Your captain JAN,
50 years of sailing around
(50 jaar een rondje zeilen)

Jan van Roekel (Dutch technical engineer, director of Circular Line Shipping Aruba NV is the proud skipper/owner, living aboard Monsoon since 1993, sailed Monsoon twice via Easter Island across the Pacific to and from New Zealand. Made during 19 years 75.000 nautical miles with his Monsoon, has done many years charters in Aruba with Monsoon and speaks Dutch, English, Spanish, German, French and Greek. (a little bit)

With the 881st trip from Aruba Surfside to the light house:

"You got to be careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there."

Holding this beautifull fish while having idea about how to cook and taste it ....

"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."

 

 



















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Above:
Easter Island (Rapa Nui) 1994


Right: Jamaica 2004

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Spanker class racing
with sister in trapeze
1966





His first classic dutch barge,
a KRAAK, called Ameta
1972






Traditional Fishing in Greece,
South Crete, Chora Sfakion
A small 15 ft motor boat
1977-1979