Sunshine and good weather welcome us to West Point Island in the morning and Grave Cove in the afternoon, before the meteorological conditions turn. Starting in the early hours of the day from New Island, the morning finds...
Yesterday evening, the first lands of New Island were in sight. At night as the sails gradually came down, the Europa approached and dropped anchor at the South Harbour of New Island, the west-most inhabited island of the...
Last full day at sea on our way to the Falklands / Islas Malvinas. Another journey of a motor sailing and sailing combination brought us to see land in the evening and drop anchor late at night at New Island. ...
Still sailing for most of the day, Europa approaches the Falklands / Las Malvinas. Time for preparations for arrival We woke up to a sunny ski and good weather and relatively calm seas that gradually kept rising...
Bark Europa lays moored next to the entrance of the large Montevideo commercial harbor, amongst cargo vessels, cruise ships, and all sorts of boats. Looking smart and elegant between them, she waits ready for her...
The weather, we can’t control, but with modern technology, we can predict. Today, sailors easily access the weather forecasts from their ships, and can be in contact with home when sailing, all via satellite...
Good sailing though dealing with variable and shifting winds Good sailing day we got. The seas were not too rough but the gusting winds made for lots of sailhandling during most of the journey. ...
Last night our speed started to decrease. 5 knots, 4, 3 even less. The wind eased down too but a Southwesterly 15kn should fill up our sails and pull us a tad faster than that. Sailing on our Southeasterly...
Sailing close-hauled on variable strong winds and growing seas A first taste of the slightly rougher seas as we enter the roaring 40s. Gradually we are entering the high southern latitudes belt of strong winds...
The fourth day since we all embarked on our adventure over the South Atlantic and Southern Ocean. A journey of variable and shifting winds as we sail over the shallow waters of the Argentinean Continental Shelf. An area well...