18 May Changing sea life
The expected wind came and yesterday morning we could set sail. It felt great when we turned off the engine. The swell is quite heavy in the southern point of Africa, ...
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16 May First sardines spotted
Last night just before the change of watch around midnight, we saw the first school of sardines in the fluorescent water, immediately followed by tens of dolphins hunting ...
14 May 15 miles before Cape of Good Hope
Tuesday morning 7 AM. The first business starts up in Cape Town Harbour, and on the quay of Dock #6 it is starting to get quite crowded. The captains of the three Dutch Tall...
14 May Departure from Cape Town
This morning, on a beautiful sunny day, with only a light wind, the Dutch Tall Ships departed from Cape Town, accompanied by 12 gun salutes at 9 AM. The voyage will bring ...
12 May Open ship in Cape Town, May 12th
The 'Oosterschelde', 'Tecla' en 'Europa' moored behind the Table Bay Hotel. Great weather today. The Table Mounntain can be seen in the background. Hunderds came to visit ...
11 May Ready for departure
Written by Gerben: ‘My job here in Cape Town is done. The last few days the whole crew worked very hard to get the ship ready for departure. Ten days ago there was a very ...
10 May Final chores
Slowly but surely the pieces of the puzzle come together. The top sail rig, of 14 meters long, is back in its place after we sanded and varnished. We fitted a new turbo on...
09 May Open Ship in Cape Town
Thinking about joining us on one of our legs? Or you just want to visit the 'Oosterschelde' during our visit to Cape Town? On Sunday the 12th of May from 10AM to 2PM you ...
07 May Cape Town maintenance
We need our time in Cape Town for maintenance. There is never enough, the ship suffers a lot from these long ocean crossings. Despite the companies we hired, the progress ...
03 May We have arrived in Cape Town
With about 150 nautical miles to go the wind was gone, so we had to go on engine. At sunrise we could see Table Mountain and a few minutes later it disappeared again in ...
