Author Archives: Richard Hewson

On the 27th April 2023 we returned back onboard Sunday Island in Moret Sir Long France, about 2 hours train ride south of Paris. Rich, Issy and Max riding the folding bike The 28th April was spent trying to change engine mounts, unfortunately the new engine mounts were not as per the order and didContinue reading “Sunday Island Canal adventures 2022 day 4”

Last minute packing and storage at our house in Palma kept us up until 0130 this morning, but that didn’t stop us waking up at 0520 this morning to board the flight to ORLY France! If you could imagine a perfect travel scenario today we nailed it! Checked in, two full row of seats atContinue reading “Back onboard Sunday Island indefinitely”

The last few days I have been onboard our Koopmans 45 Sunday Island doing some winter maintenance before we move onboard again in April. I found Sunday Island clean and dry. The epoxy coating I had painted in the bilges was holding up very well. It was fantastic to be back onboard again. For bigContinue reading “Winter Maintenance and Fuel Pumps”

Merry Christmas and happy new year to all! Our family traveled to Malta for Christmas but returned to Palma due to a high number of COVID cases in Malta. While in Malta we have registered our Koopmans 45 “Sunday island” to Valletta Malta and received our new official number, call sign and MMSI. People oftenContinue reading “Sunday Island name”

This report is a bit delayed, because after we left Paris we had a bit to do prior to heading back to Palma for a months work before Christmas and so the kids can enjoy the final month of the year at school. We motored out of Paris on the 21st November and motored upContinue reading “Final Days in Paris 24th November 2021”

We arrived in Paris in the afternoon of the 19th November 2021. Sailing up the Seine past the Statue of Liberty, the Eiffel Tower, the Leuve, and Notre Dame, we arrived at our marina in Port De Plaisance next to place de Bastille, right in the center of Paris! After hot showers and a quickContinue reading “Day 24 Paris France 21st November 2021”

Words can not describe how fantastic it is to sail your 45ft yacht into Paris, so here are some photos 

Everybody woke up early this morning. The boat felt warm and cozy but when we ventured outside we discovered a thick blanket of fog. Visibility was less than 300m. We got underway regardless, traveling slowly with extra lookouts. Pic Emilie working the foredeck in her thermals, wet weather gear and Nicky River Ugg’s from Tassie!Continue reading “Day 21 French Canals 18 November 2021”

Everybody woke up early this morning. The boat felt warm and cozy but when we ventured outside we discovered a thick blanket of fog. Visibility was less than 300m. We got underway regardless, traveling slowly with extra lookouts. Pic Emilie working the foredeck in her thermals, wet weather gear and Nicky River Ugg’s from Tassie!Continue reading “Day 21 French Canals 18 November 2021”

Today we had another good run with 6 locks and 69km. Some of the motoring was a bit slow because of 4km/hr speed restrictions (2kts) and slow commercial boats ahead of us. One of the barges had a African grey parrot onboard (similar to a cockatoo) which kept the kids entertained in the lock. AtContinue reading “Day 20 France 17th November 2021”