Do you love classic sea heroes, epic tales, square-rigged ships, and (Ant)arctic hardships? Do you dream of embarking on such a sailing trip yourself one day, but are currently stuck …
Sail Around the World – Part 1: Modern Heroes
Perhaps you had a sailing trip planned for the coming weeks or months, and now you’re forced to stay home. Like a true sailor, you’ll change course and choose a …
Oslo: Europe’s Green Capital
We have traveled to Norway several times, usually by sailboat. While sailing along the fjord coast is beautiful, it has never taken us to the capital city of Oslo. There’s …
Antarctica: The Legendary Lemaire Channel
“If we sail any further now, we’ll get stuck in the ice and won’t be able to turn back.” We are less than 5 miles from Vernadsky, the Ukrainian base …
The North Sea, Harlingen, and the Cold
The pilot on Guernsey told us the best time to leave, given the massive currents running around the Channel Islands. For us, this means casting off at 7 AM and …
AIS & Guernsey
The depth sounder can now display a reading again, which roughly means we are no longer in the Atlantic Ocean. There, the depth was more than 4000 meters, which the …
Dolphins
Dolphins swimming around the ship is always a special experience. Their incredible agility and the ease with which they literally swim circles around the ship make them a joy to …
Off to the English Channel
Biscay is treating us well. Contrary to expectations, the wind remains very favorable, and although we’re dealing with some swells from a depression further out in the ocean, the crossing …
Our hearts are racing with anticipation…
The Bay of Biscay lies ahead of us. A vast and deep stretch of water, notorious for its heavy storms, especially this time of year. Sinterklaas went before us two …
Gibraltar
I had secretly been looking forward to this. It’s one of those places that’s special because of its geographic location—the point where two continents almost meet. But it’s also an …
