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On the route from the Canary Islands to Cape Verde, one may expect a northeasterly wind. This means that we can sail close-hauled, straight to our destination, or tacking. ...

At Santa Cruz de Tenerife we exchanged some of the guests and crew, the ship was cleaned and fresh stores came on board.
Friday morning we left for the next leg to Cabo Verde...

Update from Captain Arian:
"After some windy and rainy days in the Bay of Biscay we found the favourable winds towards the south. Leaving the coast of Portugal also meant...

Message from Jop:
"The last two days/nights we spend sailing from the height of Santander along the North Coast of Spain towards A Coruña.
 Yesterday was a great sunny...

Message from Jac:
"It was in August when I first read about the 'Oosterschelde' and her journeys. Traveling to all corners of the world. The films that were put online ...

Update from first mate Jan:
"After a maintenance period of 8 weeks in Rotterdam and Stellendam, we sail on a perfectly mint ship on the English Channel. The start of the...

This morning we were ready to go. The ship was clean, the crew, guests and all stores arrived on board on time. Nobody had anticipated that today the Erasmus bridge would not...

A little thing here, a little thing there. It seems that our to do list is never ending. But, with the embarkation date getting closer, the list does become smaller. Many ...