S/Y Regina's Guestbook 2005


Name siv gunnarsson

E-mail Siv.Gunnarsson@gmx.net

Merry X-mas!

Date Dec 18,2005


Name Siv Gunnarsson

E-mail Siv.Gunnarsson@gmx.net

Wow! Well done!!!Bequia had a "windy" intrance to the bay in 1977 - At that time full catereing was best - nothing to bye in the Grenadine islands...lovely "free" harbours - in plain nature prefered! Love! Siv

Date Dec 18,2005


Name Lina and Fred

E-mail fred.info@holmberg.se

So you did it, all five of you. Well done. We wish you all a Marry X-mas and even more a Happy New Year 2006. Please continue to enjoy life and the rest will come of it selves! Big hugs from Lina, Fred, Max and Jens

Date Dec 18,2005


Name Tom and Patty Kingston

E-mail kingston@prtel.com

Welcome to terra firma in the New World. We have been following your progress eagerly. What an accomplishment. You now have 'bragging rights'. Have a Merry Island Christmas!

Date Dec 17,2005


Name Jenny, Andreas, Clara and Senta

WELCOME BACK TO EARTH !!! CONGRATULATIONS to your successfull crossing of the BIG Waters!!! Now owe yourselves a large nice rest in holiday style! Maybe with a smooth smaller 5 hours trip to the next paradise island...?

Date Dec 17,2005


Name Siv Gunnarsson

E-mail Siv.Gunnarsson@gmx.net

Very much thinking of you all!! Got the message for my birthday! Thank you! Bon courage!

Date Dec 13,2005


Name Manlio

E-mail lasc@iol.it

I am there ... with you. You don't see me .. but if you look better into the cellar ... !

Date Dec 11,2005


Name Ulf Kahmann

E-mail Doc-kahmann@t-online.de

Lieber Leon, Liebe Familie, ich wünsche Euch eine schöne Tour und eine sichere Überfahrt. Liebe Grüße aus dem winterlichen München in die große weite schöne Welt.

Date Dec 07,2005


Name jenny

I hope the freezer will function all the way, otherwise you may have A LOT to eat. And how is the wine cellor doing in those waves??

Date Dec 02,2005


Name chris

E-mail wunderjahr@hotmail.com

I'm following your Atlantic crossing with great interest. Very informative as well! Hope you continue to have fair winds but slightly gentler sea.

Date Dec 01,2005


Name JOSEFIN I DIN KLASS!!!!!!!!

Hej Jessica!!! hur är det med dig.med mig är det jättebra. jag såg att du har sett delfiner i havet. jag saknar dig jättemycket. tyvär så har jag ingen e-mail addres men jag ska fixa det snart. så jag skriver tilldig när jag har fått den e-mail addres. PUSS OCH KRAM JOSEFIN I DIN KLASS. DU ÄR BÄST JESSICA!!!!!!!!!!!!

Date Nov 29,2005


Name John Russell

E-mail jcceruss@mcn.net

God's speed and protection be with you on your crossing. I have been fallowing your web page for sometime. I truly admire your courage to take time out from the "rat race" and go for it!!! I crusied with Karolina on her Norway trip and one can not find a better crew mate "ya ya"!! My boat is in winter storage and spring can not come soon enought. I will be looking for your next entry. John

Date Nov 29,2005


Name Jenny Schulz

E-mail Jenny.Schulz@pandora.be

50 cm snow here in Brussels! The weather we love for 1. Advent... I wish YOU the weather YOU love for your big adventure over the Atlantic! May God surround you with blessing, courage and positiv endurance! - Jenny

Date Nov 28,2005


Name m/Eva - Omi

E-mail eva.schulz@telia.com

"Inför sol och måne kommer ni att med kraft söka det som skänker era liv glädje och som era hjärtan väljer" Att välja är att utforska en önskan och sedan bestämma sig för en handling.Beslut fattas med förståndet. Val grundas på känslor djupt inne i kroppen.Känslan är det grundläggande i att leva i harmoni med sig själv. Jag önskar er en god segling över Atlanten. Jag älskar er mycket och tänder det första ljuset i advent 2005 för er. m/Eva - Omi

