USHUAIA, TIME FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS Aftermath of the technical issues in the navigation and communication equipment due to a lightning strike while at sea, making our way afterwards to anchorage at...
It's November 22nd 06:00 ship's time. I'm woken up by a loud bang, almost immediately followed by a blaring fire alarm siren. We're in the run-up towards breakfast and the galley is starting up with their preparations....
Respect for the oceans plays an important role in the philosophy of EUROPA. There are various scientific projects on board during this season. One of them is the International Argo program that deploys buoys in the...
A night spent sailhandling on light breeze, bracing several times and gybing to Starboard tack, expecting a fair breeze to pull us to our anchorage or the port pilot station in front of Montevideo. But still the sunrise over...
Days and days of good and quite easy sailing brought us at just barely 300nm from our destination, leaving behind 4426nm of open oceanic waters. And just with a couple of days left for arrival, of course the Atlantic crossing...
With the first daylight over the grey skies of the early morning, small flocks of Spectacled petrels became visible gliding around the ship. Some of their neighbors in the Tristan archipelago, their breeding grounds, also join...
South Atlantic and Indian Ocean albatross, the beautiful Yellow nosed breeds in Tristan da Cunha archipelago and a handful of other remote islands further south. Their dispersal movements are not fully known, but generally...
The day when we actually approach the South American lands, starts with setting all remaining canvas on abating winds and calming seas. The rough waters and gusts over 30kn now became a steadier 15kn breeze from a S by E...
The Barometer dropping indicates what’s to come during the next few hours or even a couple of days. Having a look at it, confirms what the weather forecast announced already, the imminent passing of a Frontal Passage,...
The nice sunrise announced what was going to be a gorgeous morning weather. While the day starts, Europa rolls over a crossed swell on a downwind SW course, pulled at 3.8 to 5kn by 12 to 14kn of fair breeze. An appropriate...