16 Dec Old sailors
Let’s sing of the days of yore,
of all the moments gone,
Things unspoken, and some regrets
of where we've roamed;
And the places we've not yet seen...
Archive
14 Dec Logboek 31
Jacob Zwerver:
"Wat kan ik nou nog meer zeggen over oceanen en zeeën die wij opvarenden bevaren. Over het doorkruisen van gevaarlijke stormen. Om het schip veilig door...
09 Dec Interview sailor Jan Gores on the radio
This morning Jan Gores our sailor gave an interview for a Dutch local radio station RTV Rijnmond. Listen ...
06 Dec Conquered the Cape!
On the 31st of October the 'Oosterschelde' departed from Auckland (NZ) for the voyage around Cape Horn. A ocean voyage of 5300 nautical miles through the 'Roaring Fourties'...
06 Dec A log entry and a story about Cape Horn, the Sirens and the Harmonica
Phill reports: "Our great voyage is nearing its end. Yesterday at 09.45 we crossed the 50th parallel in the Atlantic Ocean, thus fulfilling the requirements of the Cape Ho...
05 Dec 50 degrees South
Today at 09:45 we passed the 50° South. A small ceremony and a new course towards the Falkland Islands. Hopefully sint and piet noticed the course change too...
04 Dec Check, check and double check
Wieger reports:
“The rounding of Cape Horn… check
Passing the Strait of Le Maire with heavy weather… check
With 50 knots of wind up to the 50th latitude… ...
