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  • After all the bustle and fun during the festival 'La Semaine du Golfe', we made a short journey of discovery along the coast...

  • The Oosterschelde is present at the festival 'la Semaine du Golfe', in France. In addition to several Tall Ships, there are especially...

  • 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. ...

  • Today was an interesting day. It was pouring with rain. The ‘Helena’ was almost wetter above the waterline than below. ...

  • Yesterday the guest crew embarked for the journey from Rotterdam to Vannes. We got all our chores done and after a trip to the...

  • Peter Paul Klapwijk is mate on the 'Helena' and he has kept a log of the preparations for the first sailing day. He writes...

  • 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...

  • Spring is still waiting, but on the 'Helena' we are confident that it will come soon and we are working hard. All spars...

  • We therefore chose a slightly wider route, but still a nice shortcut, just on the east side of Ouessant: Passage du Fromveur. ...

  • Nature also cooperated: we spotted whales several times! The first time in a voyage is always the most special and...

  • We have sailed wonderfully the past few days and made good progress. The wind continued to blow from the south-...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • We had a wonderful few days sailing. The northeasterly wind of 20-25 knots continued to blow steadily. Because of this we made good ...

  • 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....