Today we had a more laid out start of the morning, well deserved after the last couple of nights parties. But it didn’t take much longer than 09:00h to start our engines, heave anchor and begin our beautiful and...
"Burning your ass while freezing your nose off" is how captain Klaas described Deception Island, an active vulcano with a caldera that we sailed into. Inside the caldera there are hot water springs that are very...
After sailing overnight off Half Moon Island, first in the last bit of the Mc Farlane Strait, then rounding the East Coast of Livingston Island and heading Southwest to Deception Island, we wake approaching the big orange...
The night before the embarking in Punta Arenas, we met with a few crew members for dinner and some Chilean wine. The group building continued quickly after dinner and the first sailing course on board. The names of the...
Arriving late at night, Europa managed to negotiate the narrows and shallows of the English Strait, helped by the dimming light of the longest day of the year. Dropping anchor at the southern shores of Barrientos Island, there...
The Europa hold on last night in the spectacular anchorage of Trinity Island despite the strong winds shooting down the mountains that tower above us, sweeping the glaciers that here reach the sea level with their high fronts....
Early in the morning Europa heaves anchor from Whalers Bay and we make our way out of Port Foster though the only entrance to Deception Island, the spectacular Neptune’s Bellows. Once leaving Deception Island behind we...
Captivated by the narrative of stormy seas and adventures amidst gale driven swells that we had read in various stories, the Europa's new crew expected to be greeted by sailors of the swarthiest caliber and the roughest...
As forecasted, 35 to 40kn of Easterly winds blow after leaving or anchorage at Barrientos Island. Heading eastwards among the English Strait, we brave our way under both our engines against high swells as the ship pitches and...
With the drop on the surface water temperature that started last evening, from approximately 5ºC to about 2ºC in just a few hours, it also comes a drop on the air temperature and a worsening of the weather. Cold and...