Blogs


26 September 2020

Farewell

Dear friends, crew, sailors and everyone who has been following us for years, It is hard to believe but the moment has come, after 21 years we have sold Kings’ […]

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17 September 2020

Overal horizon in de boekwinkel

Logboek van een zeilreis en persoonlijke tocht. In 2014 zijn Gijs en ik vertrokken voor een zeiltocht rond de wereld. Het werd een avontuurlijke tocht met prachtige verhalen. Tijdens de […]

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1 March 2019

Kings’ Legend for sale

We are grateful for twenty years of sailing with her and with sadness in our hearts we tell you that Kings’ Legend is for sale and for sail. She is […]

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22 September 2018

Looking back @ a successful Rolex Swan Cup

Porto Cervo from September 8th until 16th. With our great Austrian Crew.   

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8 April 2018

The end of our around the world tour

Kings Legend has arrived at Siracusa Sicily after three years and eight months. She and Gijs have done it! Thanks to a great crew who sailed her together with Gijs […]

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7 April 2018

Back to our roots: Europe

From our on-board reporter Renske The V.O. underneath the English translation What a relief to leave this country of husslers behind us, where they hold up their hands even before […]

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3 April 2018

Dancing in wind and sand

From our onboard reporter Renske After a pretty rough crossing of the last bit if the Red Sea and the Gulf of Suez, full of sandstorms and headwinds reaching 35 […]

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27 March 2018

Latest position: Egypt

The team made a short stop at a reef in front of Port Soedan to enjoy a day of snorkeling and relaxing. Well deserved after all the tension of the week […]

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24 March 2018

I am sailing…

No words needed. It is not only clouds, rain and pirates. It is also sunshine, wind and wonderful sailing… Enjoy watching this video  Sailing   Gijs  

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21 March 2018

Djibouti Afrika

De twee banen van de corridor waren een stuk minder druk bezocht dan we hadden verwacht, maar gelukkig gold dat voor zowel de grote containerschepen als voor de gevreesde piratenskiffs. […]

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17 March 2018

The corridor

From our onboard Reporter Renske. In Dutch below the English translation. Before we entered the corridor we made fun about the piracy attacks. How we would chase the pirates away with […]

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13 March 2018

The Arabian sea

From our on board reporter Renske. Her Dutch words underneath. English summary: Crossing the thousand miles of Arabic Sea we started with little wind. Which worried us as we need […]

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10 March 2018

Arabian sea

Finally wind. Kings Legend has wind again! Genaker up and poef eight knots of speed. Still a long way to go but they are in front of Cannonball. That is always […]

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7 March 2018

From Phuket to Galle. Via Maladives to Suakin.

From our on board reporter Renske. In English underneath De Indische Oceaan is lief voor ons geweest. Vijf volle dagen heeft de Noord-Oostenwind onze zeilen vol gehouden op de koers richting […]

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2 March 2018

1700 NM to the entrance of the Corridor

Kings Legend left Galle. Beautiful wind and weather is predicted for the first few days. Hopefully the wind will stay aschange is forthcoming. Wind will decrease and disappear normally in […]

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25 February 2018

From our onboard cameraman; Dirk

Gulf of Bengal. And arrival in Galle. With our new mainsail.           

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20 February 2018

News from our onboard reporter Renske

Een dag later dan gepland maar met een last-minute gefinetunede software afdeling gooien we vrijdagochtend toch nog net iets voor onze reismetgezel SY Cannonball onze trossen los en laten we […]

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16 February 2018

Kings’ Legend return to the Med, after four years

Gijs and his crew left Phuket. He will sail via Similan Islands to Sri Lanka, expecting to arrive end of February. In March he will continue the adventure sailing through […]

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