December 2013
09 Dec Interview sailor Jan Gores on the radio
This morning Jan Gores our sailor gave an interview for a Dutch local radio station RTV Rijnmond. Listen ...
06 Dec Conquered the Cape!
On the 31st of October the 'Oosterschelde' departed from Auckland (NZ) for the voyage around Cape Horn. A ocean voyage of 5300 nautical miles through the 'Roaring Fourties'...
06 Dec A log entry and a story about Cape Horn, the Sirens and the Harmonica
Phill reports: "Our great voyage is nearing its end. Yesterday at 09.45 we crossed the 50th parallel in the Atlantic Ocean, thus fulfilling the requirements of the Cape Ho...
05 Dec 50 degrees South
Today at 09:45 we passed the 50° South. A small ceremony and a new course towards the Falkland Islands. Hopefully sint and piet noticed the course change too...
04 Dec Check, check and double check
Wieger reports:
“The rounding of Cape Horn… check
Passing the Strait of Le Maire with heavy weather… check
With 50 knots of wind up to the 50th latitude… ...
03 Dec Le Maire Strait
Leo Boersen reports:
"In yesterday's logbook Kaatje told about the speech by captain Arian when we were rounding the cape. The last part of his speech was a bit tricky...
03 Dec We did it!
Report by Kaatje:
"Monday December 2 starts as a very normal Monday a/b 'Oosterschelde'. A new week has started, the fourth. The watches coming of and going up meet ...
