Brittany coast
After all the bustle and fun during the festival 'La Semaine du Golfe', we made a short journey of discovery along the coast...
26 May, 2023 No comment
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Semaine du Golfe
The Oosterschelde is present at the festival 'la Semaine du Golfe', in France. In addition to several Tall Ships, there are especially...
19 May, 2023 No comment -
Brixham
After two days with almost no wind, we have a good sailable wind from the south. This was just what we needed to sail further west. ...
11 May, 2023 No comment -
Pouring rain
Today was an interesting day. It was pouring with rain. The ‘Helena’ was almost wetter above the waterline than below. ...
09 May, 2023 No comment -
Foggy
Yesterday the guest crew embarked for the journey from Rotterdam to Vannes. We got all our chores done and after a trip to the...
06 May, 2023 No comment -
Update Peter Paul
Peter Paul Klapwijk is mate on the 'Helena' and he has kept a log of the preparations for the first sailing day. He writes...
05 May, 2023 No comment -
Home for a bit
After the king's visit, all attention is focused on the ships again. The ‘Oosterschelde’ is home for a few days and of course we...
02 May, 2023 No comment -
Preparing the Helena
Spring is still waiting, but on the 'Helena' we are confident that it will come soon and we are working hard. All spars...
24 April, 2023 No comment -
Passage du Fromveur
We therefore chose a slightly wider route, but still a nice shortcut, just on the east side of Ouessant: Passage du Fromveur. ...
23 April, 2023 No comment -
Sei whales
Nature also cooperated: we spotted whales several times! The first time in a voyage is always the most special and...
20 April, 2023 No comment -
Lovely sailing
We have sailed wonderfully the past few days and made good progress. The wind continued to blow from the south-...
17 April, 2023 No comment -
Departure Horta
For the next few days, the forecast is that the wind will continue to blow strongly from the south-southwest and so we expect to be able...
14 April, 2023 No comment -
Q&A 1 april
Did you miss the Q&A session on the 1st of April? You can check the recording here. In this session we will introduce new members of the...
13 April, 2023 No comment -
Horta
We had a wonderful few days sailing. The northeasterly wind of 20-25 knots continued to blow steadily. Because of this we made good ...
11 April, 2023 No comment -
The wind dropped
After a few days of nice sailing, the wind dropped to keep the sails full on the swell. So we had to start the engine to continue....
04 April, 2023 No comment
