Leaving Duse Bay after sunset we spent the night slowly making our way around the Tabarin Peninsula to reach Brown Bluff in the morning. On the way, Europa encountered some giant patches of sea ice and...
Hours of cold steering out on deck during the windy and dark night, finally saw us drop anchor in Pastorizo Bay on the east coast of False Island Point. A long detour to get here was necessary due to the...
Just like yesterday, the fall of the night made us stop the ship and drift in open waters close to Paulet Island. At daybreak we started the engines and made our way to the north-eastern shores of Paulet, where...
The dark hours of the night came with a NE-ly wind increasing to 20-25kn and already before midnight it was backing to the northwest. That made for a bit of challenging sailhandling in the darkness, under cloudy...
After an adventurous night, with strong winds gusting up to 40kn, after a forecast that predicted about 15kn, and dealing with drifting ice, it proved not possible to drop anchor at Devil Island, even though we...
Reaching Snow Hill Island always represents a challenge due to its ice filled waters and changeable weather. The island will be the southernmost destination of our trip. One can never be sure to land there and...
Overnight, Europa drifted on the calm waters and light breeze of the northern Weddell Sea, waiting for the first light to start the engines and make the final approach to the Danger Islands group. The...
After a night of good sea conditions, motoring our way towards the northern coasts of Elephant Island, we wake up with the full spectacle of its coasts shining under the early morning sun. It is not often...
We have been enjoying great sailing conditions since leaving the Beagle Channel behind a couple of day ago, but now, the Low Pressure System that yesterday was located at our SW, is quickly catching up...
After midnight the wind shifted rapidly, veering to NE and then ENE, increasing to 22-26kn. That made for setting all sails that were still unfurled, that is all squares but the royals, lower and middle staysails and sail...