Mast off, hull clean, and a quiet drive home without her. By Ilse – Breskens Yachtservice – Wednesday 7 October There are days when you know everything is planned, and it still feels different once the moment arrives. Today was one of those days. Adriana was at the shipyard in Breskens, ready for her winter…

A cancelled Saturday, a wet and wonderful Sunday, and one last goodbye to the mainsail. Breskens Marina – 18–20 September – By Ilse & Piet On Friday morning, after a short stop on a sunny coffee terrace in Mechelen, we drove to Adriana. We went with a touch of wistfulness: this was the last sailing…

Boat jobs, guests, short trips, and a fishing festival we listened to from the deck. By Ilse & Piet – Breskens Marina – Box 6A The past few weekends have settled into a rhythm: boat jobs, family and friends aboard, short sailing trips, work, and a small dose of local culture. Not a bad pattern…

A seal at the harbour mouth, cake in the cockpit, and a first sail neither of them will stop talking about. Breskens Marina – Sunday–Monday – By Ilse Sunday afternoon, Jolien and Jeroen came down to Breskens for a little escape. Magd and Jos had taken Luca under their wing for the occasion, which meant…

Old ARC crewmates come to meet Adriana — and leave with strict instructions for 2028. Breskens Marina – Friday 24 – Saturday 25 July – Guest Log Piet was part of the crew on the Ipanema in 2023, sailing the ARC from Gran Canaria to St Lucia. Not long after, Ilse and Piet shared that…

A long weekend at Box 6A — a new vacuum, two dead batteries, and Adriana’s first guests. Breskens Marina – Belgian National Holiday Weekend – By Ilse & Piet No national holiday for us in Belgium — instead, a long weekend on the boat, working and having a bit of fun. Ilse was supposed to…

Thirty-eight miles, a following sea, and a send-off from the seals of Nieuwpoort. Nieuwpoort → Breskens Thursday 2 July 2026 By Ilse & Piet The morning gave us every reason to stay in bed: grey skies over Nieuwpoort, a steady drizzle, and a stiff westerly pushing 18 to 20 knots across the marina. We had…

Sailing Journal · First Passage Thirty-eight miles, a curious seal, and the first real lesson in docking. Breskens to Nieuwpoort – 38 Nautical Miles – By Ilse & Piet There is a particular kind of evening that every sailor knows: charts open, tide tables out, the kettle going cold beside the laptop. That was ours…

A weekend with guests, a village in a downpour, and seven knots of pure joy. Breskens Marina – By Ilse & Piet We loaded the car on Friday morning, made a quick detour to pick up a small pump for the shampoo dispenser in the main bathroom, and hit the road. Quiet motorway, glorious weather…

A christening weekend we will still be talking about in a hundred years — and a naming ceremony that almost made us cry. By Ilse & Piet – Breskens Marina – 20 – 22 June 2026 We are writing this with an enormous sense of gratitude. This was a weekend we will look back on…