Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Gezocht: plexiglas koepel


In een van de plexiglas koepels op mijn boot zit een scheur.

Wie weet een leverancier van deze koepels??

Who knows a distributor of thes plexiglass domes?
My email adress: cstrater@hotmail.com


Friday, October 17, 2008

My friend Silvio from Suisse



For a few days Silvio visited me in Amsterdam on my boat.
He sails a big Lerouge catamaran with his wife Marinette.
At the moment his boat is in Panama and he invited me to join him for some time in the Pacific!

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Visit from my Brazilian friend: Marcelo Brochini


If you ever go to Salvador de Bahia in North Brasil, this is the man who can help you with everything concerning your boat.
He was the one who organized a new mast for my catamaran and did many repairs.
He came to visit me on my new boat in Amsterdam and stayed with me for a few days.
I showed him all the highlights of Amsterdam which he predered to Paris.
He was particularly enthousiastic about the beauty of the dutch women.

Special tiller and doghouse of the Greyhound



My new boat has a vertical tiller!!
On this photo you can see the nice doghouse of the Greyhound.

Friday, September 12, 2008

Neeltje S

Sorry, the name of the Koopmans 42 is Neeltje S.

Here's a photo:

Trip around North Holland

Last weekend I was invited to join Rob on his beautifull sailing yacht "Keetje S" for a trip in two days around the northern part of Holland.
The boat is a steel sturdy Koopmans 42 with a weight of 16 ton!!
On friday late in the afternoon we motered in the rain from Amsterdam to Ijmuiden.
Here we stayed the night in the fishing harbour because the marina in Ijmuiden was full with the Hiswa boatshow.
Saturday morning we left at the early hour 6.30 with a force 7 right in the back to Den Helder. What a save boat this is on a rough sea. Very kindly on the big waves while she is a longkeeler.
At 13.00 we were already at Den Oever and at 16.30 in the "Buishaven" at Enkhuizen.
A very fast ride.
The next day on sunday we had a force 6 right on the nose with a lot of rain.
Still she was ploughing merrily through the waves and we were in the harbour in Amsterdam at "happy hour" time.
All in all a wonderfull weekend on a very comfortable and save sailing boat.

Sunday, August 31, 2008

To visit my boat.

If you want to see my boat and visit me you have to go to Nieuwendam (Amsterdam-Noord)
She is standing on the hard at "Jachthaven Twellegea" at the Nieuwerdammerdijk.

My mobile phone number is: 06-45297986

You are welcome to have a look at my beautifull Greyhound.