LinoCat

We just went out for 2 hours to let the engines run and to move the boat a few miles. Cartagena has many old fortress structures to see when you approach it. Some are quite old and some looks like they are from WWII. Unfortunately the weather was not so nice and the wind has dies down to around 6knots. So we only did a short cruise into the bay and then back again.

Today the ELIDA V was in the marina. She is 40m long and the mast is 45m high!!! She is built from composite and weighs only 95 tons. With a sail area of more than 800squaremeters she can do 20knots. COOL STUFF The boat is holding groups of young people who believe in Jesus Christ but it does not matter to which church they belong. Typically up to 40 young people are guests and the crew is around 12 to 16 people. The boat is very spartanic inside but built very safe and fast. The big Harken winches are operated by grinders and even the anchor is pulled up with them. This is the meeting room below. It can also be used for company sails. Maybe one day we will have our management meeting there. Here you can see Colin from Californa. He showed us around on the boat. Under http://www2.elida.se/default.asp?id=53 you can read more about this fabolous boat. Roger at the steering wheel. Almost as tall as he is :-) Check my big shoe size 47 against the winches and the traveler :-)

Roger working hard on the boat :-) Our upgrade from LinoCat. Well, if we would have 3.5MEUR to spend. Well Linocat is 11.55m long, this boat is 11.9m WIDE!!!! :-) http://www.haas-international.com/brokerage/detail.php?yacht=63 shows pictures. The wood inside was to dark, so Roger and myself decided not to buy her :-) Sand on Linocat.... LinoCat waiting for a sail. In the back is the Westerdam cruise liner. She later left for Malaga. We met a nice couple from St Francisco, she is orginally from Ireland and he is German. Their daughter is 8 years old and cruising with them since 4 years. They will do the Atlantic cossing in winter and so we exchanged books, DVDs and informations.

Pruhonicky Park is a botanical garden near the highway from Prague to Brno and is a very beautiful parc with many plants and many small lakes with fish. The pathways are easy to walk and so it makes a nice relaxing sunday afternoon walk. But be aware that you are not the only one having this idea :-) It can get crowdy during nice weather on weekends. Entrance fee is 50CZK per adults and kids up to 6 are free. Parking is 30CZK/hour IF a space is available. If not you cna park in the village near by. It is good to combine this park with the Aquapalace aqua parc in Pruhonice only 1km away! Lani had fun yesterday....