30 Dec On to Tenerife
Jan ten Dam reports:
“We are still under full sail. After our departure from Cascais we have been able to sail all the 500 nautical miles since and were making headway...
Jan ten Dam reports:
“We are still under full sail. After our departure from Cascais we have been able to sail all the 500 nautical miles since and were making headway...
We are sailing and it's great, the temperature is slowly rising. Today we reached 20 degrees, so the sweaters can go back into our bags. It looks like there will be (a bit...
Jan ten Dam continues: “24 December, Christmas Eve and on board we are getting more and more into the Christmas mood. Since a few days we have a Christmas tree and once in...
After a long period of maintenance it was a very good feeling to be able to cast off and go sailing! The forecast was less exciting and predicted strong winds on the North...
This morning our trainees embarked in Rotterdam. They arrived on a freshly painted ship, with completely overhauled masts and new rigging. Almost a new 'Oosterschelde'. We ...
The last stays are put back in place. With the exception of a few details, the standing rigging is ‘ready’. Most of the sails are also placed back, but on the running ...