Date Nov 25,2005


Name Geir Ove

Ja, nå nærmer det seg, og spenningen stiger nok. Dere får ha en sikker og fin tur over til andre siden. Hilsen ("missunte" i Egersund)

Date Nov 17,2005


Name John and Pat Gandy

E-mail j.pgandy@sympatico.ca

Dear crew of Regina; We were delighted to be introduced to your web site by our son Daniel Gandy on Koshlong. We have enjoyed following your sailing careers and especially the current cruise on your beautiful yacht Regina. We will follow the ARC fleet across the Atlantic and pray that it is a smooth passage for all concerned. We can't wait to get our arms around the Koshlong crew in the Carribean early in the new year.Hopefully we will have the pleasure of meeting the Regina crew as well. Our best wishes for a happy crossing. John and Pat Gandy

Date Nov 17,2005


Name Jane Pearce

Your comments on the marina in Madeira were almost the exact same comments we made when we visited it - in 2002! We also saw the plans, the fees and negotiated our own deal. Sounds like not a lot has changed. Loved the photo of the boat kids - brought back many memories for us. Don't you love the way you find out which boat your child is on by scanning the shoes on the pontoons or trying to locate your dinghy somewhere in an anchorage! Fair winds, Jane Pearce S/Z Zazen

Date Nov 14,2005


Name sertan YILDIZ

E-mail www.sertananatolian@yahoo.com

Merhaba(hej) Dear s/y Thats the way &Mac253; like.I am from Turkey. You are totaly free and different.Your children have every chance to educate themselves.Conratulations. DO come to turkey please.You are welcome!:)Good luck.Be happy.BYE

Date Nov 09,2005


Name hoestligt bryssel

Gyllene blad mot blodroed bjoerk-skog under isljus himmel blendad av blyg sol. Droemlika hoest veckorhelt i mellan europeisk anda! Nyskoerdad vin i idylliska Moseldalen, vandringar laengs porlande baeckar i soedra Ardennerna, ridturer i morgondimman. Nyrenovering av Opas dockhus, musik spelande och pyssel med skrattande och sjungande flickor. Era beraettelser och sommarliga foton och sagolika vandringar verkar fraan en annan tidsraekning!! Hjaertliga kramar, Jenny

Date Nov 06,2005


Name Karl Nyblom med familj

E-mail karl@shhf.se

Hej! Via tips från syster Anna och svåger Feffe följer vi nu ert äventyr med stor glädje. Fantastiskt spännande!! Hoppas att ni får en fortsatt underbar resa med mycket sol, skratt och lagom mycket vind i seglen.

Date Nov 06,2005


Name kaila

hey! every 1 how are you all doing? Jessica I sent you an e-mail from my class so make sure to pick that us soon!!!!!!!!1 love you all, kaila

Date Okt 29,2005


Name Mario

E-mail marioalexribeiro@hotmail.com

Great site and great trip! I follow some cruisers sites and yours I found just the other day. Unfortunately you have passed already Portugal. But glad you liked it. I hope one day I will do the same as you, and travel the world by sailboat. I wish you the best and will continue to follow your adventures!

