Jean-Marc

Jean-Marc

Captain’s Log : Something Special

Captain’s log: Something Special During the past weeks, we have made landfall on the tropical island Bonaire.The approach was already looking very promising as we passed a small island in front of Bonaire, this small place is called ‘Klein Bonaire’.…

Cave Heaven?

Captain’s log: January 5th 2022 Location: Cabo Verde Islands, Islands of Sal, Palmeira As we passed the date from Dec 31st 2021 to Jan 1st 2022, entering a new year, this also means setting new goals and in our case,…

From hell to heaven in 1 day.

Captain’s log Dec 22th 2021 Location: Cap Verde Islands, Island of Sal, Porto Palmeira After a 6 day sea voyage from Canary Islands to Cap Verde Islands, we are happy and eager to arrive at the island Sal within the…

Blowing Bubbles takes the time!

Captain’s log: 27th November 2021 Location: Atlantic Ocean, Canary Islands, multiple divesites As we arrived to the Canary Islands, we encountered again SY Ornella, French Flag. Onboard, Cpt Thierry and skipper Nathalie on their way around the world. Both of…

Eco friendly and more

Captain log: October 13th,  2021 Location: Canary Islands, Puerto San Miguel, South Tenerife, Atlantic Ocean We welcome you onboard SY Blowing Bubbles to join in on the adventures we undertake! The crew is still trying to place the memories of…

Hotter than hot!

Hotter than hot! Captain log: September 19th 2021Location: Canary Islands, Tenerife The islands are shaken up by the sudden eruption of the Vulcano Cumbre Vieja, located on La Palmaisland.Although forecasted by the increasing underground trembling, the eruption always comes by…

100th dive

The stories of Blowing Bubbles continue and here you can read one of them, told by Captain Jean-Marc Captain’s log 30/07/2021 How to celebrate 100 scuba dives? Located at the southern part of Lanzarote, we carry 3 new crew members…

From boat captain to diver!

From boat captain to diver! The stories of Blowing Bubbles continue and we will print regularly updates from this ocean voyage, touching many parts of our blue planet. The nicest part of the story is that you can also read…

Spanish Coastlines

Positie: Torrevieja Route: Estartit – Barcelona – Torredembarra – Oropesa – Valencia – Cap d’Or – Torrevieja…our stops during a week No wind, so we changed to motor and enjoying the ride. After leaving Estartit, winds dropped to 2bft and…

Almost there…

Boat back in the water! During last weeks in Belgium, the boat was lifted out of the water and maintenance was done on our saildrive (engine). The hull was repainted with anti-fouling (it prevents marine life from growing onto the…

The beginning

(By Jean-Marc) 2015 or was it just another year? Does it really matter? But… So, it has been decided! We will leave on a world tour with a sailing yacht within the next (few) years to come! What do we…

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