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Lights in the night sky

By: Jordi Plana Morales

It is late at night, or you may consider it the early hours of the new day. The Europa lays parked in a windless area between rain clouds. Before the wind died, the   crew tried to catch every puff of it, bracing back...

May 2024
May 2024

Spectacular squalls all around

By: Jordi Plana Morales

Stunning sunrise. Spectacular and dramatic clouds and squalls  developing  as the sun peeks over the horizon.  A day of squalls, a dramatic sight, a phenomenon not just as aesthetic as it can get out at...

Mid-Voyage Reflections

By: Peter Puskic

We're halfway to Rapa Nui. It has been pleasant sailing, with warm air, blue skies, and even bluer seas. It is my first time aboard the Bark EUROPA and my first time actually sailing. I’ve been to sea before. I am...

May 2024
May 2024

Sailing downwind for most of the day

By: Jordi Plana Morales

Setting Studding Sails. Manta trawls     The Age of Exploration hand in hand with the Age of Sail spans from the 15th to the 18th century in European history. During that time, seafarers explored vast...

May 2024

Steady South-easterlies

By: Jordi Plana Morales

A day under steady South-easterly winds, blowing at a good 18 to 20kn, allowing us to continue with the good sailing under full canvas. Beam reach sailing the Europa keeps today speeds around the 8 to 9kn on her westerly...