Date Okt 28,2005


Name Lilian & Rudy, SY Shiva

E-mail conquest@bluewin.ch

Hi there, Good site, we are looking forward to be meeting you again, the latest on the other side of the Atlantic - have a wonderful crossing. Warm greetings Lilian & Rudy

Date Okt 19,2005


Name Krister

E-mail pentabo@hotmail.com

Hej ! Man blir ju avundsjuk när man läser om era ävenyr! Jag var ju själv och seglade runt Kanarieöarna 1986-1987 så jag vet hur behagligt det kan vara. Trist nog tog pengarna slut så jag seglade hem, jobbade skaffade ny båt och var på väg ut igen men kom till Ystad... Ja, resten vet ni ju.. Och nu seglar man på Siljan. Undrar vad nästa steg blir. Radiostyrd båt i badkaret... :o( För väl trösta mej med min snowboard och en isjakt istället. Hoppas det går bra för er och att ni inte stöter på några skurkar på vägen. Allra bästa hälsningar Krister(Marinan)

Date Okt 17,2005


Name Anders Orn

E-mail kit@designkit.com

Hi! It looks like your having lots of fun! I bet the views are great. Do you really spend that much time on home schooling? Anyway, I wish I could be with you. I know this has nothing to do with sailing but I wanted to say hi. Good luck with your travels! -Anders Orn

Date Okt 16,2005


Name Jane Pearce

E-mail jane@thepearces.com

We arrived in Australia 2 years ago having sailed here from the UK in our catamran with our twins of 11yrs old. Some cruising friends continued and arrived home in Europe this summer and I was lamenting the fact that I could no longer follow their travels when I found your site. We loved the Rias, loved Madeira too and painted our logo at Porto Santo - so many memories and no regrets. Our kids loved the cruise and have settled back into nornal high school with no problems. If you ever make it as far as Sydney please look us up. Fair winds and be safe. Jane Peace S/Y Zazen

Date Okt 11,2005


Name Hasan ERSÖZ

E-mail hasanersoz@gmail.com

Teknenize ait planlar&Mac253; nereden bulabilirim.Bu konuda yard&Mac253;mc&Mac253; olman&Mac253;z&Mac253; rica ediyorum.Te&Mac254;ekkür ederim.( T U R K E Y )

Date Okt 09,2005


Name Nea

E-mail nearix95@hotmail.com

Hej igen Jessica!! Nu kommer jag sakna dig jättemycket och jag är ledsen att du ska inte ska gå i vår klass längre! Men jag hoppas du får det bra ändå!! Du glömde att skriva i min "Mina vänner-bok" men jag kan ju fråga dig här på mejlen, eller? Jag saknar dig och jag tror att alla andra i Linden 5 också gör det!! //Nea

Date Okt 07,2005


Name William Waack

E-mail williamwaack@compuserve.com

Great stuff, great trip. And thks for the very useful informations. Should you take another impulsive decision and follow the tradewinds down to Brazil, let me know. Boa sorte William - São Paulo

Date Okt 05,2005


Name Victoria Phelan

E-mail rplex

Very good site.

Date Okt 04,2005


Name Molly Bateson

E-mail basketball betting ncaa

Your site contain many of useful information for me. Thanks

Date Okt 03,2005


Name Juanita Kochalka

E-mail south beach diet food product

Nice site - lots of good info.

Date Okt 03,2005


Name Geoff&Jennie

E-mail sellman4@bigpond.com.au

Hi Leon and family, We live in Melbourne, Australia and have the same passion for sailing as you. We have just returned from a two week sailing holiday in the Med, sailing from Naples to Sicily. One day we hope to do the same thing as you. Your website is fantastic and we look forward to following your journey, and wish you all the best. Best regards Geoff and Jennie

Date Sep 21,2005


Name Nea

E-mail nearix95@hotmail.com

hejsan!! Jag saknar dig jättemycket!! Hoppas ni får det bra på eran båt. Jag tycker att vi kunde skriva till varandra med mejl som du gör med Christer också. Vi ses snart! Nea Ps. hoppas vi träffas snart och skriv gärna till mig när du har tid!

Date Sep 12,2005


Name the sister

E-mail jenny.schulz@pandora.be

So it is true, you sparkle it throughout your webpage: humour and love for living makes time valueable!! ...and PS: we will OF COURSE come visiting!..in spite of the large shopping list :-) !!

