Author: Elvira Beetstra

After two weeks of maintenance to prepare the ship for the summer season, it was time to set sail again. The axes of the anchor winch ...

Update from the ship, this time from Juergen. ‘It's my first trip at open sea, blue water, the Atlantic Ocean, northbound. Must be ...

The following poem came from the ship: Ask me, not in Dutch, but ask in English, as a Dutchman might: What is the colour of the Sea?...

We regained our NE course after replacing the broken main sail with the spare one. We kept heading in that direction ...

People at home may wonder what we are doing on the ocean, when looking at the OOSTERSCHELDE zigzag positions on the map (to be...

Leaving São Miguel we first met a group of foraging dolphins. Then we got a goodbye of a Portugese naval helicopter hovering alongside...

How cool is this! We received a message from Dave working for the Royal Dutch Air Force. He is stationed on board...

Update from Bianca: A big question onboard the OOSTERSCHELDE during this voyage is; "When will be the first landsight of the Azores"? ...