Sitemap Voyages Booking form Thank you for your booking Your booking Request option Thank you for your request Optional booking Contact Thanks Contact Brochures Bark Europa Brochures Bark Europa General Brochure Ocean crossing 2018: Europe to South America 39 days Montevideo - South Georgia - Ushuaia 22 day Antarctica expedition brochure Cape to Cape expeditio Schedule Dates and Fares Ant 1 Montevideo - South Georgia - Ushuaia Ant 2 Ushuaia - Ushuaia 2018/2019 Ant 3 Ushuaia - Ushuaia 2018/2019 Ushuaia to Cape Town 2019 Sail from Horta to Rouen Combination voyage Cape Town- Rouen 2019 Combination voyage Cape Town- Scheveningen 2019 Fredrikstad - Amsterdam Cape Town - St. Helena - Ascension Island - Azoren 2019 The Voyages Rouen - Scheveningen 2019 Scheveningen - Aalborg Tall Ship Race 2019: Aalborg - Fredrikstad Life on board Life on board Technical details Joining the Watch System Your fellow trainees No experience needed Food and drinks The basics of sailing Logbook detail ANTARCTIC SOUND. MADDER CLIFFS-KINNES COVE (Joinville Island) Ascension Island Changing winds kept us busy on deck El Teide volcano Elephant Island First Icebergs Iceberg dreaming and a rare sighting Laatste etappe Sperm whales, turtles and seabirds Weddell sea "Fair seas, following winds and royals all the way!" "Galley Thoughts" Garlic and Orange "Looking the cat out of the tree." "OK, wait...Got it!" says Jelte. 'Ocean Notorious' 'Two Months at sea' 'Two, Six, Weave!' 1000 kilometers 10 days at sea 100 Bras every year? 170 NM to go to St Helena oclock 23°-27' North 24 Hours in The Scotia Sea 33 noses 38 19’ N - 029 50’ W - 27 days out of Ascension 400 jaar Kaap Hoorn 49 miles to go 64 Degrees and Counting 8 o´clocky, cake o´clocky A busy night watch A calm day on the Drake A calm night A day at the EUROPA A day for familiarization and stormy seas preparation A day of rolling A great day at West Point Island, Saunders and The Neck A great farewell to our Antarctic landings A little bit of wind! A lovely 3 week sail A New Adventure Begins A New Place to Dream A new Theory of Relativity A privileged visitor to the worlds of others’ A promise of warm sun and shining blue water As the wind backed during the night and lost strength, it was pretty busy on deck for a few hours during last night, taking square sails away and furling them. Time to start the engines to keep a reasonable speed toward our destination at Falklands. Lower A trip to your soul A Vision in the night A visit not to be taken for granted A warm welcome at Carcass Island About this crew Action in the Drake Passage Adelie colony the bark EUROPA adventure Adventures of the Europa Ahoy Pollywogs Al 12 dagen op zee Albatross day All kinds of points of sail All the things to do All you want to know about Desmond Almirante Brown Almost at Desolation Island Almost there Almost there... Amazing day of sailing An Antarctic Art Noir film Anchored in Tadoussac Bat Anchor watch Cuverville Another day in the office Another day of wind shifts and weather instability Another good day in Antarctica Antarctic convergence zone Antarctic Sound Antarctic Sound-Weddell Sea Antarctic Swim Antarctic weather Antarctic weather day! Antarctica Antarctica - This is really happening Antarctica and what's not in the docu's Aqua Blue Arrival late at night at Tristan da Cunha Arrival on South Georgia Arrival to Antarctica Arrived At sea to South Georgia At the Edges of the World B-15Y Back at the Roaring 40's Back in the roaring 40º´s Back on course Back on course towards South Orkney Islands Back on Terra Firma Back to the Beagle Back to the Drake Baily Head and Whalers Bay Barrientos Island Battling the squalls in the South Pacific Bay of Isles Beautiful sailing Beautiful sailing Before I forget Behind the scenes Important ingredient Message from the bottom of the world Bermuda in zicht! Berthelot Island Berthelot Islands – Collins Bay, Trooz glacier – Lemaire Channel Big family Bijzondere reizen beurs Biosecurity procedures and South Georgia briefings Birds and wind Birthdays on Europa Blog Horta-Belfast Blown off Cape Horn Blown off Right Whale Bay Bonus stopover! Buoy over board! Busy Days By our Deckhand Pelle: "Time to go sailing again!" Bye-bye Antarctica Calm and sunny weather Calm seas and fair winds Calming Seas Calming winds Cape Horn CAPE HORN and sailing the DRAKE PASSAGE Cape Horn Monument CAPE TOWN Carried by the wind Casual Pose catching the sun Change Chasing the Sun Chilean Fjords Chippy at work Christmas day at Navarino Island Christmas on Europa Cierva Cove and sailing South Cleaning the fresh fish Climbing! Closer to South Africa (Cape Town) Closing in COBBLERS COVE-ROOCKERY POINT COBBLERS COVE-ROOKERY POINT COBBLER’S COVE - GODTHUL and OCEAN HARBOUR Colorful Drake Coming up north towards Cape Town Common language of humour Confessions of a Novice on his first watch in Drake’s Passage Cook’ Peep Hole Cooper Bay and Larsen Harbour Crabs and hiking in Puerto Williams Creative crew Crossing the Antarctic Convergence Area Crossing the Antarctic Convergence area CROSSING THE BRANSFIELD STRAIT Crossing the Bransfield Strait Crossing the Polar Front Crossing the Prime Meridian under full sail Cub fever Culinary exploration Cumberland East and West Bay Curious Mark on Longitude and Latitude. Cuverville DANCERS Dancing Kelp Dankjewel! (Big Thanks) Day 257 at sea Days De laatste dag Dealing with an approaching Low Pressure System Deception Island Deception Island Deception Island Deception Spa