Date Sep 12,2005


Name bengt

E-mail bengt.holm@ystad.nu

Hej ! hoppas ni har det bra. Det har vi Håller koll på er BENGT

Date Sep 08,2005


Name Gabriel Medina

E-mail gabrielm254@hotmail.com

great web page, great life i wish you still enjoy for many years. if going to spain (puerto sherry) don not hesitate to contact 034 687910494 best wishes Gabriel

Date Sep 02,2005


Name Joaquin Fernandez

E-mail joaquininfer@yahoo.es

Welcome to Spain y Portugal. ¡Animo valientes!. Mucha suerte y buenos vientos.

Date Sep 01,2005


Name Joaquin Fernandez

E-mail joaquininfer@yahoo.es

Welcome to Spain y Portugal. ¡Animo valientes!. Mucha suerte y buenos vientos.

Date Sep 01,2005


Name José Ignacio

E-mail jiramirezmer@yahoo.es

Good luck for your bravery travel around the word. I hope that your visit to Galicia would very nice (I sail at a light swift-sailing at Camariñas on vacations). My better wishs.

Date Sep 01,2005


Name Alberto

E-mail harfan@hotmail.com

Great trip! Great page! Great family ! Good luck! Hope you can visit my country, Chile, South America

Date Aug 31,2005


Name Hans

E-mail post@lange-as.no

Hei på dere! Veldig hyggelig å se at dere er godt underveis og har det så fint. Vi er på Orust igjen, og viser frem Motiva og Aluabt Ovni, ett år etter at vi traff dere! Fortsatt god tur! Hilsen Hans & Truls

Date Aug 27,2005


Name nagiþ

E-mail nagiss86@hotmail.com

hý. dear sailors.we write from turkey_ankara.ý really want to have similar adventure good luck. :))

Date Aug 24,2005


Name Ahmet N. Davran

E-mail adavran@yahoo.com

Ahoy Dear Sailors,, pls. visit my web site too,, http://manal.home.att.net I have last winter finished a trip from Turkey to Cape Town - South Africa , via red sea,oman,kenya,tanzania,zanzibar ,comores,mayotte,masagascar,richard's bay,port elizabeth,mossel bay,cape agulhas,cape of good hope and hout bay.It was a delivery and cruising trip with my german friend's boat"Meridian" HR 352.It was a great adventure. I wish you all the best and if you have plan to come to med.and aegean,please visit me.Hope to meet you somewhere in this small world,,,, -:) Ahmet

Date Aug 19,2005


Name Yvonne Fried

E-mail yfried@mac.com

It is wonderful to share in your adventure through your website. May you be blessed with good health and safe passage on your journeys.

Date Aug 18,2005


Name ERAY AYAN

E-mail erayayan161@hotmail.com

Wonderful adventure ,you are very lucky family .I congratulations you for courage.I really want to have similar adventure.good luck..

Date Aug 16,2005


Name SELMA AVªAR

E-mail emreselma@hotmail.com.tr

Hi, regina and wonderful family. It's really very nice to follow your adventures. I like to your. I kiss jessica and jonathan. Pls..send me photo..ok. good luck..Türkiye (Türkei)

Date Aug 15,2005


Name Geir Ove S/Y Careka , Egersund

E-mail g-ob@online.no

Dere er previligerte. Det er flott lesning,ser fram til hvert nytt inlegg fra turen. Vinteren vil bli kort for vår del, når vi får slike flotte beretninger fra dere. Lykke til videre. Geir Ove

Date Aug 03,2005


Name Anders Ricksand

E-mail anders.ricksand@tele2.se

Thanks for a very nice site. I found lots of valuable and interesting information and very enjoyable reading as well.

Date Juli 27,2005


Name Aileen Andrews

E-mail aileen.andrews@barclays.com

Lovely meeting you (at Malahide Yacht Club) on Saturday (23 July 2005). Hope the rest of your voyage is enjoyable/exciting & that you do not have too many problems/boat repairs. Hope you see have good weather/winds etc & enjoy the Irish scenery. Good luck!

