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Category Archives: Waarschip
Pressure or Progress: The Story of the Small Headsail
One of the best sailing days this year so far reminded me of something that I personally need to be reminded of quite frequently. Maybe the insight is of some value to you too. It deals with a few tensions, … Continue reading
Trip to Scheveningen and some pictures
Made a nice sailing trip to Scheveningen last weekend. Earlier this year, Hiske Kamminga took some nice pictures of Wahine:
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Daytrips on the Haringvliet
I really love the spacious water of the Haringvliet. After arrival in Hellevoetssluis early may, I made several trips alone and with friends. It’s funny how quickly I remembered the locations of buoys and landmarks from 15 years ago, when … Continue reading
Out on the water again
After spending the winter ashore at Jachtwerf de Haas in Den Haag, Wahine was re-launched last week and I made the trip to Hellevoetsluis, where she’ll be for the summer. Quite an attraction to be heading out of the Parksluizen … Continue reading
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Tagged haringvliet, hellevoetsluis, spui, Waarschip 730, Wahine
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100% Ecopowered sailing
Great project for the Vendée Globe. No diesel or gasoline on board.
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Electric Drive Running
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
Posted in Electric Drive, Waarschip
Tagged Cellpower, Electric Drive, Kellycontroller, Motenergy, Waarschip 730, Wahine
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Wahine to Schiermonnikoog
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
Wahine Launched!
After about two years of occasional shore based work, Wahine has finally been launched. I was ecstatically happy!
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Keel finally attached again
After numerous adventures with the keel construction –the keel is made of very poor quality cast iron– , it was finally reattached to the boat yesterday. 8 new keel bolts are in place to make sure it won’t fall off. … Continue reading
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Motor controller, charger and DC converter arrived.
Motor controller, battery charger and DC-DC converter arrived from china today.
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