Getting prepared
Prior to July 2021, Hans (almost all with his partner-in-crime at the time) did the following to make him feel prepared for the global voyage:
- Non-stop passages as crew on Hans’ brother’s sailing yacht:
Canary Islands – Cape Verde, Grenada – Sint Maarten, Bermuda – Azores, Grande Motte – Gibraltar - Two/three week summer trips out of Wemeldinge to: Alderney, Edingburgh, Egersund/Norway, Scilly Islands/UK, Ystad/Sweden, Vaderoarna/Sweden
- Seminars organized by Toerzeilers: Diesel engines, Outboard motors, Electricity, MOB, Sea Survival, Open CPN
- Various Nimos Meteo training sessions by Henk Huizinga
- Engine Management seminar by Ocean People
- RYA Radar course by AquaPlanning
- World Cruising seminar by Jimmy & Doina Cornell
- First Aid seminars by Medical Yachting Club (BE) and RS Medical Sailing/RYA (NL)
- Route planning by Elmar Teeuwen from Cum Laude Sailing
- Sextant/Astronavigation seminars by Dick Huges (NL) and Offshore (BE)
- Marcom A course and certification by Enkhuizer Zeevaartschool
- Amateur Radio Operator (HAM) course by Dordtse Elektronica Club and “N” certification
- Yachtman courses by Altair and Vlaamse Vaarshool and certification
- Yacht Maneuvering by Altair
- Asked a lot of advice from vendors at boatshows in Amsterdam, Paris and Düsseldorf
In July 2021 Hans and Liesbeth followed a RYA / World Sailing Offshore Personal Survival Course by AquaPlanning.
I'm not an adventurer by choice but by fate...Vincent van Gogh
I'm not an adventurer by choice but by fate... Vincent van Gogh