Date Juli 26,2005


Name Chris Cha

E-mail wunderjahr@hotmail.com

Greetings from Fukuoka, Japan. I enjoy reading about your voyage very much. Many thanks for nice story and pictures. Any plan to come so far as to Japan?

Date Juli 26,2005


Name Beatriz y Pedro

E-mail pemibepe@yahoo.es

Congratulations from Spain. You are wonderful. Vikings came up to our coasts many centuries ago. I do not surprise at all your exploits... Gracias por compartir esta experiencia, ¡sois los mejores!

Date Juli 23,2005


Name Hellen Faus

E-mail kivuca@hotmail.com

Thanks for sharig such a great way of living... it made my inner move deeper...

Date Juli 20,2005


Name Jesper S Jensen

E-mail jespersj1968@yahoo.dk

Hej alle fire, jeg vil blot ønske jer fortsat lykke på rejsen, jeg følger med på jeres færd, og venter altid spændt på nyt fra Regina ! God vind

Date Juli 19,2005


Name Eva & Rune Sörensson

E-mail rusoren@swipnet.se

Vi och Ystad Segelfartygsförening önskar er lycka till ! Läser med stort intresse om era äventyr !

Date Juli 19,2005


Name Luca

E-mail ik2olr@amsat.org

Your wonderful site has captured my attention a lot. It's really very nice to follow your adventures. I'm sailing in the med with the family, too. And I had the intention to do something like your site. But I'll never reach your quality of details and documentation. It' really really nice! Hi from Italy!

Date Juli 17,2005


Name Alberto

E-mail bounty@ono.com

Wonderful adventure. From Cadiz (Spain), I send a greeting to you. By the way, my son is also called "Leon".

Date Juli 16,2005


Name jose

E-mail burgaillo@hotmail.com

Saludos desde España! Felíz aventura, amigos. Os seguiré con entusiasmo.

Date Juli 15,2005


Name Josefin

E-mail Patrick Hansson3@msn.com

hej Jessica. Jag såg att du hade sett delfiner. Jag gillar också delfiner det tror jad du har märkt i skolan. Vad gör du om dagerna? Jag är på stranden och nybrobadet annars så badar jag i poolen jag har bilvet jättesolbränd. Jag saknar dig jätte mycket // Hälsningar Josefin Hansson. Hej då kompis..

Date Juli 10,2005


Name Kim & Elizabeth Matthews

E-mail RWYCresolute@hotmail.com

Hello Regina's Crew, We have enjoyed your adventures very much. We have a HR36 in Greece but at the moment we are in Cornwall, England, selling a house. This is the last part of our plan to go long-term cruising. Your pages about "Why" we read with a 'shock of recognition', as it parallels our own hectic experience. Thankyou for being so open about your feelings. Also photos are great.

Date Juli 10,2005


Name Familjen Blomqvist i Ystad

E-mail familjenblomqvist@home.se

Hej Regina crew. Hoppas allt går enligt planerna och att ni njuter till 100 % på er resa. Ni har en fantastisk website som nu ligger som startsida hos oss. Kul att följa er. Ha det så bra. Alla hälsar. Blomqvistarna

Date Juli 03,2005


Name Sophie Mavor

E-mail smcmi.uk@btclick.com

Hej paa er alla! Maria aer haer och haelsar paa oss i Cardiff (Wales), saa jag beraettade om era web-sidor. Vi tyckte att bilderna paa delfinerna var jaette-fina (Nick tyckte ocksaa om olje-plattformerna eftersom han aer ingenjoer!). Kanske ni vet hur man faar svenska bokstaever paa PC? Der haer ser jaette-konstigt ut. Jag hoppas ocksaa att vi faar chansen att se er paa er vaeg igenom 'Irish Sea' - i Cardiff aer vi ungefaer 2-och-en-halv-timmar fran Wales' vaest kust (Fishguard? St David's? Solva?). Lycka till med resten av resan! Haelsningar, Sophie xx

