April 2014
24 Apr Geert's update
"Most of the people on board are just halfway through their voyage, both in time and distance. The Ushuaia Six, half the crew and the epic cooks, are the longest underway ...
23 Apr Coming closer
The sun starts to shine and the white tops of the waves make the water of the Atlantic look even darker blue then before. The ship is swaying in the waves, which keep ...
22 Apr Another beautiful day
Update by Coby:
“Another beautiful day on board of the sailing vessel ‘Oosterschelde’. The sun is shining; a strong breeze is blowing and giving a spectacular cloud ...
21 Apr The weather
Our weather at the moment is mainly the result of two big areas of low pressure. One is stationary around the Azores, the other slowly moves towards us from the other side of...
19 Apr Magnificent
Update by Mike:
"Friday 18th April. Good Friday – and it really is. We have been sailing away from Horta now for for more than three days, the last two in fantastic ...
17 Apr Favourable conditions
In the centre of the low pressure area the wind was as expected: variable in strength and direction. But we see the barometer is rising so we have arrived at the east side...
16 Apr A good start
With the last daylight we left Horta. The engine helped us the first few hours with little wind in the São Jorge channel. Now we see Terceira disappearing behind us. This ...
