A few hours sleep after dinner or to stay up through to 4am? That question divides Blue Watch. Some of the younger ones stay up in the deckhouse playing cards, while the rest of us grab a few hours in our bunks....
Swaying gently, safely harboured in the embrace of Cape Harbour the excitement is palpable. Akin to the first day of school for many, we are quick to make our friendly introductions and share pot versions of...
30th March 2019 Europa made her elegant way overnight under full sail on the light breeze blowing along the South African Coast. In the early morning, a few hours before dawn, Square sails were clewed up,...
28th March 2019 SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN. We woke up to a wet day, in contrast with the sunny journey from yesterday. Since the early hours the Europa sails into the drizzle and misty area, but...
26th March 2019 SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN. Still under the influence of the anti-clockwise light wind spinning around a centre of relative High Pressure System, we got a windless
start of the day. The few Staysails that were...
For about a week we have been making good progress under sail, but already yesterday the wind started to decrease, making for adding Studding sails to our rig. Under sail and later with the help of this extra...
29th March 2019 SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN. Finding ourselves on light airs, in the early morning a sudden shift from S-ly to N-ly, is announced in the radar by a line of squalls. After bracing back and forth a...
27th March 2019 SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN. Enjoying the great sailing from last afternoon, some adjustments on the sails and braces had to be done from the early morning. With the wind gradually backing and increasing...
A ship's lookout is required by maritime law, not just for the simple amusement of the permanent crew as popularly thought. Lookout is performed with a buddy. The primary purpose as a lookout is to make sure your...
The nice and speedy sailing under fair strong and moderate winds seems to have reached the end for the moment. Before sunrise the wind started to ease, blowing up and down 20 to 10kn, shifting between SW-ly to...