31 Mar Things that go bust
When you are sailing for weeks on end the wear and tear is unimaginable and things inevitably break down and need repair. Our appreciation of the professional crew reaches...
March 2014
30 Mar Some Housekeeping Announcements
Update by Maarten:
"I had hardly pressed 'send' on my previous contribution about the books or I found a thick tome waiting for me on the bridge: indeed a bible and not ...
28 Mar Changing weather
Update by Claire:
“‘I’m not really writing my book anymore,’ I told someone on board recently. ‘Everyone else is. The problem is that they don’t always do what I want...
27 Mar Oosterschelde's library
Update by Maarten:
“The 'Oosterschelde' has two, well stocked bookcases in the saloon, symmetrically situated at both ends of the long dining table. These cases ...
26 Mar Enjoying the ocean
Update by Geert:
“It's just a matter of time before we'll catch up with the Northeasterly trade winds, and than we shall sail to the Northwest. This will not direct ...
26 Mar The garbage chronicles
Update by Peter:
"When people think of ocean voyages they usually jump to the more picturesque parts of the experience. Blue water, clear skies, favourable winds and ...
24 Mar Neptune’s visit
Update by Maarten:
"I am happy to say that we all survived the initiation into Neptune’s realm yesterday, although it was touch and go for some. King Neptune and his ...
22 Mar Equinox, the Equator and Neptune
Update by Maarten:
"Well, the sun beat us to it, arriving at the equator a day before we did. Yesterday was equinox, the day together with 21 September that almost ...
21 Mar Green Flash!
As a convert observer of sun downs I am a firm believer in the green flash, having seen it twice before. The unbelievers in the crew, upon interrogation, established however...
