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Ronald Kiel

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About Me

I’m a driven entrepreneur and enjoy working. Sailing is my meditation and helps me to put things into perspective. My boat is called Wairua, which is Maori for ‘spirit’ of ‘live force’. This is exactly what I get from sailing her.

Sailing Experience

I have been sailing sinds my 12th. I started out in an old, wooden and leaking Finn. A mean little thing but the sailing was sooo cool! Sailed a number of different dinghies after that and then moved on to somewhat larger yachts.

Then other activities and hardly any sailing for quite a few years, until the love was found again in 2001 when I purchased a Contest 27. In 2005 I was lucky to find my current boat, a 1970 Najade 900, a Jenneskens design. The perfect boat!

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200 Myls Solo | 1-5 Okt 2008

200 Myls Solo | 1-5 Okt 2008

200 myls race op het IJsselmeer, Noordzee en Waddenzee

Sailing blog from Netherlands by Ronald Kiel

December 15, 2008: Volgende week is het (eindelijk) zover… de 200 myls solo race.  Tijd voor de laatste voorbereidingen.  Van het lijstje dat op de camping in Frankrijk zo enthousiast werd neergepend zijn in de drukte van de afgelopen weken een aantal dingen niet meer gedaan.  Nou ja, in elk geval is wel de gerepareerde kachel teruggeplaatst…Vandaag tijd voor het aan boord brengen van p... » read more

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