Beside many other upgrades Vela Nautica gets an additional Forward Scan sonar sensor installed in this refit. https://youtu.be/5xk0pBPyirU While we waited for the production of our sternarch. We stayed now much longer on the hard than originaly ...
Visit welding workshop
https://youtu.be/NGMXsDK43r4 finaly our sternarch project comes close to its end. Today, Bruno our welder, called and asked us to join him in his workshop to discuss final aspects of the sternarch design. Bruno and Oliver consulting final desingn ...
Sternarch 1st planning, video conference with engineer Frank in Germany
Hi Guys, NOW there is a new extended version of the Video! at this time we are in hype development of an sternarch concept that does not mutulate Vela Nautica. The piont is to mount Solarpannels and a Silentwind windgenerator on our stern to char ...
Sailor´s LED lamp project
It is time to switch Vela Nauticas light to green energy efficient LED technik, most lights are still Hallogen bulb versions, running on 24 Volts. Thats very inefficient nowadays. There are nice advanced LED technologies out there. Therefore that we ho ...
Sunset over Faro
This evening I like to show you the usual most fabulous sunsets we enjoy here at the Algarve. Therefore we are rewarded every evening since month with the brightes colored sunsets ever. just watch it yourself: Good Night ♥ ♥ ♥
How is it like to be back at the boat!
After living on land for almost 9 months, we are glad to be in the boat again! and it was such a sweet reconciliation with her. I missed the certain smell of the boat the galley the cockpit and most especially our Master Cabin. Happy woman reconciling ...
endless work in the shipyard
Since 6 weeks are we working on Vela nautica at the shipyard. We got a bit lazy the very hot days in July and August when the heat stroke us and moving ended in extreme sweatfolow. There where only some early morning hours usable to work and some nights ...
Walk through the streets of Seixal on Tejo river opposite Lisbon
Come along with us and visit this small amazing town with its tiny yacht habour on the riverbanks of Lisbon in Portugal. Our stay was pleasant and we spend 6 weeks anchored in the tidal river Tejo, form February 1. to March 10. 2017 waiting for the ear ...
Leaving for the free
Back to the boat, cross europe travel from one end to the other by car. Finally we moved out from our apartment when we finished, more or less, updating our paperworks and setting up for the free. Our car and camping tent is our home until we arrive at ...
Prepared for travel
We finally gave up our apartment to our landlord and live free for life. A Short RECAP how we end up for 8 months living on land. We lived on our first boat for the last 4 years. We crossed the Atlantic from northern Europe to the Carribean Sea, cir ...