Concrete
When the sailing charter industry got off the ground in the Netherlands in the early eighties of the last century...
26 September, 2022 No comment
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On schedule
Work on the OOSTERSCHELDE is progressing steadily. The masts have been hoisted from the ship and placed in a large...
19 September, 2022 No comment -
DARWIN200 Q&A session 1st of September 2022
Did you miss our DARWIN200 Q&A and information session on the 1st of September 2022...
18 September, 2022 No comment -
Franeker
After a quick trip in which a lock and 6 bridges opened for us, we had the current with us on the North Sea and were we almost got...
10 September, 2022 No comment -
To the ship yard
After three weeks of preparation, we left Rotterdam this morning for the shipyard in Franeker. Without sails, yards, or topmasts, ...
05 September, 2022 No comment -
Maintenance
From the outside we are peeling off the ship further and further: first we removed the yards, then the halyards and blocks...
29 August, 2022 No comment -
Arrival in Duisburg
Last night the 'Helena' arrived in Duisburg. The masts are back up gain and today Taco (former cook of the 'Oosterschelde')...
19 August, 2022 No comment -
In Rotterdam
Since Saturday the 'Oosterschelde' is back in Rotterdam. Much earlier than usual as we have not 1 but 2 major maintenance projects...
18 August, 2022 No comment -
‘Helena’ on her way to Duisburg
The 'Helena' is on her way to Duisburg for the Ruhrorter Hafenfest. After a two-year postponement due to...
17 August, 2022 No comment -
Danish coasts
After the last successful race during the Tall Ships Races 2022, there was a closing festival in Aalborg. Here again a variety...
12 August, 2022 No comment -
1st Place!
We won the second Tall Ships Race in 2022, from Antwerpen to Aalborg! In a tactical race, captain Maarten and his crew managed to stay...
07 August, 2022 No comment -
We did it!
So we took the risk of giving up our third place by taking a gamble. Again we lowered ourselves slowly out of the field, this time...
02 August, 2022 No comment -
Only 24 hours to go
Our tactic to position ourselves west of the field has worked well. Although we were actually last in our class from the start...
30 July, 2022 No comment -
Start of the race
Today was the start of the race. All ships had the same start window of 4 hours. Between 10:00 and 14:00 Dutch time...
29 July, 2022 No comment -
Follow the Race!
Today, we'll cross the starting-line for the second Tall Ships Race this year: Antwerp - Aalborg. If you want to stay up-to-date...
28 July, 2022 No comment
