March 2015

05 Mar In Horta

Update of March 5 2015, by Jan ten Dam:
"The arrival at Horta (Faial, Açores) was foreseen at about noon today. Most of us were looking forward to it. This morning I did...

05 Mar Calm

Update by Heike:
"The last few days have been very calm. Everybody finds something to busy themselves with on deck, like painting or mastering the art of producing ...

03 Mar Birthday

Update Mar 3 2015, by Jan ten Dam:
"Today is in two ways somewhat different from the days before.
In the first place one of the guests, Sieb, is celebrating his ...

02 Mar Frits and music

Update of March 2 2015, by Frits:

"Life is music / Music is life
During dogwatch, as we were doing 7 knots, there is ample time for some reflections, all song...

01 Mar Thoughts on Horta

Update of March 1, by Jan ten Dam:
"Can we already speak of a kind of Channel fever, or Horta fever, on board of the 'Oosterschelde'? I don’t know for sure. What I ...

28 Feb Far away

Update of Feb 28, by Jan ten Dam:
"At work at the 34th floor of an office building in The Hague, I have a very broad view on the North Sea en de Second Maasvlakte. ...

28 Feb 4 hrs on, 4 hrs off

Update of Feb 27 2015, by Marino:
"We are now four days on sail and the rhythm on board has settled. This rhythm is determined by two beats: the meals and the watches...

26 Feb Veering winds

Update by Riemer:
"Years ago on holidays my sister would start her bits in the logbook with: "The day started with breakfast". Here it is our cook Jessica and her ...

25 Feb Time

Update by Heike:
February 25th. Today we had a lecture about time and how the date-line works. The practical experience of how time works on this ship is much harder...

25 Feb Close-hauled

By Sieb Kemme: 
"Rotterdam, here we come! In the first 24 hours we traveled 140 nautical miles, an average of 5,8 knots. Not bad for an close-hauled course with a ...