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  • After two weeks sailing on the Tasman sea we enjoyed our sail into Sydney Harbour a lot! Not only is this one of the most ...

  • After 15 months and more than 25.000 nautical miles, we have arrived in Sydney, Australia. A new highlight of this global...

  • The first week on the Tasman sea has been relatively calm. Of course we have been rolling and heeling a bit, but...

  • We are now en route to Sydney! After a maintenance period and Darwin Leader Week in Whangarei, we spent a few...

  • After two intense weeks on dry land, it was finally time to get back into the water. A ship on land is always a strange sight....

  • After about a year at sea, it's time for some maintenance to keep our ship in top condition. We were lifted out of the water at ...

  • The past few days we have been able to fish quite well. A couple of skipjack and a yellowfin tuna provided a delicious ...

  • We sailed very nicely for several days. Mainly with a faint breeze from the east-south-east that slowly increased...

  • In Suva, I came on board. After not being on board for almost 10 months, it really felt like coming home. In the afternoon,...

  • Our sail here was predominantly downwind, with the topsails and forecourse set. So, on the day before our first landfall in ...

  • After bidding farewell to the guest crew from the leg to Tonga, the crew spent a day and a half cleaning, carrying out ...

  • On the morning of September 2nd, we arrived at the northern island group of the Kingdom of Tonga. The...

  • Our trip to Tonga began right away full of adventure. The stormy weather on Rarotonga prevented us from ...

  • After leaving the Society we set course to the Cook Islands. We had the trade winds blowing from the southeast...

  • The next leg of our journey is to Rarotonga. We have over 11 days to sail 620 nautical miles. That gives us...