Hi all, Let's get back to the plan of yesterday. To sail on the North side of that small low. That looked quite good.... until 4:55 this morning. When I got on watch at 4 we were sailing fast easterly with...
It's springtime! Of course autumn is beautiful too, but on board people celebrated the spring. The weather was accordingly. Not much wind, sunshine, no squalls. A beautiful day by itself. Of course I would...
Hi all, The wind did decrease. Unfortunately but true. During the night it was squally. Around the squalls the wind increased, decreased and moved around all 360 degrees. At a certain point within 5 minutes...
Hi all, After a couple of days with quite some wind, the wind is now slowly decreasing. We're in the process of setting the royals and outer jib back up. The distance from noon to noon was a good 200 NM! Some...
Hi all, At the present moment we practise being on a ship without wind in a little rolley seastate. There was wind all of yesterday and we sailed a nice amount of miles during that time. Later today the wind...
Steering eastwards, then on a east-southeast direction, southeast, and even we end up on a southerly course. Braced Close-hauled we follow the veering winds. Fair northwesterly dies down, then turns to...
Hi all, The two days after departure the winds were light and the waves low. Perfect for all on board to get familiarized with everything there is to learn in the first days. Sometimes I even woke up...
The weather is good, the seas calm and the winds light. Europa gently sails with all her canvas set but for the Gaff Topsail. The mountainous coasts of New Zealand are still visible in the horizon, ahead the vast expanse of...
‘Good morning! We have sort of arrived in New Zealand, it’s a pancakes and fruit kind of morning, are you awake?’ When Dante came in to wake our cabin up, he set the tone for the day. ...
In the twilight hours, with the stunsails set, cruising through tropical waters at a leisurely 5 knots, the South Pacific seems t o o good to be true. This morning, the first whale. It’s...