Last evening, the South Orkneys showed their unforgiving and jagged rocky coasts battered by gale force winds and high swells. Icebergs of any kind and shape, bergy bits and growlers seem to protect the ...
For this voyage the Europa has thirty-nine voyage crew, seventeen permanent crew, and about one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three cameras and lenses, excluding smartphones. (Ok, that might be a...
One thing has always bothered me about the itinerary for this voyage. The old windjammers used the Westerlies of Roaring Forties and Furious Fifties to travel because they provided an efficient and reliable way...
After the last days of sailing close-hauled without much sailhandling involved, today we woke up to a busy morning, that extended into a lively evening too. Before breakfast the wind seemed to be veering...
Last night, sailing fast and straight South into the northern edge of the Weddell Sea, we found ourselves at dusk in heavy seas while several growlers and bergy bits started to be spotted amongst the...
The permanent crew on the Europa have proved remarkably impervious to the conditions. The Voyage Crew carefully outfit themselves it hi-tech yachting gear and discus layers of thermal warmth to brave the chills...
Close hauled sailing in Westerly directions, jibing and tacking from South-West to the North-West and back we are zig-zagging over the Southern Ocean, looking for the promised land that still seems to be...
When I was at University, the second and third weeks of the semester immediately after Christmas were notorious for widespread illnesses. All the students would reconvene after spending a month back home in...
The Voyage Crew on this trip are an varied crowd. The stated nationalities (for there are plenty of dual nationals) are dominated by Australians, followed by the Dutch and the British. There are also token ...
You are an isolated island Of raw unconquered beauty And katabatic western winds Your north shore is partially protected And hides coves of curiosities Testosterone fuelled Fur seals on guard Between big-eyed baby...