KROGEN 44' - Krogen Yacht Sales - #1

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Krogen 44' Le Rêve Makes

Dream Crossing of Atlantic Ocean

In July 2004 Bill and Joanne van Lenthe left their home waters of Lake Huron aboard their Carver 530 Voyager to begin the Great Loop. By the winter of 2005/2006, having made it to the Bahamas, they were truly hooked on the cruising lifestyle and began talking about a boat capable ofcrossing the Atlantic to Holland where they were born. They traded their Carverfor Le rêve, a Krogen 44, and after getting to know her and making a few additions to her systems, this past summer Bill and his crew offour including Clyde Honeycutt, Eugene Kohlmets, Mike Lankes and Bern Norfolk, made the trip "across the pond:' Their trip ofover 3500 miles across the open ocean thankfully was somewhat uneventful. Whatfollows is an interview with Bill by Kadey-Krogens Larry Polster regarding preparations, route and what "The Big Ride" (as the Le rêve blog called the trip) was really like.

Azores. Why did you opt to take the 2250 mile run straight to the Azores?

Bill: First of all, most people doing this trip leave from some point in Florida, and Bermuda would be a natural choice. As we had the boat in New York for the winter it would have added approximately 450 miles to the overall trip had we gone to Bermuda first. Knowingwe had the range for a straight shot to the Azores,

Larry: Most crossings involve a stop in Bermuda so the longest leg of the crossing would be the 1800 miles from Bermuda to the