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Curling

Door: Marretje

We have baptised Saturday as a fun day and this Saturday Curling was on the schedule. In this game four teams battle for victory, under the watchful eyes of Captain Hans and deckhand Sara. Hans was a...

oktober 2023

Pinrail chase

Door: Marretje

As is customary on Bark Europa, the famous Pinrail Chase arrived. A game where you are rewarded for all your efforts studying the ship, but maybe not in the way you would expect beforehand. During this hilarious competition,...

The wind died again

Door: Hans

Noon position 2023-10-20 12.00 UTC: 16°32'S 015° 14'W Speed: 4.0 knots, COG 240° Should have kept my big mouth shut.... the wind died again and we have  been having quite variable speeds in the...

oktober 2023

Back at sea!

Door: Rudi

We’re back at sea! The last two days everybody except a skeleton crew was allowed to go ashore and explore the island. Saint Helena is rather a small place with about one thousand incredibly friendly people. Apart from...

Heaving anchor

Door: Hans

To whom it may concern; On the morning of this day, we heaved up our anchor and set sail for  Montevideo, with 17350 liter GO on boad. We started heaving at 0930 and the anchor was home at 0945, after which ...

oktober 2023

St Helena in sight!

Door: Hans

LS To day is the day that St Helena came in sight. To celebrate this we had  some communal sail handling in the form box-hauling...... We also had lunch on deck and failed to catch a fish. After all this, ...

oktober 2023

Saint Helena flag

Door: Rudi

It is only when you start digging in the bunkies for the flag of Saint Helena when you start to realize how incredibly many countries Europa visits on her ocean wandering journeys.    We were asked to make an...

At sea there is always work

Door: Rudi

At sea there is always work. Sailing, cooking, maintenance, navigation and steering. But also there is time for leisure. Especially when you carry half an Irish band with you. Captain Hans plays a mean violin and is good at...

oktober 2023

Closing in on St Helena

Door: Hans

Noon position 11.00 UTC: 18°35'S 004° 17'W Speed: 6 to 8 knots, COG 328° We are closing in on St Helena. As the crow flies, or rather the soft  plumage petrel, there is still 175, or so, NM to be...