Drake Passage. An early start of the day setting sail. A morning of good sailing on fair weather. An afternoon of motoring against the wind under the drizzle and rain. The nice morning under sail continued until...
Hello all, POS: 61*18,2 S 066*11,3 W COG: 000 SOG: 4.6 WND: WNW 7-8 bft Lying in your nice warm bunk, rolling, pitching, listening to the noise of the engine, feeling the ship...
Hello all, POS: 62*51,5 S 066*06,3 W COG: 320 SOG: 6.8 WND: SW 5 bft Yesterday this time we just left Neko Harbour. The last landing of this trip. The morning we spend at Port...
The good sailing continued for the night and the early hours of the new day. By then, the Westerlies become 15 to 18kn of Southwesterly as we steer northwards braced Close-hauled at a good speed. Clouds in the horizon,...
Europa starts facing the open waters off the Antarctic Peninsula on her way to Ushuaia. A day of motorsailing until the fair winds blow in the evening. A fantastic farewell to our activities in Antarctica, a good evening at...
Hello all, POS: 64*49,3 S 063*29,2 W COG: At anchor @ Port Lockroy SOG: 0.0 WND: SSW 3 bft The morning at Yalour Islands was wet. Beautiful, but wet. Raining it was, and not subtle....
Port Lockroy (Goudier Island). Neko Harbour (Andvord Bay/mainland Antarctic Peninsula) The narrows of the Peltier Channel lead us to Port Lockroy, an ample bay on Wienke island. Surrounded by glaciers, it accommodates the...
Yalour Islands. Port Charcot (Booth Island). Sailing the Lemaire and Peltier Channels on our way North. Drop anchor overnight at Port Lockroy. Already during the night, Captain was repositioning the ship to the closeby...
Hello all, POS: 65*17,9 S 064*16,6 W COG: 030 SOG: 4.8 WND: NNE 3 bft In the morning we approached Barthelot Islands in still 6 Bft winds. The normal Northern approach was blocked by...
Antarctica. Berthelot Islands and cruising in Collins Bay. Furthest South 65º 20.854’S; 64º 04.862’ W Leaving behind the areas explored by Gerlache during his Belgium Antarctic Expedition (1897-99),...