Artikel mit dem Tag "Ambra"


12. Januar 2022
The ultimate plan is to cross the Atlantic this year so although we could spend a lifetime in the Mediterranean! The earliest time for our Atlantic crossing from the Canaries along the NE trade wind route is after the middle of November, as such a departure ensures that landfall in one of the Caribbean islands is made in early December at the beginning of the safe winter season. The majority of round the world voyages undertaken by cruising sailors are sailed from east to west for the very good...
10. Dezember 2020
We were looking for a name which is recognized internationally and has a meaning for us. The name should not be to short or long and easy to spell when you call someone via VHF for example. Why did we call our new sailing boat Ambra, the Italian variant of Amber. We startet our journey in the Baltic Sea. The stone amber can be found on the coast and is called „Gold of the north“. The amber stones have been used for jewelry for thousand years and they found their way to the Black Sea by the...

02. April 2020
Good news! Ambra is nearly ready and she’s waiting for us in Finnland for delivery. Unfortunately all the borders are closed because of the virus and while the number of Coronavirus cases keeps in increasing, it does so at a lower pace. Most recently, it took seven days for the number of infected persons to double in the German capital. Before, it doubled in less days. This good news item does not mean the crisis is about to end, but that the ‘contact ban’ and other measures that were...


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