September 2017
30 Aug Port Winston
The man from Cherbourg traffic, where we have to report about our whereabouts, did not even know where it was. We explained and twenty minutes later we got permission to ...
27 Aug After the race
First mate Jan reports: “After we raced over the finish line we congratulated each other with great result in the race. We jibed and set course southeast to Guernsey. We ...
18 Aug 100-year old wins trans-Atlantic race
The ‘Oosterschelde’ just finished first in the trans-Atlantic race from Halifax to Le Havre. After 21 days and 2500 nautical miles (4500 km) the ship left all ...
17 Aug Nearing the finish
We expect to finish somewhere tomorrow, Friday, early in the evening (GMT). The finish line is located south of Eddystone Rocks, a bit to the south of Plymouth, in SW England...
16 Aug The barrel
Update by Hanneke & Jaeike:
"Yesterday afternoon we were lounging at the stern near ' het kotje' when Jan-Willem and Jan started to discuss ways to keep the guest-crew ...
14 Aug Above deck and below deck
"There are two realities on board the 'Oosterschelde'. Above deck and below deck. They could not be farther apart.
Above deck our ...
13 Aug Half-half party
Yesterday we thought we'd celebrate the fact we are halfway. The half-half party. Punch, popcorn, music and crew dressed up in a form of half-half. Besides the halfway fact, ...
13 Aug That special moment
Update by one of the guest crew:
"As I have journeyed through life, I've heard various phrases numerous times as advice to others often spoken by myself (e.g. be true to...
13 Aug Zen and the art of sailing
Update by A.C. DeGroot:
"Celebrating the distance mid-way point between Halifax, Nova Scotia and Le Havre, France today seems to have further galvanized an already ...
