Zu sexy zum Cruisen?

We have received a lot of great publicity the last couple of months from several sailing/non sailing forums, all kinds of blogs and from different websites from all over the world. Our (exhibitionistic) blog and photos seem to concern and attract many out there and though we at times don't understand a word of what is said (especially not German), it is lovely to be recognized as a new, interesting sailing blog in the big ocean of the www.

Read the full story, here on the German sailing portal, Segelreporter.com

Our HR352, Caos, for sale - Fully equipped and ready for offshore sailing

With only around two months left till planned departure date, we're trying to organize this little boat exchange. During our vacation we've came to realize that we would be a bit happier with additional space in our living area and storage. We have a couple of bigger boats in mind but would need to sell our faithful Caos in order to make this happen. If you're interested, please have a look at the details here and let us know if you have any questions regarding the boat.

We're back

After organizing what was needed to get organized in La France, we're back home again. Phew,.. it's been a lot of moving and sailing and biking and driving and running around lately. We are definitely in need of some calmness, peace and relaxation before the last ride of saying good bye to friends and relatives for our circumnavigation, next time in Scandinavia - in the beginning of next month. Until then... peace.

On the road again

He's not only a sailor, a fantastically talented mastering engineer, a skilled diver and a surfer, my dear man - but also a biker and this is our fast ride for the weekend. We're leaving Barcelona for a short trip and a birthday celebration tonight in the Southwestern parts of France, close to the Atlantic. See you guys when we're back in town! /Taru

FUCK

Alex keeps repeating: You must be the clumsiest women on earth!! I usually don't get what he means? But now it seem to be the time to admit it. Not only have I lost many lighters and packs of cigarettes, my Ray Bans and innumerable amount of clothes and towels in the waters of the harbor. Now this dirty little place is also the home of my precious Blackberry. My Dear Blackberry whom I love very dearly and have (had) a very intimate relation with.

Oh yes, I had already decided that I would throw this, last piece of contact with the materialistic world in the ocean, the day we're leaving for the circumnavigation, but not a single day before it! Buhu.. I rarely, or never, get depressions, but this morning was a heavy one. To wake up and having to realize she's gone. Nothing seem to interest me in these mourning times. Alex offered himself to get the scuba tubes on and dive for it last night when it happened. Though the idea sounded very tempting, I just couldn't let him face the terrible dirt and the dangers down there, 6 meters (20 ft) under our hull in the middle of the night. So I guess I just have to learn to accept the fact.

I'm a slave to my own clumsiness.

Can be reached on email until further notice. /Taru

The ultimate brownie

Of course there was a cake on Alex birthday. Even though I can find an excuse to swirl together a cake whenever, it's always more pleasant to do it for someone you love. He likes it simple, my man. Everything that comes with a rich taste of chocolate and anything with peaches involved - so I made this simple, but oh so delicious, brownie - and as there were no white peaches to get hold on, I marinated the nectarines in fresh peach juice..

2 eggs

2,5 dl sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 dl unsweetened cocoa powder

2 dl flour

100 g melted butter

(add some chopped and toasted walnuts, pecans or hazelnuts if you'd like)

Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F), grease and flour a pan. Break the eggs into a large bowl and mix it with the sugar, whisk until fluffy. Add all other ingredients, butter lastly. Pour the batter into the pan and place in the oven for around 20 minutes. The cake should be fudgy and soft on the inside and crispy on top. Cut the cake while it's hot. Garnish with whipped cream, icecream or fruits. Voilà!

METRICS

American measurements:

2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 cup flour
3,75 ounces melted butter

28 kilos (60 pounds)

Sorry for the bad photo quality.. This was the greatest tuna we caught, so far. Almost 30 freaking kilos it weight and filled up our fridge in a second. The funny thing was that Alex reeled this thing up with our thinnest rod and the smallest Rapala on 7 cm (2,7 inch) and he worked on it for around 40 minutes. Still I don't understand how the hell he got it up.. Nice one. /T