Monthly Archives: September 2012

Looking forward to the start of the Vendee Globe

Posted on 2012-09-21, Friday by jaap

Only about one and a half month to the start of the Vendee Globe. Really looking forward to it. A surprising number of names from the edition of 4 years ago will be present again in this edition, so it … Continue reading →

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Electric Drive Running

Posted on 2012-09-19, Wednesday by jaap

The electric drive system is running! It’s a bit noisier than I had hoped for and the engine doesn’t run entirely smoothly yet. However, Wahine runs at approximately 5 knots at full throttle, which is what I had hoped for. … Continue reading →

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Wahine to Schiermonnikoog

Posted on 2012-09-19, Wednesday by jaap

Wahine’s first trip to a friend’s wedding on Schiermonnikoog was a great success. After starting with very little wind, the weather was absolutely perfect. The last part of the channel towards the harbour of Schiermonnikoog is rather shallow, so friend … Continue reading →

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Wahine Launched!

Posted on 2012-09-14, Friday by jaap

After about two years of occasional shore based work, Wahine has finally been launched. I was ecstatically happy!

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