March 2015

Update of March 5 2015, by Jan ten Dam:
"The arrival at Horta (Faial, Açores) was foreseen at about noon today. Most of us were looking forward to it. This morning I did...

Update by Heike:
"The last few days have been very calm. Everybody finds something to busy themselves with on deck, like painting or mastering the art of producing ...

Update Mar 3 2015, by Jan ten Dam:
"Today is in two ways somewhat different from the days before.
In the first place one of the guests, Sieb, is celebrating his ...

Update of March 2 2015, by Frits:

"Life is music / Music is life
During dogwatch, as we were doing 7 knots, there is ample time for some reflections, all song...

Update of March 1, by Jan ten Dam:
"Can we already speak of a kind of Channel fever, or Horta fever, on board of the 'Oosterschelde'? I don’t know for sure. What I ...

Update of Feb 28, by Jan ten Dam:
"At work at the 34th floor of an office building in The Hague, I have a very broad view on the North Sea en de Second Maasvlakte. ...

Update of Feb 27 2015, by Marino:
"We are now four days on sail and the rhythm on board has settled. This rhythm is determined by two beats: the meals and the watches...

Update by Riemer:
"Years ago on holidays my sister would start her bits in the logbook with: "The day started with breakfast". Here it is our cook Jessica and her ...

Update by Heike:
February 25th. Today we had a lecture about time and how the date-line works. The practical experience of how time works on this ship is much harder...

By Sieb Kemme: 
"Rotterdam, here we come! In the first 24 hours we traveled 140 nautical miles, an average of 5,8 knots. Not bad for an close-hauled course with a ...