Date Juli 02,2005


Name Maria Mavor

E-mail mariamavor@hotmail.com

What a great site! Come and see your old cousin in England. Love to see all your news and pictures. Call 07712 046646 and maybe we can come and see you

Date Juli 02,2005


Name Omi

E-mail eva.schulz@telia.com

Jessica, tack för härliga och lärorika redogörelser om er spännande segling. Hoppas få läsa mer från dig om vad som händer ombord,i havet, på land och hur du påverkas av ditt nya liv. Kram från Omi

Date Juni 29,2005


Name S/Y Tiramisu

E-mail jnils@online.no

Hei , Flott å lese om turen så langt ( vi har også stått stille i Limfjorden ! )Dersom jeg tidsnok hadde sett at dere var innom Farsund sist helg , hadde jeg tatt meg en tur bortom . Vi starter nå fra Gibraltar ca 4. juli og planlegger ( foreløpig ) Lagos , Cascais, Vigo og Brest . Tidsplanen er jo usikker men vi mailes / snakkes kanskje underveis . Fair Winds !

Date Juni 23,2005


Name Jenny

Berättelsen är så gripande: leende, skrattande, gråtande, jublande, spännande. Den bästa "bok" jag läst på länge! Med talande och starka fotografier! Jag lever med. Hur hantera min otålighet tills nästa "kapitel", nästa upplevelse, nästa tankegångar, nästa väder, nästa selgroute, nästa lilla händelse ombord. Kanske man får läsa ett inslag av Jessica eller Jonathan en dag, deras teckningar, deras känslor? Hur går det med rutinerna ombord: matlagning? bäddning? städning? tvättning? segelvikning? tamprullning? boy skrubbning? Har ni testat man över bord? Bär ni säkerhetsbälte och hjälm - eller heter det flytväst och sele? Lycklig fortsättning!

Date Juni 22,2005


Name Felix, s/y Milou

Leon med familj, lycka till med er inspirerande resa. Er hemsida börjar bli en riktig tillgång och jag följer den med stort intresse.

Date Juni 21,2005


Name Simo och Maja på Chouette

E-mail simo.maja@minpost.nu

Hej Det ær ju er vi læst om tidigare. En mycket fin hemsida. Vi kommer att følja er resa, speciellt då vi sjælva har "landat" hemma i Trosa igen. Lycka till/ Simo & Maja

Date Juni 21,2005


Name espen

Gratulerer med en flott side. Jeg gleder meg til å følg emed på deres flotte reise - god tur.

Date Juni 21,2005


Name mathilda

E-mail mathildany@spray.se

hej!!!!!!!!!!! mår ni bra jag, josse och nea skulle hälsa på men ni var inte där. så jag hoppas ni får det ricktigt härligt. jag längtar redan efter dig JESSICA. KRAMIZAR:MATHILDA NYSTRÖM(MATTIS)

Date Juni 19,2005


Name Geir Ove S/Y Careka , Egersund

E-mail g-ob@online.no

Go tur på reisen, (men husk og få vasket bort den gule stripen du får når du går igjennom limfjorden.) Vil følge dere på reisen videre.

Date Juni 18,2005


Name Peter, Marie & Elisabeth S/Y Elvin A

Hi Leon & Karolina! Missade er avgång i veckan, vi hann inte önska er lycka,hälsan, gemenskap och goda vindar! Ser fram emot era förehavande!

Date Juni 17,2005


Name Annette & Claus B. F.

E-mail frederiksen@furuno.de

Kære Karolina & Leon, "Ropes off" for Jeres store eventyr. Vi ønsker Jer god vind samt held og lykke på Jeres færd på de store vande. Vi glæder os til at følge med via hjemmesiden. "Baltic Swan" melder klar hvis der skulle være behov for eskorte senere i forløbet. Lycka till!

