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Footloose

Sailing solo around the world

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sailing vessel Footloose

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sailing vessel Footloose

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Call it a passion or a dream. Sailing around the world Solo! With my 53 foot long cutter Footloose do I sail around the world single handed. I like to share my adventures by making short video's. Maintaining a big sailboat, sail the world and edit video's might be a fulltime job but I love it! I hope that you will enjoy being a virtual crew on Footloose!

Last Preperations!

From now on is it possible to follow my track, see the weather where I am sailing in and even read small blogpost from me while I am on...

Oct 23, 20211 min read

Sailing into Disaster ... April 2020

Sailing into Disaster ... April 2020

Sailing into Disaster ... April 2020

After 11 days of solitude, of which 6 days on a mooring in Cozumel, Mexico, it is time to set sail to Curaçao. Multiple things had to be...

Oct 14, 20211 min read

Finally Back at Sea

Finally Back at Sea

Finally Back at Sea

Boats belong in the water and Footloose belongs to the sea. That is where we are both happy. After many difficulties with my boat in...

Sep 2, 20211 min read

Navigating in an uncertain world

Navigating in an uncertain world

Navigating in an uncertain world

Footloose was on the hard when Covid-19 became a Pandemic and Guatemala closed his sea air and land borders. The idea of not being able...

Feb 28, 20211 min read

The pure life at Cayos Cochinos

Jan 25, 20200 min read

The journey goes on: Solo to Honduras

The journey goes on: Solo to Honduras

The journey goes on: Solo to Honduras

After my last trip from Cuba I have become little anxious to set sail to the open sea again. Slowly do I get my confidence back.

Sep 15, 20190 min read

Why sailing to Mexico was such a hard passage to sail solo

Why sailing to Mexico was such a hard passage to sail solo

Why sailing to Mexico was such a hard passage to sail solo

My first solo passage with multiple nights at sea was not easy, but I learned a lot. What made it so hard? The weather forecast for this...

Jul 17, 20192 min read

Cienfuegos to Isla Mujeres part 1

Cienfuegos to Isla Mujeres part 1

Cienfuegos to Isla Mujeres part 1

My first trip with multiple nights at sea has begun. The weather forecast is looking good. I expect to be in Mexico within four days....

May 31, 20191 min read

My first 1000NM solo!

My first 1000NM solo!

My first 1000NM solo!

Yes! I sailed Footloose across the Caribbean Sea for more than a thousand nautical miles single-handedly! It was a challenge because the...

Apr 27, 20191 min read

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