Once, as a young boy I got a present for Christmas. A book. A book about exploration, discovery and conquest of the remotest places in the world. Be it the highest peaks in Himalayas, deeps of the...
Leaving behind the colder Antarctic waters and the frontal area of the Antarctic Convergence, following the convention of naming this region “South Atlantic” since now onwards Europa will sail its...
With the wind acting according to the available forecasts, now being pretty steady blowing around 25kn and slowly backing from N-ly to NW-ly and WNW-ly, right after midnight we gradually start setting more...
Our departure date from South Georgia started with a bit of an unexpected challenging early morning to heave both our anchors. During the night Europa had turned around pivoting on them and by the time ...
Sunny morning and calm conditions welcomed us to this new day. After the variable wind forecasts, we have been having lately, it was a cheered surprise to wake up on our way to the beautiful St. Andrews Bay in...
In the UK a few years ago, I - along with a large section of the population - watched enthralled as British astronaut Tim Peake blasted off from the planet ahead of a lengthy stay onboard the International ...
Before it was getting too dark, was time to reduce some canvas, packing the Main Royal Staysail under variable wind force. With the Spanker set the steering wasn’t easy, having to keep the rudder at a...
The early hours of the day, still in the darkness Europa sails Close-Hauled on the foggy weather, heeling and rolling on the large swell. The more or less steady wind of about 25kn, had started to veer coming ...
After a pleasant and starry night anchored at Moltke Harbour -the small indentation close to the entrance of the wide Royal Bay- the sun shines in the early morning and the calm conditions invite to start the...
The long party night left behind a bunch of what seems to be “tired people”, that gradually emerge from their bunks for breakfast. By that time, Europa had already made her way to the entrance of the...