Date Juni 16,2005


Name Stefan Wallrabenstein

E-mail wallrabenstein@walli-fruechte.de

Hi Leon, ich habe Dich leider vor Eurer Abreise nicht mehr erreicht. Ich wünsche Euch eine wundervolle Erfahrung als family crew und alles Gute.

Date Juni 14,2005


Name Marie-Louise Nilsson

E-mail marie-louise.nilsson@skola.ystad.se

Hej! Jag önskar er en riktigt skön sommar och en underbar resa! Lycka till!

Date Juni 10,2005


Name johanna

E-mail johanna_mn_10@hotmail.com

hej!!! hoppas det går och sova på fredag men ha det bra !! //puss puss johanna

Date Juni 06,2005


Name Josefin hansson

E-mail patrick hansson3@man.com

Hej! Jag skickar på pappas e- mail adress. Ska det blev roligt att segla så länge. Det var roligt att sova hos dig.

Date Juni 05,2005


Name Mathilda Nyström

E-mail mathildany@spray.se

Vi tycker att det är en fin hemsida.Hoppas det går bra på resan. //mathilda ny,mathilda ni och josefin.

Date Juni 03,2005


Name Julia Björk

E-mail Julia_snygg@msn.com

hejsan jessica och alla andra i familjen!! ska det bli kul att segla i ett år?? det hade jag tyckt!! pusspuss julia i klassen!!

Date Juni 02,2005


Name Marianne

E-mail mno@furuno-ebo.com

Hi Karolina og Leon, jeg ville bare ønske jer en fantastisk tur, håber i kommer hjem med rygsækken fuld af dejlige oplevelser. Knus Marianne

Date Juni 02,2005


Name Eirik Time

Hi Schulz family - the S/Y Regina crew! Thank you for sharing your feelings and thoughts about your decision to break up and use a portion of your life sailing S/Y Regina to seek new horizons of both the physical Earth - and life itself! I think that the "Why?" article demonstrates that you definitely are very well prepared! You are writing so well – so lively but at the same time in depth with so full of meaning - that it really touches something in me – as a reader and a sailors! Thank you! I‘ll definitely follow your voyage with S/Y Regina! Good luck with the rest of the practical doings, and the final "psychical" preparations for the giant leap! ...Eirik

Date Maj 25,2005


Name Sister and sister-in-law , aunty and God-mother

E-mail Jenny.Schulz@pandora.be

Dear beloved adventurous family! Sitting in the glass tower, 15th floor and looking over a large desert of houses and betony in Brussels, Belgium, I can also somewhere feel: WHY? But my why is exactly the opposite: WHY am I staying? Why am I not as brave and energetic as you are – exploring limits, braking boarders, gathering new experiences - yes: stepping into a new period of life? I believe anyone asks himself: WHY? QUO VADIS? I am convinced we lead our lives in a spirit of unconsciousness, which we are seeking to understand. And I am convinced that taking the decision you have, is a large step towards the answer! SO GOOD LUCK with your last preparations before the white handkerchiefs waving in the Harbour of previous “home”. Go, and explore your “HOME” - elsewhere than geographically. And I pray with you for God’s benediction .

Date Maj 25,2005


Name Lars Lemby

E-mail lars.lemby@swipnet.se

Dear crew of REGINA! Half an hour before the start of a regatta I am always overwhelmed by a strong feeling of fatique and I simply have to lie down and sleep. 5 minutes of sleep cures it. Now that you are almost bent to the ground (still on land!) by the task of preparing yourselves and the boat for the cruise, know that this is a normal and natural feeling. Part of the game and an addition to later pleasure! Good luck!

