We find ourselves some one hundred and fifty miles northwest of Cape Town, sailing at seven knots in the right direction. The sky is cloudless, a friendly sea. Life is good. The last few days we have said goodbye to al lot...
Position: 3 Miles West of Robben Island COG: 320° SOG: 6kn LS, To whom it may concern and what dies meer zij The moment has finally arrived: Due to the heroic efforts of many of the people to whom this...
ETA Cape Town 28 APR 2023 LAM (appr. 730 miles to go) Thursday night we changed the clocks another hour towards Cape Town. The ship is now on UTC+1. The mood on board is incredibly good. These long trips you can...
Hi all, Position: 36-54S 000-55E COG: 090T SOG: 4.5KN sailing beam reach SB tack ETA Cape Town 28 APR 2023 LAM (appr. 950 miles to go) Okay, where were we. Ah yes, Wednesday, sailing close-hauled on ...
Motorsailing in the light southerly winds And so it started, the last leg of our voyage. Behind us about 40 days and 4000nnm of Drake Passage, Antarctica, Scotia Sea, South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Tristan da Cunha. Now...
Fish factory, processing the 400 tones of Tristan lobster caught each year in the archipelago. Long boats, fishing rods and nets to fish in the rich waters surrounding the islands, catching enough fish to be distributed for...
Tristan da Cunha, Second day landing in the island. In the evening starting our way to Cape Town. Yesterday's landing at Tristan was a success. Several days at sea prior to arrival we were not even sure if we could make it...
Hi all, Position: 37-04S 012-19W Tristan da Cunha COG: at anchor SOG: 0.0KN ETA Cape Town 28 APR 2023 LAM Yesterday morning, we found ourselves anchored in front of Calshot Harbour with a good swell making...
Swell kept us rolling overnight while anchored a short distance from Calshot harbour, the little port of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas at Tristan da Cunha. But the conditions were just good enough to try a landfalll after...
Hi all, Position: 37-04S 012-19W COG: at anchor at Tristan SOG: 0.0KN ETA Cape Town 28 APR 2023 LAM Early Thursday morning, the wind started to increase again, with the isobars between the low to the SW...