28 Dec Santa Cruz de Tenerife
We safely reached Tenerife. The weather during our voyage has been a bit different than expected. Different than normal, perhaps....
Nieuws
25 Dec Merry Christmas!
The OOSTERSCHELDE is on route to Cape Verde. During this voyage, the waste is washed and compressed in order for it to take up ...
24 Dec DARWIN200 Global Voyage
The Darwin200 voyage consists of 32 legs that span the globe, taking place from 2023 to 2025. Each voyage leg has a different...
22 Dec South of Lisbon
From Lisbon we decide to push through. The eastern wind slowly turns south and then west. So we need get as far west as...
20 Dec Covid-19 update
Please read our latest covid-19 update here. The crew is fully vaccinated. All guests must also be able to show proof of vaccination....
18 Dec Sometimes you get lucky
Sometimes you get lucky, and you suddenly have an eastern wind of 5-6 bft. when you have to cross Biscay to the southwest....
15 Dec Night watch
After a nice nap I arrive on deck at 23:45 to do my watch, 00:00-04:00. The moment I look outside I am overwhelmed by the...
13 Dec Embarkation
It was certainly cold when we left Rotterdam on December 8 with a south-westerly wind. This was the direction we wanted ...
29 Nov New mast Helena
After years of searching we were able to find a beautiful trunk to replace the mainmast of the Helena. Mast maker Wim Mendelts wrote...
12 Nov Back in Rotterdam
At about 4:00 this morning, the OOSTERSCHELDE arrived in Leuvehaven in Rotterdam. After a few hours of rest...
