Heaven is a place on earth
On a mission to escort the girls safely from Vordingborg to their new harbour in CPH.
The first day from Korsør to Vordingborg was a bumpy ride. We had to wait out strong winds in Bisserup while one of the crewmembers suffered from a bit of seasickness.
Once teamed up with the girls, we spent a bumpy night at anchor before heading north on a beautiful, sunny, perfect weather sailing day.
All in all, it took us about twelve hours.
Oh… and we were stopped by the police…
Most of the old wiring has been removed, and we’ve started the re-wiring process. To preserve the vintage look and feel, we’ll be reusing the existing switches.
We’re prioritizing the essentials to be ready for the early season. This includes installing a new battery charger and a new battery separator to manage two separate banks—one for engine startup and one for domestic use. There will be a fail-safe supply from both banks to power the always-on bilge pumps.
The boat came “fully equipped,” but we’ve decided to simplify things by removing the old plotter and the autopilot. We’re keeping only the engine and battery gauges, along with the depth sensor, which is now functioning.
In addition, we’re focusing on lanterns and wipers to ensure basic compliance and safety.
OG Carplay. Mixtape#1 ready for the summer season.
Il Capitano spent several days during the winter learning the intricacies of maritime navigation alongside a group of fellow captains. What we learned—or were reminded of—is that, in the end, it’s the Admiral who makes the final decisions.
We’ve been mustered to sail this easter. Yes mam!
Almost ready
Before we prepare her for the upcoming season debut at Easter, we need to officially rename her from Søbjørnen to M/Y Cava.
We’ve been using MS (Motor Ship) but the correct designation is M/Y (Motor Yacht), so we’re fixing that as well, including a new URL mycava.dk.
In Denmark, it is customary to display the name and home port on one side of the stern.
For inland waterways, the name, port, and nationality must also be displayed on the bow.
Naturally, the name will be in golden letters.
We have an extensive list of tasks to complete. In reality, we will, of course, never truly be finished.
Some of the more ‘cozy’ tasks—perfectly suited for indoor winter activities—are covers for the hatches and mattresses for the new bunks.
One down – seven to go.
Between navigation classes and ten days of celebrating the chief stewardess’s birthday, Little Red was fitted with a new antenna. It turned out to be quite a comprehensive operation. But now we hear you loud and clear on the “new” Blaupunkt.
In preparation for cruising and navigating the inland waterways, another checkbox was ticked off. This time, it was a permit to operate motor/powerboats up to 15 meters.
A fun (and quite cold) winter day spent in Køge Bugt with captain M. W.
We both passed with flying colors!
One of many similar posts. Now getting started on the bunks port side, so that we can get the floor done.