What started as a sailing adventure among 3 close friends turned into the beginning of a love story.
We are Dennis and Jannell, brought together by adventure and curiosity. Dennis left The Netherlands in 2022 with close friends Job and Nick. After a year of sailing together, Job and Nick decided to return to land-life which left Dennis who was not interested in doing the same yet cruising the Caribbean with new crew. As fate would have it (with a little help from Tinder), he would cross paths with Jannell, a curious Saint Lucian. In getting to know each other we decided to make our life together a great adventure, starting onboard the Satisfaction. And so as one chapter ended, a new one unfolded.
Our Journey
Our trip starts on the 1st of June 2022. The plan is to throw a farewell party in Grou and to leave the Netherlands through Terschelling.
We will slowly go down towards Portugal to then go to the Canary Islands. There we will stay a few weeks to then sail further to the Cape Verdean Islands.
From those islands, we will cross the Atlantic Ocean towards the Caribbean .
In this region, we will stay a few months and we will see from there how the rest of our trip will go
We are Job Modderman, Nick Zondervan and Dennis Meter. Three good friends who know each other mainly from competitive sailing. At first, we mainly competed against each other in the national competition, but in recent seasons we have been forming a team more and more on larger competitive boats.
We have now racked up quite a few miles together and can rely on each other 100% at all times, something which is of course extremely important when sailing at sea.
How the first ukulele learning session went.. cover your ears for the last 3 seconds
#cruising #ukulele #learning #singingcover #rainyday #singing #boatlife #sailinglife #singingintherain #discover
The face you make when:
- steering into the wind is easy
- early morning sunlight hits your face
- you haven’t had your coffee yet
- it’s too early for you but you make it happen
#sailing #atthehelm #sailingsatisfaction #boatlife #sailinglife #earlymorning #morning #sunrise #nocoffee
M O N T S E R R A T 🇲🇸
Alliouagana is the island’s indigenous name as given by the Kalinago which meant, “Land of Prickly Bush”. The Amerindians (peoples indigenous to the Caribbean islands Kalinagos, Arawaks, Tainos) named several of the islands by what they deemed it to be abundant in; what a clever way to distinguish the islands. Yes, Montserrat does have a lot of prickly bush!
The island has an interesting story with the Soufrière Hills volcanoes coming immediately to mind first.
It is worth the visit, we wish we could have stayed at least another day.
#montserrat #island #sailing #sailingsatisfaction #cruisinglife #sailinglife #travel #traveldestination #explore
The Best Memories!
On 5th June, 2022 we left from Terschelling for Denmark and onwards. We crossed oceans, saw new countries and did lots of new things. On 26th April, 2023 our journey together ended but Job and Nick made it possible for me to continue “on my own”. We have since made some new memories together and apart but I’m forever grateful for the ones we made together on Satisfaction!
One year of Independence! 🫣🤣🤣
#sailing #sailingbuddies #friends #memories #transatlantic #oceancrossing #sailinglife #cruisinglife #travel #explore
2 months ago the Satisfaction was getting ready to participate in the 44th SXM Heineken Regatta - a dream of mine and that of former owner (also Dennis @dbezemer1967 ). We had a fantastic and surreal week! It feels so long ago but it went by too quickly.
#sailing #regatta #heinekenregatta #sxm #sailinglife #boatlife #dreamcometrue #sailingsatisfaction #throwback
Sint Eustatius // Statia // Golden Rock ✨🪨
What a beautiful and welcoming island. There’s an old-time, quintessential, small island charm. Despite the occasional rolling, we loved it. Definitely hoping to visit again.
FYI:
• US dollars are widely accepted
• everyone speaks English despite the island being Dutch
• as small as the island is (3,100 people) there is a diverse expat community
• there is one must-do hike to The Quill (Mount Mazinga). Our crew hiked to it but we’ll manage to on our next visit
Check out our story highlights on Statia for more.
#sailing #sailignstaisfaction #travel #traveltips #cruising #lifestyle #boatlife #sailinglife #cruisinglife #sailinginstagram #explore #explorepage
After hiking with goats 🐐, plunging into these natural pools is such a treat!
Thanks to our current crew @bbasnight we found this gem of a spot! 🙌🏻🙌🏾
✨check out our St. Barth 🇧🇱highlights to see more of our journey there✨
#naturalpools #travel #thingstodo #nature #explore #explorepage #vacation #holiday #islandexploring #discover #lifestyle #funinthesun
Number of times we’ve done this hike? Dennis: 2, Jannell:1
How many times would we recommend it? Countless!
‼️ it can be challenging if you’re afraid of heights but we both are and were able to manage
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#sailing #sailingsatisfaction #hiking #travel #thingstodo #nature #naturelovers #outdoors #activity #stbarths #stbarth #explore #explorepage #exploremore
Some things just need time but work out for the best
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#boatlife #sailing #sailinglife #sailingsatisfaction #whensailing #thingstodo #challenges #explore #explorepage #sailingcouple #boatupgrades #battery #energy
With a “one-off” such as our 51-foot home we thought you might like to know some of her pretty cool and unique features.
Some interesting facts that we also frequently answer:
- we have an island in the galley 🏝️
- she was built in 1986 (longer than we both have been alive 😅👶🏼👶🏾)
- she was designed by Doug Peterson
- she was built for racing 🏎️⛵️
- there are no others like her, design-wise. It feels special to own this fantastic sailing beauty which is unique and custom.
What unique or cool features do you have on your boat? Do you prefer one-off, custom or factory built boats? 🤔
#sailing #sailingsatisfaction #unique #boatstuff #boatlife #sailinglife #explore #explorepage #customboat #custom #custombuild #custombuilt #boat #raceboat #paris2024sailing