Acknowledgements

One thing Kiwi trip has shown me is the value of kindness of strangers. The best memories along the route are from places where we met locals, were given a ride or offered access to showers or other help. Hope to pay back by being there in the same way for people I meet in future. Also many friends offered their help in various ways and crewed us along the journey.

Special thanks to:

Ireen for diving for sinks  and being a patient Skype friend

Carsten for help with boat papers.

Magnus for giving us books and ideas prior departure

Max and Gerald for carrying in Kiwi's new super battery

Ismo -that week we spend without floor boards in Kiwi before departure saved us from a lot of trouble later,  thanks also for being an online support for basically any technical issue regardless time of the day

Tor for some painting jobs and spare cables

Sail and Mesan in Finnsnes  for good chats and advices and sail canvas and spares

Mette and Sverre Øystein for charts and encouraging words

Sigrid for kitchen towels and showing us an example of how you can both be sea sick and enjoy sailing.

Thanks for Giacomo for many books and great company.

Helen and Allan in Shetland for lending their tent and cooker that night when we arrived with our bicycles through to that hut which was supposed to be open

Friendly harbor master of Westrey who gave us the tidal Atlas of Orkneys and by doing that, saved our asses

Friendly Norwegian fellow sailor on Fair island who gave us the tidal tables and tidal atlas of West Scotland and therefore saved our asses

Andy and his German friends at Kinlochpervey for invitation and nice meal on-board his yacht and borrowing the water house and therefore savings our asses

Crews of Gwaihir, Missbehaving and Sigmatic who helped us through Grinnan Canal

Margot for sending our working jib to Spain after it erroneously landed at her address. Thanks for the bicycle seat too!

Alice and Christophe for bringing us over Bay of Biscay.

Manu for helping us with painting the hull and doing some serious victualising in Nazare. 

Thanks for Dody for driving us around in shops of Nazare area and being such a great inspiration.

Tony Branco for showing us best sushi in Lisbon and showing us around

Martin of Prinsess Mia for welding Kiwi's anchor chain!

Thanks for Vit for crewing us to Madeira and then Teneriffe.

Thanks for mum for a suitcase full of presents from Finland including new orelocks for the dinghy.  Thanks also for most supporting messages during the year, they ment alot to me

Thanks for Julli for great literature for Atlantic crossing nr one

Jago for lending his Kindle

Thanks for Eva and Jelle for sailing Kiwi over Atlantic (crossing nr 1) with me

Thanks for family Darnis for taking care of us in Martinique

Thanks for Åse and Johan for engine supplies from Norway,  and crewing us during a difficult time

For Alfredo for giving us his old surfboard after a monstrous wave in San Juan broke our previous one

Thanks for police officers of Mayaguana for giving us a drive to and from customs office and showing us basically the whole island

Thanks for Ireen, Mona and Karen for fantasticly fun cruise through Bahamas. Thanks for woll and mail delivery and the snorkeling guide

Friendly lady who offered to give us a ride to the blue hole on Long Island

Gera and Sean for showing me the secrets of Atlantis

Gerald for bringing a bag full of boat parts to Nassau. Also,  for listening again and again the fears, disbelieves and stress certain skippers may experience. 

Cody and Lasse for inviting us to Blue laggoon trip on-board their fine yacht

Hamfre for carrying the new spare anchor

Gibsy for mango wine

Thanks for St George's customs officer and her husband for driving me to Fedex on the other side of Bermuda to pick up our drogue.

St George s dinghy club for inviting us to watch America's cup to their private club

Thanks for showers too!

For Emma and Angela for crossing an ocean with me

Eva and Jelle (again)  for weather service and land crewing during Atlantic crossing number two.
Thanks for Jelle for IT support and providing Kiwi with a new navigation computer, extra epirb and board games!

Special thanks for Serge and Caroline for welcoming Kiwi so warmly in Concarneau and making everything very easy going at the boat yard. Thanks for Christophe for finding a boat yard in Bretagne.

Marta and Berit for taking good care of Elvin the baby dog

Peter of Dagtun for being the hard working mail man and secretary

Friends who have offered accommodation upon return to Tromsø. Friends who have kept contact during the year, been there in times of hardships and success. Friends, family and colleagues who tought such a trip is a great idea! 

Philipp of course -for being a friend and my partner in crime and great support the whole way