Melchior Islands, Zodiac cruise and starting our way to Ushuaia through the Drake Passage. Great farewell to our fantastic experience in the Antarctic continent, the no-man land.
Stability in one’s life, not having one’s feet moving from under them, is generally a good thing.
We are trying to go Northwest along the Chilean Coast, and ending up wearing ship and heading SSW, gaining distance to the coast and waiting for wind shift.
Last night, just after midnight we wear ship. With the Westerly winds we were sailing on a course getting us closer and closer to the Chilean coast.
During last night and early hours in the morning we are still fighting the many squalls that hit us since a couple of days ago, but the wind finally slowly starts backing towards the SW, and decrease in force, with the...
Day characterized by the countless squalls passing, together with heavy seas with swell up to 6 m and strong Westerly winds, blowing between 25 to 35 knots, gusting well over 40, accompanied by hale, sleet and snow. We...
During the night we started setting canvas, up to the Royals and in the Bowsprit up to the Outer jib, also the Gaff topsail, Mizzen top mast staysail and Vlieger.
Reaching Texel latitude, where the whole trip started, but now in the Southern Hemisphere. Wildlife around the ship.
Calm conditions with land at sight. Sea lions, Peale’s and Commerson’s dolphins visit us. Sinter-Klaas preparations. Managing expectations.
Wearing ship twice in variable light winds & the history of Bark Europa and the visit of a curious Sea lion. It was sunrise and we have light airs from SSW and sail in a W.NW-ly direction, when we decide to wear ship...