13 Mar The Azores
We made a stopover at Ponta Delgada on São Miguel, a nice city on a beautiful island. Here, everyone had the time to stretch...
Author: Elvira Beetstra
09 Mar A wonderful sailing day
After our first week at the sea, everybody is getting used to the rhythm of keeping watch. Meanwhile...
06 Mar Settled into the rhythm
A few days into our long trip, we have settled into the rhythm of sailing. We live in two worlds, really....
04 Mar Little wind
As we said in our last post, we try to sail close hauled as much as possible. The course became better and we could steer more to...
02 Mar Heading to the Azores
Yesterday, we started the ocean voyage from Cape Verde to the Mediterranean Sea. Sailing in a straight line to...
28 Feb Ready for the ocean
After all the partying during carnival it was time to leave Mindelo. Unfortunately we had to wait for components that did not...
24 Feb Carnival in Mindelo
Since this is the carnival trip, we have to celebrate that too. After Rio de Janeiro, the best carnival location in the world is Mindelo on Sao...
19 Feb A nice first day
After a smooth changeover day, the new guests came on board. A mixed company with many nationalities. When the welcome talk...
17 Feb Did you know…
Did you know that since October 14, 1996 the nautical miles that the OOSTERSCHELDE sails have been recorded?...
13 Feb A very special trip
It is our seventh day on this wonderful ship and I am already afraid that in four more day's I have to say good bye...
