An update from the marina of Funchal on the island of Madeira, where we saw two 1,5 meter Scalloped Hammerheads patrolling the shallow waters around the ship this morning. An unexpected and spectacular event having these...
With two birthdays, sightings of dolphins and whales on six different occasions, beautiful plankton under our microscopes and a swim in the Atlantic Ocean one could say we are celebrating life on board Bark EUROPA,...
Last week I sailed from Harlingen to Antwerp in 6 days during the Tall Ship Races on board Bark Europa. I saw many amazing things during this trip; from two and a half meters long jellyfish and luminous plankton to drilling...
My first day on board of Bark EUROPA, and I hit the jackpot: a night sail on Dutch UNESCO World Heritage site the Wadden Sea. In complete darkness, enlightened by the moon and workshops from experts on plankton, oceanography,...
Sailing past Brighton at midday today, the white cliffs of Dover on the horizon, the end of the trip feels closer than ever and the excitement for the Tall Ship Race festival grows louder. No efforts...
This morning around 06:00, trainees and crew on watch were lucky to witness a magnificent sunrise. After a few days of grey clouds, everyone was delighted by all the colourful shades the sky had to show off. The clear...
After dinner, t he dishes are done, the galley is clean , and the permanent crew gathers on the poop deck for the first handover of the night. As the light disappears on the horizon, we still ha ve plenty of tasks to...
Today we heard the call “LAND HO” from the bow, low on the sharp horizon some small Islands became visible, the Isles of Scilly. Later in the morning Wolf rock and Lands End showed there contours on our...
This whole voyage we are dealing with just one big weather system , namely the Azores High pressure system. Sailing from the Azores that is something what you can expect I hear you thinking but...
8 day s Out of Horta At half past 3 w e noticed a red coloured fender/buoy and with an ocean depth of more 4,500 meter we could assume that it was free floating. We made a U turn and brought the...