The passage of the Panama Canal was definitively on our bucket list – It was the first time for Moonwave and her crew. Actually Moonwave had already done the canal once before when she got shipped from Hong Kong to Miami back in 2014. She was packed inside a big container ship w

[March 2020] We did it again – we did a great delivery without burning any fuel !!! Last year in May we had a nice trip from Saint Martin to Turks and Caicos [around 600nm] without burning any diesel. This time we doubled the distance. We had a great doublehanded downwind sail f

The indoor helm station is the centerpiece of navigation on board Moonwave. It features the steering wheel, two big Navigation screens and lots of control buttons. Additional screens and controls for sail trimming are placed on the upper section. In the right corner of the overhead se

On board Moonwave we are on an “almost” constant quest of innovations and improvements. This not only manifests itself in the following areas – see related blog entries:  Hybrid Propulsion System – Moonwave – Torqeedo talking about our new system Titanium/ceramic rudder be

After my recent technical blog entry [more to come soon], here are some more “relaxing” pictures from our recent stay in Sint Maarten/St. Martin. We always love to come back to this Dutch & French Island, probably because of the good marine facilities and supplies as w

We recently spent some time in the Bahamas, this beautiful cruising grounds are know for its shallow waters and the turquoise colors. We have often got the question of Moonwave’s draft to be able to cruise the shallow waters. The daggerboards are easy to spot – they also have ma

Moonwave and her crew spent the month of December in the beautiful Bahamas. We were busy in Nassau for most of the month.     For the Christmas Holidays and New Years Eve, we went south to the beautiful Exumas Islands and further to the Outer Islands, like Western Plana Cay

Passage from Florida to the Bahamas: the passage of the Gulf-stream is always an “adventure”. Depending on wind directions and sea state, the passage of the Gulf-stream can be more or less fun… This time, we had a good passage due to great planning of Moonwave’

When dolphins come around to play at the bows of Moonwave, it’s always a joy for everyone on board. The below pictures are from our trip from Beaufort, NC to Norfolk,VA. We had a big school of dolphins playing around Moonwave – just too beautiful – I had to shareR

The month of May came to an end and it was time for Moonwave to join her summer cruising grounds in New England.  We crossed the sound north of Grand Bahama to take the “Gulf Stream” up North. The winds were very light but the extra knots of current are always a welcome treat on the t