It took a bit of sailhandling and starting the engines a couple of times until the Europa got over the variable and shifting coastal winds around Tristan da Cunha. Engines go on and off a couple of times...
Yesterday evening Jordi, Sarah and Janke had a look at weather predictions for upcoming days. Together with Tristan’s Harbour master they checked that wind and swell will be quiet today, allowing us...
Once, as a young boy I got a present for Christmas. A book. A book about exploration, discovery and conquest of the remotest places in the world. Be it the highest peaks in Himalayas, deeps of the...
The forecasted wind shift expected by yesterday in the evening didn’t happen until early this morning, just before 05:00h AM. Before the shift, we sailed on easing breeze for a while, passing a squall...
From the early morning onwards the wind started to pick up, while the ship is being prepared for the stormy weather to come, keeping the night watches busy on deck and aloft. First the braces are...
Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale A tale of a fateful ship That started from this subtropic port Aboard this tiny ship. The mate was a mighty sailing man The skipper brave and sure 56 crew members...
Today we woken up to a beautiful day. The morning stroll on the deck was quite a memorable one. In front of us were the shores of majestic Tristan da Cunha Island bathed on the sunrising light. High above...
In the UK a few years ago, I - along with a large section of the population - watched enthralled as British astronaut Tim Peake blasted off from the planet ahead of a lengthy stay onboard the International ...
During the relatively calm and warm night, leaving behind the rigors of the stormy last day, a close look at the water surface revealed that the ship was leaving behind a faint glittering trail of light in her...
With increasing winds, slowly picking up to 15-18kn from the SW and WSW, in the early morning was time to start setting more canvas. Gradually more sails are sheeted down and hoisted, and by dawn, while the...