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Update by Arco:
"After a couple of days on the Azores we are now heading for Rotterdam. In the past two days we travelled a distance of about 300 miles. Another 1300...

We set a record since we left Houston: we have sailed 193 nautical miles in 24 hours. Unfortunatly the wind comes with rain. Our idea of bringing the summer with us to ...

Update by Gerrit: “São Jorge and Faial. These two island of the Azores are a transition for me. We now started with the second part the voyage to the home port of the ...

Currently running on engine. Wind expected to pick up during the day, from the south. Forecast for the next 48hrs S 3-6 bft....

We used the morning to prepare the vessel for sea and to arrange the unavoidable port-paperwork.
The lines were let go at 1100 hrs local time and even before we reached ...

We started out with beautiful weather in Bermuda. The first day there was so little wind that we could swim and so we did. But the days after the wind increased to 4 Bft. ...

At 5PM ships time (6PM local time) we moored in the harbour of Velas, on the island São Jorge. After the rough weather from the past days everyone is looking forward to a ...

After 36 hours of rough weather, winds and sea have decreased. Because we are a bit early we have decided to visit one of the other islands of the Azores: São Jorge. ETA ...

The 'Oosterschelde' is ahead of schedule. At this moment the ship is in an area with a lot of wind and rough seas.  The swell is about 6 meters high. Under those circumsta...