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  • Get started with Starlink

    Get started with Starlink

    After some thinking and talking about alternatives, we came to the conclusion that there must be a Starlink on board. Now I have just received the equipment and started it up for the first time and tested that it worked. In this article I share my experiences from that exercise.

  • Time for Starlink?

    Time for Starlink?

    With Starlink rolling out new packages and subscriptions a few months ago and IridiumGo Exec being available, I’ve started to think about whether or not we should upgrade from Iridium Go for our next crossinf of the Atlantic to the Caribbean this winter. In this article, I share our thoughts on upgrading to one of…

  • Boat work before winter sailings

    Boat work before winter sailings

    Now we have time to prepare the sailings among the Canary Islands during winter and spring. As usual, there are things that need to be looked over or replaced. Among other things, the aft stay tensioner is leaking hydraulic oil and a strand in the wire of one of the top shrouds.

  • The grandchildren in Las Palmas

    The grandchildren in Las Palmas

    Four days after the ARC start, it is time for our grandchildren and their mother Sofia to visit us in Las Palmas. We have promised to meet them at the airport and take the bus to meet them there.

  • ARC 2022 starts

    ARC 2022 starts

    Now it is time for almost 200 expectant Atlantic sailors to begin the long voyage across the Atlantic to the Caribbean. We ourselves have been in the same situation in 2019 and know how many things there are to arrange when it is the first time you cross the Atlantic.