kingfisher
Well-Known Member
What a lousy sailing weekend! The weather was totally crap! Sur, it was 25°C in the shade (if you could find any), but the wind was a total let down. But nevertheless, we took it all in our stride and suffered in style.
We (Me, SWMBO and ship's mate, aged 6) went on the usual magic mystery tour around Zeeland. Ships' mate was especially exited, since he had uncovered a treasure map (actually, we had "found" it in an old phone book), with the outline of an island on it, which could be in the Veerse Meer.
So off we went.
The route
Didn't I tell you the weather was crap
A busy day on the Veerse Meer
Where we arrived on the Bastiaan De Langeplaat, a small lagoon. Mooring is free, the lawn is mown, plenty of crabs available who are stupid enough to bite in a piece of bacon on a string, thereby keeping the kids happy, so parents can barbecue, drink wine and read a book, safe in the knowledge that their offspring is stuck on an island and not going anywhere.
The next day it was off to Goes.
Where all the facilities are available
Paradise on earth exists, Jachthaven "De Werf" for only 15,50€/night, 31 ft boat, incl leccy
The lighthouse is actually a toilet.
In the clubhouse is a lifting floorboard. Underneath is beer and coca-cola. Next to the board is a table with a tin box. If you take a beer, you put a coin in the tin pot. Nobody is there to supervise. And everybody knows that if people start to abuse this, paradise on earth will sieze to exist. During the sea-scout sail training week, we take the participants to Goes, explain the system, and tell them that if we ever find out that they have abused this system, five generations of instructors will come and haunt them.
Before the marina is a lifting bridge. Opens on the hour. Weekends 0900-1200 and 1400-1800, weekdays 0900-20000
I'm now off to apply more aftersun. Ouch.
We (Me, SWMBO and ship's mate, aged 6) went on the usual magic mystery tour around Zeeland. Ships' mate was especially exited, since he had uncovered a treasure map (actually, we had "found" it in an old phone book), with the outline of an island on it, which could be in the Veerse Meer.
So off we went.
The route
Didn't I tell you the weather was crap
A busy day on the Veerse Meer
Where we arrived on the Bastiaan De Langeplaat, a small lagoon. Mooring is free, the lawn is mown, plenty of crabs available who are stupid enough to bite in a piece of bacon on a string, thereby keeping the kids happy, so parents can barbecue, drink wine and read a book, safe in the knowledge that their offspring is stuck on an island and not going anywhere.
The next day it was off to Goes.
Where all the facilities are available
Paradise on earth exists, Jachthaven "De Werf" for only 15,50€/night, 31 ft boat, incl leccy
The lighthouse is actually a toilet.
In the clubhouse is a lifting floorboard. Underneath is beer and coca-cola. Next to the board is a table with a tin box. If you take a beer, you put a coin in the tin pot. Nobody is there to supervise. And everybody knows that if people start to abuse this, paradise on earth will sieze to exist. During the sea-scout sail training week, we take the participants to Goes, explain the system, and tell them that if we ever find out that they have abused this system, five generations of instructors will come and haunt them.
Before the marina is a lifting bridge. Opens on the hour. Weekends 0900-1200 and 1400-1800, weekdays 0900-20000
I'm now off to apply more aftersun. Ouch.
