Atlantic crossing Nov-Dec 07
On request we’re going to dedicate a special section to the Atlantic crossing.
We’re starting in Stellendam, a small (fishing) port just under Rotterdam and the final destination is Cartagena, Colombia.
Cartagena is the home of Navtech, a Dutch owned shipping yard. Cartagena is not known for yacht conversions but we’re confident Navtech will do a good job. Cartagena is the shipyard port of Colombia as it’s the home of Colombia’s Navy yard which has a long presence there and a large pool of qualified workers.
Our first stop will be Horta on Faial, an island in the Azores.
From here, two crew members will return to Holland and three will continue, including myself. I’m flying to the Netherlands November 5 and we plan to leave November 10.
Estimated arrival Faial: November 17, provided we have decent weather which is not typically the case in November 
. On the other hand, with our type of vessel, it wouldn’t seriously slow us down. It would give us some great pictures. Because have you ever seen a picture of a yacht in bad weather?
The next stop will be St. Maarten, about a 9-day crossing from the Azores. We may buy some fuel here if needed but that depends on our consumption during the previous crossings. We could easily take enough fuel to make it non-stop to Cartagena but we want to arrive as empty as possible at the shipyard.
Above and below Sint Maarten’s ‘Great bay’ where we plan to drop our anchors.
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