Hatha Maris - Hatha maris day 20 / 14/12/19

Saturday day 20 / 14/12/19The final countdown (It’s a wrap .... only 100 more to eat ;-) )This is my 5th Transatlantic crossing and my longest one, ending tomorrow by sunrise in Rodney Bay after 19 1/2 days of great sailing with 6 awesome crewmates and a marvelous;) skipper. There is a lot of chitchat going on during watches which kept me from sleeping at times but made me smile very often. Everybody new to sailing made big progress and skills get polished. In my watch group people like to ride the squalls and surf the waves. The girls longing to arrive and join the party. Words to listen to: chop shop, bare off, keep it down, push ;) Words of wisdom: stay on course, TGV, 150 wind angle, faster! Looking forward to my first rum! Love corinneOh well, what a journey! I will arrive back home. read more...

Hatha Maris - Hatha Maris day 20 14/12/2019

Saturday day 20 / 14/12/19The final countdown (It’s a wrap .... only 100 more to eat ;-) )This is my 5th Transatlantic crossing and my longest one, ending tomorrow by sunrise in Rodney Bay after 19 1/2 days of great sailing with 6 awesome crewmates and a marvelous;) skipper.There is a lot of chitchat going on during watches which kept me from sleeping at times but made me smile very often.Everybody new to sailing made big progress and skills get polished. In my watch group people like to ride the squalls and surf the waves. The girls longing to arrive and join the party.Words to listen to: chop shop, bare off, keep it down, push ;)Words of wisdom: stay on course, TGV, 150 wind angle, faster!Looking forward to my first rum!Love corinneOh well, what a journey! I will arrive back home and. read more...

Hatha Maris - hatha maris day 19 13/12/2019

Hatha maris day 19 13/12/2019I swear, someone putted some weight into my lifejacket this morning! Every day it’s getting heavier........ I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels her body more and more since we started in Las Palmas about 2850 nm ago. Although the most of the time you’re sitting around, standing a little or you’re laying your body is always moving. Balancing out the waves while you’re helming, cooking, eating, doing the dishes, getting an open air shower, beeing on the toilet for your own business, or even when you sleep. There is always tension to your body. The closer we get to the island the more you feel the effort. And so we keep on moving, moving. The good thing is your sleep is going better and better and you can eat without regrets, no diet required. So for. read more...

Hatha Maris - Hatha Maris day 18 16/12/2019

Hatha Maris day 18 16/12/2019Are we there yet?The crew are becoming more and more sleep deprived for every three hours night watch passing by. By now you have to shake the other watch in order to wake them up. It is difficult being 8 people on a relatively small boat. You can not go away to your own space and just be by yourself for an hour or so. There are constantly someone being around. Everyone wants to arrive in Saint Lucia, and yet we are not there for another couple of days. It starts to feel like we are running on a treadmill, we are sailing day and night but the surrounding stays the same. Are we even getting somewhere? However, it is also by now we know each other and are laughing through our watches. It is great amounts of fun, everyone doing their best sailing to arrive as. read more...

Hatha Maris - Hatha Maris day 17 15/12/2019

Hatha Maris day 17 15/12/2019Every day is Sunday! And on Sunday we like to have croissants. Therefore our delicious first meal of the day ( night snacking excluded) was oven fresh baked french croissants. Not joking.Wouldn t go back to that bakery back home but out here it was a great treat.Food is a big deal. Lots of us like to eat well and love to cook. Everyday we enjoy great food, new dish creations or traditional meals from our home countries. Only a few days left and we still have fresh fruits and veggies. Remember we are a small boat of 12m with 8 woman and only a little fridge wich we have to turn off at night. So we are very happy. Our provisioning team did a great job back in Las Palmas. We still have lots of food and could easily keep going on, but everybody is ready for the. read more...