Preparations for Galapagos
Last week, we bid farewell to our guests in Puerto Lucía and began preparing for our sailing voyage to the ...
16 April, 2024 No commentLast week, we bid farewell to our guests in Puerto Lucía and began preparing for our sailing voyage to the ...
16 April, 2024 No commentOur journey to Ecuador has been marked by gentle southerly winds, making for slow sailing during the days and ...
08 April, 2024 No commentThe bay of Ancon, Peru has been our home for about a week now. We have been warmly welcomed by the local Yacht Club and every ...
04 April, 2024 No commentA nice early arrival at Las Ballestas isles, hoping to avoid the influx of day trip boats. These islands are dynamic ...
25 March, 2024 No commentAfter the first days with a lot of southern wind, we now had a few days with little wind. For two days the engine had to make sure...
21 March, 2024 No commentWe started our voyage to Peru on a clear, but windy summer day: great conditions for the trip ahead of us. The last week, ...
15 March, 2024 No commentFor the past eight days we have been anchored off the port of Valparaiso. It was bustling with container ships arriving...
12 March, 2024 No commentWe have enjoyed the weather warming up over the last few days. One of the special things about travelling by ship is that ...
04 March, 2024 No commentWe are sailing on the Pacific Ocean off the mountainous coast of Chile. The wind is south, around force 6-7, so steering is a strenuous job....
19 February, 2024 No commentWow, we don't even know where to start. You just fall from one surprise into another. Just sailing through the fjords is an event in ...
14 February, 2024 No commentThe Oosterschelde has left Punta Arenas. The area around the Straits of Magellan is still quite flat, but now, exactly on International...
12 February, 2024 No commentInside the ship, you can hear the waves pounding against the bow and the wind howling through the rigging. Outside the air is...
05 February, 2024 No commentNow that the Darwin leaders are off board, there is more time for maintenance. Much technical maintenance, like changing oil ...
02 February, 2024 No commentOne half of the crew is busy with all kinds of chores on deck. As Matu in the picture, for example, is busy resealing a leaking window. ...
01 February, 2024 No commentIt always takes some getting used to when you get back on board after a while. And especially if you do so in a place where ...
29 January, 2024 No comment