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King's Legend - Great hospitality and confidence on board King’s Legend



Today is day 7 and we are now half way. Wow, that’s fast!!!

Our position in our division is still #1, whereas our position overall improved
from # 17 to 16.

We are heading with a speed of 8 to 9 knots in the direction of Saint Lucia and
more important: we are all in a winning mood!!!

We enjoy this trip to the max. Not only because of the beautiful ocean, nice
waves, remote feeling and the fish we caught. At least as important for our
“feel-good-mood” is the great hospitality and the confidence offered by Gijs and
Femke, the owners of our boat King’s Legend. It’s impressive!

King’s Legend is not only their private “home” it’s also their baby.

Don’t forget that we stay with 6 men during 3 weeks in their home. We are 6 more
or less lunatic men who eat, drink, talk, pee, and live in their home. (The
total living surface here is not much larger than a posh Gooische or Amsterdam
South kitchen). Can you imagine?

During the last 15 years, every inch of this 40 year old sailing monument has
been redone, repaired or refitted by Gijs. Lovely !!! Caused by the high waves,
we are in a rolling boat, so we spoil coffee or spaghetti sauce on the floor and
on the brand new teak deck. We pee either left or right from the new pot, but
not in the pot. We may use their personal MacBook Pro while drinking tea and
while the boat is sailing at a steep angle. Would you borrow your MacBook under
these circumstances without a “please-take-care-of-your-tea?”
Not one single time, Gijs or Femke made a “please-take-care” remark!

It is more than amazing how relaxed Gijs and Femke manage this job. Full
dedication. And full of trust! Hospitality right from their hearts! Good
inspiration for me and for us!

Gijs and Femke, we love you!

Michel


PS: Also impressive (but another topic) is the hands-on mentality of both of
them. The two together are an unrivalled team who cooperate in a fabulous way.
Gijs is relaxed, Femke is amazing!!! (Details might be in one of the following
blogs). What a nice starting point for their next trip with King’s Legend to
Australia and Thailand.


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