The Circumnavigation Yacht
You remember what the Skipper looked like in 2018 when he stayed too long in the Caribbean, turning into a pirate, with a long beard?!
Now again, after smoking joints all day long and listening to reggae music 24/7 to fight the curfew boredom, he turned into a Rastafarian.
A few weeks ago when when I was anchoring at Simson Bay at Sint Maarten I dived down to my anchor to check if it has properly set. Close to my anchor I saw something in the mud that looked like another abandoned anchor. I decided to check it. I go up and put a rope on one of my fenders and with the other end of the rope I dived down again and attached it to the anchor. I pulled it up on my boat and first I thought it’s not worth cleaning. It was totally covered with mussels. But when I got them off, it was clear that I had just found a little treasure. It took me a few days to get the rust off, but it was well worth it.
There is nothing wrong with it. It’s in excellent shape and worth at least 400.- $US. This will replace the spare anchor that I have, because it’s a lot better and has got the right size as well. Bruce Anchors are well known and have a good holding capacity.
On its fastening point this anchor had a broken shackle. Most likely the skipper who lost is wasn’t able to dive down that deep (8 – 9 m) to retrieve it. Good for me. I wonder though, what happened to his boat. If somebody claims it’s his, I don’t give a darn. I put too much work in it. It’s mine now.
Preparations for Faule Haut’s 3rd Atlantic Crossing are in full swing.
Skipper Ingo has bought and stored already enough food and water that will allow him to sail nonstop from the Caribbean to his homeport at Vinaròs, Spain.
He might stop at the Acores Islands to buy some fresh food and water but only if he is allowed to go ashore without going into a 14-days-quarantine before.
According to the pilot charts you will encounter five times as many storms (above 8 Beaufort = 40 knots) in the North Atlantic in April compared to May or June. That’s why the skipper waits till the end of April to start.
Faule Haut Skipper Ingo is in jail.
He got caught by the coast guard at the coast of Sint Maarten, Caribbean, smuggeling two tons of toilet paper. Faule Haut has been confiscated.
Skipper Ingo, currently at San Quentin, cell Block A, cell 214.
Visitors are welcome.
Puerto de matrícula
Skipper Ingo has stolen this picture today from the Website of his home port. It shows the port of Vinaròs at night. 
The Skipper is looking forward to his third Atlantic crossing that takes him back home and to mooring up Faule Haut at her home berth, but his enthusiasm is dimmed by the current global virus crisis. Since yesterday this port is closed and he doesn’t know what to expect when he gets back.
Will he be allowed to get to his berth at all? How long is this crisis gonna last?
The Skipper is singing the blues, because the long planned visit of his wife in the Caribbean has been cancelled because of the corona crisis. He was gonna leave the Caribbean after his wife’s visit at the end of June, but depending on the development he is considering to move up his departure a few weeks. If he doesn’t get some other crew that wants to do some sailing with him in the Caribbean within the next few weeks, he will, most likely leave sooner.
This is the latest selfie of Faule Haut Skipper Ingo sailing nude and virus free through the Caribbean, feeling absolutely safe, cause he’s protected by a new roll of toilet paper.
Faule Haut dropped her anchor on March 3, 2020 at 8:30 p.m. in the dark at Carlisle Bay at Antigua. She has come from Nevis which is only 46 nm away from Antigua, but it took her 30 hours of sailing close hauled. Crew had to tack because they were facing into the wind. That was an exhausting cruise. The last 7 miles they motored
because they were tired and wanted to rest. It’s the skippers second visit to Antigua.
After visiting St. Kitts (checking in at Basseterre) Faule Haut and crew anchored at Frigate Bay, a nice beach on the island of St. Kitts.
Right now, Faule Haut is at Nevis, at Pinney‘s Beach. Skipper went ashore for some sightseeing. It’s a nostalgic trip because it’s the skippers third visit of St. Kitts & Nevis.
The skipper loves beaches. And here on Nevis you find great beaches either for yourself alone or with some infrastructure, but never crowded.
Columbus named this island „Nevis“ („nieve“ = Spanish for „snow“) because to him it appeared as if there is always a white cloud sitting on top of this Mountain.
And in fact, the skipper never saw it without this cloud.
Faule Haut crew got some rain today for two hours.
Side effect- this marvelous rainbow at our anchorage at Simson Bay.
Crew is getting entertained right now at the Buccaneer Beach bar by live music.
Faule Haut has reached Sint Maarten/Saint Martin. 
It’s her third visit. She’s been here twice in 2018. Skipper Ingo feels like home. He’s just gone ashore and is enjoying live music at the Buccaneer Beach Bar.
