August 2017

Slowly we are approaching the location of the start: 44'30 N 55'00 W. The window is from 18 GMT today till 18 GMT tomorrow. Considering the forecasts, we will start ...

We are on our way back home, Europe that is. Via Le Havre we will sail back to Rotterdam where we will be celebrating our anniversary. But we are not quite there yet.....

Denis writes:
"The day started with a life jacket drill and general safety instructions. Then we got the boat ready, the trash was taken ashore and the harbour pilot ...

We just left Halifax on our way to the start of the tall ships' race to Le Havre, France. The start is in a couple of hours. We will arrive in Le Havre at the latest on ...

We arrived at the beginning of the Canso Canal in the evening. Due to delays, we had to wait till the next morning to go further up the Canal. Halfway, we saw a large group...

With the first rays of light, early in the morning we arrived on the spot where we expected the whales. And they were there! We saw many beluga’s (almost common to see them ...

We closed the ship for the public a bit earlier than we would normally do, because we had a reception on board. About 40 sponsors of the event came on board the ...

Because the last part of the trip went faster than expected, we ended up being too early at the pilot station. We decided to set all the sails and to enjoy the little bit ...