CAPE TOWN. Day at anchor before going alongside Last afternoon, after having a good look at the Cape Good Hope we turn northwards and slowly head to Cape Town. Clear skies, sunshine and calm seas were with us...
Last evening on increasing winds and raising seas once more, the watches keep on standby to clue up Royals when necessary. But so far Europa carries all she can handle on that dead downwind run situation, until midnight when...
SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN. Running before the wind into the area affected by the Agulhas Current We keep running downwind on variable and shifting blows, maintaining a course to keep up with it, riding the swell...
SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN. Crossing the Prime Meridian under full sail The powerful ship’s horn woke the ones that were at their bunks shortly after midnight, as a small commemoration of crossing to the...
SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN. Running our Easting down Bracing and passing all staysails to Port tack is how the day started, still in the darkness and starry skies. People on watch was called on deck...
South Africa welcomes us with calm winds and sunny weather. The good breeze that has been helping our progress until now, started to fade away during the night, but died almost completely in the early morning. ...
SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN. Frontal Passage. From Full-and-by to Downwind. As expected, during last night the skies became overcast and some showers started to show up in the horizon. The High Pressure System...
SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN. Another great day of sailing, over half way between Tristan da Cunha and South Africa. During the whole day Europa runs her last Easting day at good speeds between 7.5 and 9kn on yet another superb...
Fair winds still blow during the whole day. We find ourselves on the wind corridor between a High Pressure System located North of us, and a Cyclonic system sweeping over the Roaring Forties. Keeping our course slightly North...
Still under the influence of a High Pressure system, we keep steering on a SE-ly direction while experiencing quite variable winds, that had been with us since we left behind Tristan da Cunha shores. Some canvas went down last...