December 2018

On the route from the Canary Islands to Cape Verde, one may expect a northeasterly wind. This means that we can sail close-hauled, straight to our destination, or tacking. ...

At Santa Cruz de Tenerife we exchanged some of the guests and crew, the ship was cleaned and fresh stores came on board.
Friday morning we left for the next leg to Cabo Verde...

Update from Captain Arian:
"After some windy and rainy days in the Bay of Biscay we found the favourable winds towards the south. Leaving the coast of Portugal also meant...

Message from Jop:
"The last two days/nights we spend sailing from the height of Santander along the North Coast of Spain towards A Coruña.
 Yesterday was a great sunny...

Message from Jac:
"It was in August when I first read about the 'Oosterschelde' and her journeys. Traveling to all corners of the world. The films that were put online ...

To stay ahead of these shadows, I will keep on sailing on the Oosterschelde. First trip in 1992, now in total more then 2,5 times around the world....

In Tenerife, some of the crew disembarked, and new guest crew came on board for the last part of the voyage to Cape Verde. Until now, we had a variety...