Until just before nightfall, we didn’t experience any major changes in conditions, wind or sea. Europa still sails close-hauled on starboard tack following the slowly backing westerly winds on a course...
The chart table in the library, being the main table of any size within the ship, gets used for many things. It has been the Jordi’s office, Merel’s shop, Natalie’s sail repair cutting table,...
Today is the day where Jordi does the paperwork to allow us to land in South Georgia. There is an appointment with the relevant official in Grytviken at one pm, and we need to be on time. To celebrate...
Increasing wind and growing swell made for clewing up and furling the top gallants in the early morning. The 40kn of wind blowing from the NW, cold temperature and rainy skies, spiced the challenging...
Our return to the sea after a fantastic week exploring the amazing South Georgia Island started with a night of sailhandling, that led to a stable sail configuration when we finally got out of the lee of...
A couple of hours on the way to Royal Bay and a quiet night anchored at Moltke Harbour followed the great experience we had taking in the beauty of St. Andrews Bay. Moltke is barely 3nm further south from...
Shortly after departing Grytviken in the early morning, countless whale-blows are spotted all around. Many of us were enjoying breakfast on the main deck and we were greeted by the sights of tens of...
Finally we got a calm night, when after finishing the day’s hikes we dropped anchor in Jason Harbour. As it is located close to Maiviken (the first landing site planned for today) it was not very early...
One of the pitfalls of the longer crossings is that while there are plenty of opportunities for pulling and hauling ropes, the Europa is not exactly famous for the running track around the deckhouse, or...
Possession Bay offered a good anchorage despite the gusty strong winds that hit the bay overnight. With some occasional dragging, Europa endured the stormy weather with five shackles of chain in each of...