that such a classic racing boat certainly has a charm you feel directly. The very spartan interior doesn&#8217;t change the instant affection for the boat, not to mention the sailing.
Cool to be on such a boat [...]
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		<title>Reflection #1 on La Ruta de la Sal</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hansie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Returned from La Ruta de la Sal for about 3 weeks and (finally) time to look back to the sailing race from Barcelona to Ibiza with S/Y Colombe.
First impression from the pink cloud of experiences, is about the impact of just little week of sailing on your ability to process complex questions about the purpose [...]
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