Nov 7, 20212 minno hiding on a boatI regularly dial into the webinar series "Blue Water Sailing" run by Grand Large Yachting Group in association with Yachting World. If...
Oct 10, 20213 minyou done growing yet?From the moment you entered this world, you were utterly dependent on caregivers to tend to your every need. When seeing the first...
Oct 3, 20212 minwhy we travel“Journeys are the midwives of thought“ says Alain de Botton in his book “The Art of travel”. A creative metaphor that journeys and...
Sep 26, 20212 minin the nowWhen you write a weekly blog, you eventually get to a point where you can’t think of anything to write. Yes, there should be plenty of...
Sep 12, 20212 minyou are what you eatA personal view on seeking a happy and healthy life. German philosopher Ludwig Feuerbach coined the phrase “We are what we eat”, and he...
Jul 25, 20211 minsailor profile: erik aanderaa | norwayBikinis, Piña Coladas and white sandy beaches are not his class. At least not when it comes to sailing. Aptly named the "Viking of the...
Jun 8, 20203 minare you a good person?I think I can hear you. “Not again one of these attention-seeking headlines…” you might be thinking. Don’t worry I actually mean it,...
Apr 19, 20202 minwilfried erdmannIn 1987 I met Wilfried Erdmann. I was 15 at that time and he had come to my hometown to give a talk about his 1984 to 85 non-stop, solo...
Apr 12, 20203 minpolitics, economy and humansFollowing my last rather aggressive rant I’ll try and tone down in this week’s blog post. That’s not to say I am in any way ok with...
Feb 17, 20201 minchasing the dream?What’s your dream? What do you enjoy doing? What life are you living? If you are a parent, what do you want for your kids? Picture the...
Feb 14, 20201 minserendipityI recently finished a book by Richard Eyre – The Happiness Paradigm. Don’t want to go into too much detail but there is a part about...
Feb 8, 20201 mintobi & mobi dee – the bookFor the last two years I have been working on my next book. Tobi & Mobi Dee – The Secret of Happiness – is a story about a young sailor...
Dec 24, 201915 mina christmas fairy tale for grown upsSanta Claus lives in the Laughing Valley, where stands the big, rambling castle in which his toys are manufactured. His workmen, selected...
Dec 10, 20192 minthe big sailGot up this morning at 3:45am. Shower and kiss the family (boys asleep – love you boys). Fastest Uber drive to Syndey domestic terminal...
Oct 23, 20191 minendless happiness if you win the rat raceIllustrator Steve Cutts sets his animation, “Happiness,” in a teeming urban environment, with hundreds of near identical cartoon rats...
Oct 6, 20191 minmeeting some incredible sea creaturesLast week I had the incredible pleasure to play with stingrays. Yep, stingrays. Well, to be correct they are actually called cownose rays...
Sep 19, 20192 minsv rainbow chaserAs you know we are currently searching for the right boat for us. Our favourite is a Beneteau 57. As with all bigger purchases in life...
Sep 7, 20191 minsome soundbites for youI tend to listen to some slow house and groovy beats when I write. Also some classical music but for this weekend let me share some beats...
Aug 28, 20194 minfeel the breeze – the “young baby” cruising familyRianne, Gerben and Jr. Captain Benjamin set sail to explore the world and feel the breeze on their Beneteau 57 “Perfect Sense” Rianne and...
Aug 22, 20193 mini want, so i will. part 3It is about time I got back to completing this short blog series about the “6 rules for happiness”. I know “rules” sounds a bit weird....