Spring Equinox and Easter Eggs
Spring solstice has been celebrated for many thousands of years. Even today, it is part of our beliefs and traditions
Finally
we reached the winter solstice. The calendar no longer says that the day has waned. Now it says that the day has been taken. Good enough, only by 0 minutes, but already the day after tomorrow, December 24, it will say that it has been increased by one full minute. Although if the days are getting longer, the day will start later in the next [...]
Bowthruster
The bow thruster had become weaker during the season. Eventually so weak that the bow barely moved when the propeller was activated. I figured it was riddled with rowers and hoped to clean it from the dinghy I recovered from the shed. I carried it into the car, drove down to the harbor, carried it […]
proficiency
"Are you allowed to sail the Heron without a permit?" Several people have asked us about it. The answer is yes. In Denmark, you do not need any kind of permit to sail a sailboat. Well, only if the boat is shorter than 15 metres. If it is longer, you must have training as a yacht skipper. Similar rules apply [...]
Replacing filters on a Yanmar3gm30f
I had decided to service the engine myself. From now on, it was me and not the mechanic who changed filters, oil, cooling water and impellers and antifreeze. A pretty ambitious plan, as I still have to open the bonnet of the car. Replacing filters I decided to start with the most urgent. Replacement of filters. The other […]
When I get old
After 8 hours of sailing, we docked at Tunø. It was late afternoon. There were many boats in the harbor. So many that there were no vacant seats. We hailed one that lay longboard by one of the piers and were allowed to lay down on the outside. More and more boats came in. No one had yet seen, [...]
