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...
After about 20 days in shipyard and maintenance-mode , things gradually are going back to their places. Europa is slowly getting into the sailing-mode again. A fresh shiny stay...
Sparks, blinding lights. Grinding and welding. Dust, vapors. De-rusting and painting. On deck she is been taking care of, a good facelift of her rusty spots, and new paint on them. Aloft as well, she is having a...
Water starts rising. Now it is already touching the keel, now at the propeller level. Then the shafts are underwater, the seawater inlets too. We are floating. That’s what is heard on the vhf radio while the crew is...
Meet the crew!🙋♂️ Today we introduce Dr. Peter Puskic, who will be sailing with EUROPA from Talcahuano to Easter Island! Next to visiting the world’s most remote beautiful places, we focus on taking care of the...
She is used to the open ocean. Winds and swells, canvas on her rig. But now and then she also needs a rest, repairs, and maintenance. Then is the time to stop for a while. Now the Europa is in dry dock, but as soon as she is...
Safely high and dry. Talcahuano dry dock. A floating dry dock is ready for the Europa just after ending her explorations and her sailing journeys in Patagonia and Chilean Channels. The day was as sunny, calm and windless as...
In the atmosphere, while motoring our way northwards, we find ourselves under the effect of a large and stable High-Pressure System. But things were about to change for a little while. Just below this High, a small but strong...
Already far behind are the usually windier latitudes of the Roaring 40’s and the Furious 50’s where we started our voyage. From the highways of Low Pressure Systems that sweep over the ocean further south, now we...