Log

The new day welcomed us straight after midnight with a sudden weather change. From the dry and warm day, now a line of squalls passed by, announced by lighting low in the horizon. It was not until just before getting into...

Today, and for the last couple of days, Bark Europa rested moored in the huge port of Montevideo, after her long voyage from the picturesque port of Sevilla, stopping on her way at Canary Islands and Cape Verde. All part of...

Slowly edging towards the equator, and 1200km away from the nearest landmass, the Bark EUROPA has already experienced much excitement sinceembarking from the last port in Sal, Capo Verde. Only 11 days into thejourney,...

A sailor’s work is never done. During Bark Europa’s transatlantic crossing from Tenerife to Montevideo, the whole crew worked very hard on the yards in replacing the ship’s four top sails fore & aft. It...

18 47,4 N 021 27,1 W 4.8 kts It's been already 5 days since we left Tenerife. While we were preparing the departure all of a sudden the wind picked up from the NE so we could sail the Europa without the use of...

After ten days at sea and a rough start in the English Channel, the scientific research is well underway! With the manta trawl and regular plankton trawl alternating on surveys each day, a diverse mix of zooplankton...