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Amel Super Maramu #120 · 1994
Liveaboard life on an Amel Super Maramu
We’re Martijn and Martine, two Dutch sailors over fifty, plus Fons the cat. Nalu is our blue-water cruiser, our home and our office.
WHERE WE ARE
Follow our route
See our latest position on the live map, a few hours behind at most.
WHAT WE’RE WORKING ON
Refits & maintenance
What we fix, upgrade and maintain on a 1994 Amel.
LATEST FROM THE LOG
Stories from aboard
Passage notes, boat projects and life with a cat on board.
THE CREW
Two Dutch liveaboards, one 1994 Amel, one cat
We were each already living aboard, solo, when we met. In mid-2025 we sold both our boats and bought Nalu together.
Martijn is a maritime technician and yacht consultant who has built boats from scratch. Martine is a WordPress specialist and looks after Nalu’s navigation setup.
Home port: Steenbergen, NL · Built: 1994, La Rochelle
WHAT YOU’LL FIND HERE
Where we are, what we fix, how we live
Logbook
Passage notes, anchorages and the route so far.
Refits & maintenance
What we fix, upgrade and maintain on a 1994 Amel.
Liveaboard life
Working from the boat, weather, provisioning and the cat.
Navigation & electronics
Onboard computers, Raspberry Pi, instruments and apps.
THE LOGBOOK
Latest from aboard
Meet Fons, our furry crewmember
Born on July 9th, Fons joined the crew when he was just 8 weeks old, on Friday September 4th. A running engine,…
Why we chose an Amel Super Maramu
We didn’t choose Nalu because she’s the newest, the fastest, or the prettiest boat in the anchorage. We chose her because she…
Webasto heating: warm cabins, dry boat
The Super Maramu was built for warmer climates, so Nalu’s original heating amounted to a few small electric heaters rather than a…
WHERE IS NALU?
Follow our route, a few hours behind
We track our journey with No Foreign Land and our own position map. When we’re underway, we post updates through our Telegram tracker too.
THE BOAT
Built like a tank, easy to sail with two
Nalu is a ketch-rigged Amel Super Maramu designed by Henri Amel and Jacques Carteau and built by Chantiers Amel in La Rochelle. She is the reason we live aboard.
16.00 m
Length overall · 52.5 ft
1994
Built at Chantiers Amel
Ketch
Masthead rig, wing keel
78 HP
Volvo TMD22A
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FROM OUR FLOATING OFFICE
Yacht expertise by van Beers Yacht Consulting
Martijn runs van Beers Yacht Consulting: purchase assistance, pre-purchase surveys, maintenance support and sales inspections. Specialty: blue-water cruisers and, of course, Amel yachts.
Martine also builds WordPress sites at wpassistent.nl.