Sailing on good weather and fair winds between the frequent showers upon crossing the North Sea As the day starts, the sun rising on our Portside contrasts with the dark squalls growing on Starboard. From then on, scarred...
During the whole day, the fair winds blowing from the NW by N, backing and veering back and forward to NW-ly, pull us on a good SSW course at 6.5 to 8 kn of speed. Averaging 17 to 18kn, the strong steady breeze picked up and...
An overcast morning gave way to blue skies, while the calm winds of last night and early morning had become a good breeze that increased to about 20kn during the afternoon, allowing for a great day of sailing. As the wind was...
Aanstaande zaterdag, 10 juli, organiseren we het eerste Open Schip dag van dit jaar! Deze dag is schrijver Boris Lemereis aan boord voor een signeersessie van het boek ‘De reis van Bark EUROPA’, dat juni...
From the specialists seemingly looked down in laboratories studying the tiniest bricks of life to the artistic world, science do its workings increasing our knowledge about the cosmos. Thanks to the different branches of...
Stavanger had been our first visit to the Norwegian fjords and towns that pepper their shores; Lysefjord, the neighbour and famed inlet for its beauty and large cliffs is our next stop. By the morning coffee time, mooring...
The new day welcomed us with the firsts sights of the Norwegian lands , while the Europa ...
Sailors and rest of crew have been running the maintenance of the ship for long time since she was riding the waves on a long voyage. Routine broken not so long ago with a week-sail with college students as a first experience...
Easing winds during the day made for starting our engines again in the evening, as the Europa was barely doing any speed even though all her canvas was spread. Late at night, just with the beginning of the new day, motor...