Date Maj 19,2005


Name Klaas Boonstra

E-mail kboonstra@planet.nl

Hi sailors! Nice story about the tour in "Zeeland" I have read it in one time... very nice. I am sailing a lot in Zeeland (Bruinisse, Grevelingen) with a realy beautifull HR 29. She is from 1989 but better as new! I liked your story very much, maby sometime again here in Zeeland. I am thinking on a trip to Danmark, but furst this year to France... I wil make a story too! Greetings' Klaas boonstra and a lot of sailingplesure!

Date Maj 07,2005


Name Fredrik Wallenberg

E-mail fwallenberg@gmail.com

Leon, thanks for your great logbook entry from Refanut. I am starting to put together a website for Refanut and am currently collecting information and publishing it in a blog format at http://refanut.blogspot.com/. Happy sailing!

Date April 17,2005


Name Max, Gordon, Moni,Jürgen,Maria und Susann

E-mail susann.piontek@t-online.de

Hi Leon, es mußte erst passieren , dass Max und Moni nach Verden kommen, damit sie deine neue Homepage sehen konnten. Der Max bringt endlich unseren Computer wieder auf den neuesten Level und wir resümieren über verschiedene gemeinsame Stories.... zb. erste Begegnung mit Moni, Heiligenhafen,Eric.....und Segeln, deshalb ist es auch so passend, dass wir uns alle auf deinem Gästebuch verewigen müssen. Schöne Grüße an Deine Family , wir werden Euch auf Eurer Reise begleiten.

Date Feb 02,2005


Name s/v Sequel

E-mail lightsmythe@yahoo.com

Thank you for sharing your thoughts ...They echo many of my own feelings about life, and reflects what I suspect many feel in their hearts as they crest fifty-years. I am fifty-four, an engineer and photographer, owned a small farm in Oregon, and was miserable. In Munich on a business trip, I checked myself into the hospital with chest-pains. Returning to the States and a job of little reward, I longed for a more meaningful life. The children were grown, my marriage was ending, and the farm had lost its charm. Photography was my passion, and I found myself in Port Townsend, Washington, at the Wooden Boat Festival in search of images. That experience changed my life. With eyes-wide-opened, the beauty of a schooner and ketch, the lines of a boat on the water, the sounds of people enjoying life ... led me to sell everything, sail wooden-boats in the San Juan Islands that summer, and finally to buy a Hallberg-Rassy 42 with dreams of Mexico and the South Pacific. Two years later, I can anchor out in one of the thousands of coves tucked away in these San Juan Islands, pour myself a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon, and play Bach's Cello Suite in Gmajor upon my cello, barefoot on the deck of s/v Sequel. An evening amaranth sky, Bach's prelude mixed with the sounds of the ocean lapping against the hull of my boat, my magic-carpet. Who said dreams can't come true? Daniel s/v Sequel Friday Harbor, Wa. USA

Date Jan 25,2005


Name Xavier Badia Vidal

E-mail Xavier.BadiaVidal@es.ey.com

I am writing from Barcelona, I am delighted with your story. Congratulations for being so brave and do what many of us would like to do. All the best. Xavier

Date Jan 22,2005


Name Eva Lemby Schulz

E-mail eva.schulz@telia.com

Käraste fyrklöver Leon, Karolina, Jessica, Jonathan. Jag önskar er alla ett bra, lyckligt, friskt år 2005 med rätta vindar och fina hamnar. Lycka till! Käraste tankar och hjärtekram från Casa Arturo vid det blå Medelhavet m/Eva

Date Jan 19,2005


Name Thomas Quernheim

E-mail t.quernheim@gmx.de

Hi Leon, hope you can remember me. We have been living next to each other (to be correct vis-à-vis) when were growing up in Limburg. Visiting my parents on Christmas I got the chance to read your charming christmas card. Your actual "project" is very impressive and we all are looking forward to track your trip on the wep page. I'll send you an E-Mail. Best regards Thomas

Date Jan 02,2005


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