We passed a year that will remain in our minds for the time to come. Full of contrasts, times to remember and also times to forget and leave behind. The Europa enjoyed a few months of good sailing trips, before laying her...
As the short northern Netherlands overcast and rainy day gradually merged into a windy nighttime, the crew emerged from different ship’s corners as they finished their maintenance projects for the journey. A deckhouse...
Since 1994 Bark EUROPA has sailed with an international crew; all part of the worldwide EUROPA family, and with every member their own story to tell. Crew members Matt and Iefke have been sailing on EUROPA since 2014 and 2016....
Recently Bark Europa made her way to the Dutch Frisian Islands, laying her moorings at West Terschelling, for the moment leaving behind the shipyard times in Zandaam or the thrill of Amsterdam city. Amongst fishing ships,...
Since 1994 Bark EUROPA has sailed with an international crew; all part of the worldwide EUROPA family, and with every member their own story to tell. Originally we would have spent Christmas in Estancia Harberton this year....
This morning we left early from our berth at Kaap de Groene Hoop in Amsterdam and are on our way to Terschelling (one of the northern islands of the Netherlands) We expect to arrive in Terschelling at 21:30, Friesland...
Time for moving the ship back to Zaandam has arrived. A relatively short planned shipyard period will follow the weeks that we have spent as an attraction of Het Scheepvaartmuseum . During our last day here, banners,...
Het Scheepvaartmuseum towers over our heads at the end of the jetty where we are moored. All our activities on board, including maintenance projects and open ship to the public, run under its distinguished watch. The...
Since a couple of days ago we find ourselves alongside the jetty in the Het Scheepvaartmuseum . Time enough for the last preparations before we open the ship to the public. Entrance to the Europa will be offered as an...
Living in a world of lies No matter how or hard we try Living life without a dream today Looking through a mist of truth That we believe an elusive cloud The things we find are hard to say now That we live through...