September 2014

Sailing with northern winds, the 'Oosterschelde' this evening has arrived at the latitude of Sagres. The course will soon change from south to a more easterly one, towards...

Around 5PM we welcomed the new guest crew on board for the voyage from Brest to Alicante. A small but mixed group of Dutch, German and Spaniards. After our welcome-on-board...

The 'Oosterschelde' left Brest in the evening of Saturday. She has left the continental shelf and is now in the western parts of the Gulf of Biscay. En route to Alicante where...

Flushing-Brest, a voyage with a group of friends that chartered the ship for a nice sailing voyage. And not for the first time, the only difference is that we do not go to...

This afternoon the 'Oosterschelde' dropped anchor at the Channel island of Sark...

After a quiet night at anchor and a lovely breakfast (a bit later than usual to make up for the time difference) we lifted the anchor.
The weather was fantastic and ...

We had a very nice crossing from London. First a bit into the light northnortheaster, on engine. Then we could start to sail, first close hauled, later on in an agreeable ...

Of all the participating ships, 12 sail day trips on the river. 4 times a day they moor at a small pontoon to let a group board. The trip takes 2, 3 or 4 hours and of course ...

After the North Sea calm, we entered hectic London. Sail Royal Greenwich has grown into a serious maritime festival. With the Tall Ships' Race using Greenwich as a stopover, ...

We awoke at 3:55am for our 4am shift. The night was warm and the air and waters crystal clear but barely a breeze. Not good for sailing but perfect for stargazing. Loosing...