A day of variable Southerly winds, a journey surrounded by squalls and showers. Southeasterlies blow and ease, increase and calm. Then they turn to Southerlies and even for a while, with the passing of low clouds...
Meet Oceanographer: Laurent Lebreto 🇫🇷 (40) Laurent will be joining us as a researcher from Tahiti to Fiji!🏝 What initially sparked your interest in plastic pollution? As a trained physical oceanographer, I started...
Setting Studding Sails. Manta trawls The Age of Exploration hand in hand with the Age of Sail spans from the 15th to the 18th century in European history. During that time, seafarers explored vast...
A day under steady South-easterly winds, blowing at a good 18 to 20kn, allowing us to continue with the good sailing under full canvas. Beam reach sailing the Europa keeps today speeds around the 8 to 9kn on her westerly...
Even though this is not my first trip, I still feel the nerves before embarking. This time I already know some of the crew members sailing with me, but it is always a surprise who is going to be on board. The nerves were...
Variable Westerly winds and squalls with land at sight in the morning. From a steady light southerly breeze that has been blowing for the last couple of days, today things started to change....
First trawl and samples for microplastic in the ocean research. Science isn't just about solving this or that puzzle. It's about understanding how the world works: the whole world from the vastness of...
A new episode on Europa’s Ocean wanderings has started. Now into the Pacific. Polynesia, Melanesia, evocative destinations of paradisiacal islands, warm waters, sandy beaches, forests, palm and coconut trees, and...
It's eight in the morning. We are called on deck for the mandatory pre-departure safety instructions and drills. An hour later, the pilot for maneuvering in the harbor walks aboard. Engines are on. Next, the...
Embarkation Day. Start of the voyage to Easter Island. First night on board alongside the harbor at Talcahuano. First in the dry dock, then at anchor, and now alongside in the port of Talcahuano. Like...