July 2024

Charles Darwin himself already published an explanation for the origin of atolls. In a nutshell: a volcanic island...

After a long grey day with lots of rain and wind shifts, we were rewarded yesterday with perhaps the most beautiful sailing day ...

The trip starts well. After days with lots of wind and rain, it is a beautiful day with sunshine and the wind has also eased a little....

At Mangareva quay, we settle down a bit. We don't have to run anchor watches, so everyone is busy with maintenance...

This area and Mangareva in particular is famous for its black pearls. There are pearl farms all over the bay. The perfectly ...

The last few hundred miles we traveled at high speed to Mangareva. As if the ship was very enthusiastic about getting ...

The fresh fruit, the bunches of bananas on deck, the stories; everything still reminds us of Pitcairn. But we are already...

When the island's longboat brought our guests back on board, everyone was delighted with this second day on Pitcairn. The steep...

This morning we arrived at Pitcairn. By reducing or increasing sail a little as the wind increased or decreased, we planned to reach...

Water and air. As far as you look there is nothing else to see. Days, weeks on end. This ocean is so immense and this part of it is one ...