ELLING GOES ATLANTIC

This will be the first time that an Elling will cross the atlantic on his own keel.

They will leave from the Canary Island, Isla de La Palma and will put out a waypoint on St Martin.

Mr. Anton van den Bos is joining the trip on the Elling, named Valentina, and will stay on board together with the owner, Mr. Mikhail Gorbunov.

Mr. Anton van den Bos was always telling that he would cross the Atlantic with an Elling. The most did not take hime seriously till Mr. Alexander Rubinov asked him on the Moscow Boatshow if he was serious. And Anton said: yes off course!
Alexander did'nt doubt at all and walked over to a few people, they where from a Russian magazine, and he tolled that they would cross the Atlantic with an Elling. From that day one it was serious, and there was no way back!

Alexander Rubinov was very enthousiastic about the trip but......it did'nt started as planned!
The question is, is Amsterdam or the Atlantic more dangerous! 

Please click on, Captains Log, to read what is happened the last few days and stay posted for more news to come!!

Thank You!!!!!

Volvo Penta.

For the fantastic engines you have delivered, for these three Ellings E4. I was on the Elling with the name “Valentina” with the D6 435 Hp in it (and a Volvo Penta D1 spare engine). I have slept wonderful on the soft sound of a sewing machine in the side cabin directly next to the engine (of course with the eight layers of different insulation materials between us). The fuel economy of this D6  engine was very good: An average of 1.05 liter per mile at an average speed of 7 knots. Sometimes we went full speed (for fun, but we told each other that it was to clean the turbo) and it was a fantastic feeling, surfing from a wave at 22 knots on a small vessel in the middle of the ocean.

Raymarine Navigation systems.

For the user friendly navigation systems on board. The auto Pilot has kept us on track during the whole trip. We have never had to touch the steering wheel from Santa Cruz de La Palma till Phillipsburg on St. Martin.

The G 150 series Plotter with the Digital 4” open scanner and the GPM 400 Processor with all the world maps in it gave us great pleasure. First of all for navigation purposes but during the lone watch periods in the night also for exploring areas where you sometimes dream of, like the Amazone river in Brazil. All the details are shown on the thousands of maps.

I could switch over the equipment from Dutch (in the night during my watch period) to Russian (in the night during the Russian owner’s watch period) and to English during the day, in not more than a few seconds. Very user friendly.

Onan Generators.

For the meals that I was able to cook during our trip on the power of the generator: Bacon and eggs in the morning, steak, potatoes (from can) and vegetables (from can) and not to forget the dorado we caught.

Mastervolt Charger, Invertor and gel-batteries

 For the Tea Coffee and Cup-a-Soup, we were able to make on the 220 volt power of your 1500 Watt Inverter, without having to start the generator.

Rhigo bv

For the double glazed CE category A certified windows.

Werkvreugde bv

For the sturdy (38 mm) handrail around the boat. It gives really a safe feeling, to hold on to that railing, every time we went to and from the foredeck.  Even the 6 fuel barrels were secured to the railing on the aft deck.

Tejin Twaron

For the superfiber that protects the hull against impacts, for instance an impact after a collision with a floating container. Luckily we didn’t have such an encounter (we only saw a floating steel drum), but the thought about the Twaron reinforced hull gave us a good peace of mind.

Ritmeester BV

For the fantastic pieces of woodwork that your craftsman produce for the Elling. And for the very good cooperation and relationship we had over the past 12 years.

MG and AG Timmerbedrijven

For your contribution to the furniture in the pilot house and the owners cabins.

De Jong Stoffering

For the luxury and comfortable upholstery which gave us good support, even in five meter waves.

Wuyten Sails

For the bimini top and spray hood, which protected us against the tropical sun shine.

And all other suppliers

Such as Vetus, Exalto, Webasto, Edaircon, ASA, Bellship, Boomsma, DLA and many others who I might have forgotten to mention here.

All Elling owners

Who have supported me with wishes and advises, with ideas and improvements over the past twelve years. 

But in the first place all Neptune Marine shipbuilding craftsmen and staff

For making of what is in my opinion (especially after this trip):

THE BEST BOAT IN THE WORLD !

Which other power boat builder in the world would put three brand new boats of their own yard in the water and take them immediately for a trans Atlantic sea trial with their owners?

This is only possible, because I trust in your craftsmanship, experience, dedication and responsibility.  

And last but not least I want to thank my lovely wife and my four kids

For all the support they gave me before and during this trip. I can tell you that taking care of a household with four kids and a husband that is always travelling is the most heavy job in the world. Thank you!