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The ‘Oosterschelde’ looks like a ship again. The exterior is painted. The yards are back up in the mast. The booms and sails are back in place. We used the rain today to ...

We have quite some setbacks this spring. We even had to go back in the dry dock, but now we are back in the Binnen Kalkhaven in Dordrecht. We continue with the installing ...

The main engine has been removed. A specialised company is now cleaning the main engine room with steam. On the quay several yards and booms are being sanded and varnished...

Before the new engine can be placed, the old one has to come out. That is not an easy task, because it does not fit through the hatch. That is why Marcel and Jan are taking...

Since this afternoon the 'Oosterschelde' is in the water again. That is good news, because we want to get to Dordrecht as fast as possible for the installment of the new ...

What should have been a quick clean and a fresh layer of paint resulted in a busy week. There is more work to do on the ship than expected and we have little time. There ...

The 'Oosterschelde' arrived in Stellendam on Friday morning very early at 2AM. After a late breakfast, the guest crew members returned home and our maintenance period ...

In a way we're having bad luck: the English Channel is an area with a lot of traffic. Unfortunately we cannot see it. On our last day at sea the temperature dropped till ...

Update of Tuesday 17th of March by Jan: 
"The two shades of grey Sieb wrote about yesterday have gotten a shade of blue to accompany them. Above us you can somewhat ...