Fishing boats
Our journey to Ecuador has been marked by gentle southerly winds, making for slow sailing during the days and ...
08 April, 2024 No comment
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Goodbye Ancon
The bay of Ancon, Peru has been our home for about a week now. We have been warmly welcomed by the local Yacht Club and every ...
04 April, 2024 No comment -
Las Ballestas Isles
A nice early arrival at Las Ballestas isles, hoping to avoid the influx of day trip boats. These islands are dynamic ...
25 March, 2024 No comment -
Almost in Callao
After the first days with a lot of southern wind, we now had a few days with little wind. For two days the engine had to make sure...
21 March, 2024 No comment -
Underway to Callao
We started our voyage to Peru on a clear, but windy summer day: great conditions for the trip ahead of us. The last week, ...
15 March, 2024 No comment -
Valparaiso
For the past eight days we have been anchored off the port of Valparaiso. It was bustling with container ships arriving...
12 March, 2024 No comment -
Talcahuano
We have enjoyed the weather warming up over the last few days. One of the special things about travelling by ship is that ...
04 March, 2024 No comment -
Whales
We are sailing on the Pacific Ocean off the mountainous coast of Chile. The wind is south, around force 6-7, so steering is a strenuous job....
19 February, 2024 No comment -
Puerto Eden
Wow, we don't even know where to start. You just fall from one surprise into another. Just sailing through the fjords is an event in ...
14 February, 2024 No comment -
Departure Punta Arenas
The Oosterschelde has left Punta Arenas. The area around the Straits of Magellan is still quite flat, but now, exactly on International...
12 February, 2024 No comment -
Final days here
Inside the ship, you can hear the waves pounding against the bow and the wind howling through the rigging. Outside the air is...
05 February, 2024 No comment -
Windy
Now that the Darwin leaders are off board, there is more time for maintenance. Much technical maintenance, like changing oil ...
02 February, 2024 No comment -
Chores
One half of the crew is busy with all kinds of chores on deck. As Matu in the picture, for example, is busy resealing a leaking window. ...
01 February, 2024 No comment -
60 Knots
It always takes some getting used to when you get back on board after a while. And especially if you do so in a place where ...
29 January, 2024 No comment -
Punta Arenas
A little earlier than planned, the Oosterschelde arrived in Punta Arenas. Because of a big storm coming in, we had...
22 January, 2024 No comment
