September 2022
05 Sep To the ship yard
After three weeks of preparation, we left Rotterdam this morning for the shipyard in Franeker. Without sails, yards, or topmasts, ...
29 Aug Maintenance
From the outside we are peeling off the ship further and further: first we removed the yards, then the halyards and blocks...
19 Aug Arrival in Duisburg
Last night the 'Helena' arrived in Duisburg. The masts are back up gain and today Taco (former cook of the 'Oosterschelde')...
18 Aug In Rotterdam
Since Saturday the 'Oosterschelde' is back in Rotterdam. Much earlier than usual as we have not 1 but 2 major maintenance projects...
17 Aug ‘Helena’ on her way to Duisburg
The 'Helena' is on her way to Duisburg for the Ruhrorter Hafenfest. After a two-year postponement due to...
12 Aug Danish coasts
After the last successful race during the Tall Ships Races 2022, there was a closing festival in Aalborg. Here again a variety...
07 Aug 1st Place!
We won the second Tall Ships Race in 2022, from Antwerpen to Aalborg! In a tactical race, captain Maarten and his crew managed to stay...
02 Aug We did it!
So we took the risk of giving up our third place by taking a gamble. Again we lowered ourselves slowly out of the field, this time...
30 Jul Only 24 hours to go
Our tactic to position ourselves west of the field has worked well. Although we were actually last in our class from the start...