Deel 1 - De heenreis: wilde golven en groene gezichten op de Drake passage Deel 2 - Eerste dagen Antarctica: pinguins, poep en ijsbergen Deel 3 - Walvissen in de ochtend & Zodiac tour in de mist Departure from Ushuaia Departure from Ushuaia Departure Salvador Desolation Island Desolation Island, Edinburgh Hill and Half Moon Island Devil Island and making our way to Snowhill Island Digital detox Dinnertime doing look out duty Dolphins and EUROPA-potatoes Drake has woken up Drake Lake. Calm seas and light fair winds on our first full day in the Drake Passage Drake Passage Drake Passage Drake Passage Drake Passage Drake passage - Calm after the strong winds Drake Passage, trying to sail westwards and getting into the Pacific Dreaming Dreaming away… Dropping Anchor at Deception Druppen Due South Dynamic crew Easter on board Europa Easterly course towards South Africa Eclipse Point Eclipse point Eclipses -The Earth, the Moon and the Sun Dancing in The Sky A good start! Egrets, we've had a few Eindelijk Elsehul Bay Embarkation day in Port Stanley English Channel Enjoying the same temperatures in a different way Entering the Eastern Hemisphere, passing from West to East Escape to sea Escorted Waiting at Walker Bay Europa comes alive Europa is now gently rolling EUROPA reaches most southern point ever! Europa, the ocean wanderer, but we are wonderers Exchange Program Existance doubtful Expect the unexpected Expectations Expedition Baily Head Exploration Exploring Antarctica EZS student offer Family Fare winds, good weather and following seas Farewell to the Niagara Farewell to Tristan Farewell tour Fata Morgana Australis Feeling Alive Fildes Peninsula Fin whales Finding the wind Fine Breeze Firewind, the White Whale First climbing at sea First day is already gone First Landing Five humpback whales in Paradise Harbor Flying towards Cape Horn Following seas Fort Point - Yankee Harbour Fort Point and Hannah Point Fort Point, Hannah Point and Walker Bay Fortuna to Stromness hike (Shackleton Walk) FORTUNA-STROMNESS Shackleton walk Fresh From Drake Shake to Drake Lake From Full-and-by to Downwind From our doctor on board Full Circle Full Valentines day Furling the Skysail Ga je mee? Een oceaanoversteek van Kaapstad naar Boston Never a quiet day in the Drake Passage Gentle sailing day on our way to Tristan da Cunha getting closer to the South Shetland Islands Getting out of Cape Horn’s grip. On our way towards Straits of Magellan Girl Power! Gold Harbour Gomera Good sailing with Northerly winds Goodbye Atlantic Ocean Goodbye Lunenburg, Hello Ocean sailing gorgeous never-ending sunset GPS Graham Passage Graham Passage Grandma and Poppy's Book of Penguins Great sailing day on our way to Tristan da Cunha Great sailing morning and arrival to the Beagle Channel Green and lively South Georgia Grytviken clouds GRYTVIKEN whaling station Gulfstream Guys on the helm Wie gaat er mee op avontuur deze zomer? Half way between Tristan da Cunha and South Africa Halfway the Drake Happy Birthday! Happy new year Heading to Elephant Island Here we all are, sailing on Europa The small quiet island called Tristan Het zit erop Hey, mr Bartender Hike on Penguin Island and crossing the Bransfield Strait Hinderland High expectations Hold on! Holding ground under two anchors Holding on while having first-rate hard-core sailing over stormy seas Dog watch How is the weather on board? How many knots? Howling winds and rough seas welcome us to the Drake Ice and Slice Iceberg Graveyard Icy white islands Impossible Impressive In Requiem Impressions of the Cape to Cape voyage informatiemiddag 29-09-2014 Into the Trades Introducing Benjamin Caceres, Marine Biologist Invisible It is like running a big house! It's for real! Just 10 miles to go Cape Horn Trophies Postcards from the edge First day Kings of the South Compass Land Ahoy Land in zicht! Landfall LeMaire and Vernadsky Leaving Antarctica behind Leaving Brazilian waters Leaving Elephant Island Leaving the Mother city Lectures Leisure day Lemaire Channel Lemaire Channel under sail and afternoon visit to Port Lockroy Leopard seal The Drake Passage is behind us. Life at sea Life in Canadian waters Lights in the Night Little Devils Island Logboek Matthijs week 4 Long Live the King Away! Lose yourself to find yourself Lotte en Matthijs een week op zee Lotte en Matthijs klaar voor vertrek still 5 days to go of this wonderfull expedition. Madder Cliffs-Kinnes Cove Magical Mystery Tour Magnificent views and a remarkably romantic moment Maiviken to Grytviken walk Maiviken to Grytviken walk Maiviken to Grytviken walk Marianne's Friday soup Marketing-stagiaire gezocht! Medical evacuations and Nice Fresh Start Meeting on the South Atlantic Melchior Islands Middle of nowhere Midnight steering Misty Mountains Montevideo embarkation Moon down, Sun up Most Southern point Motoring into abating seas and calming winds Motoring our way north Motoring our way to Cape Town in calm conditions Mr. Drake Murano glass My confidence began to grow NAVARINO ISLAND. Puerto Williams and Cerro Bandera - Valle Robalo Noon and navigation Neko Neko Harbor Neptune's Court Nick names and so on (Moemoe) Noon Latitude is now an obsession Not like any other rock Ocean wanderer officially sailing Antarctic waters On our way On our way North On our way South On our way to Ascension Island On our way to Cape Town On our way to Puerto Williams On our way to South Georgia Island on our way towards South Africa On our way? On the wheelO On top of Neko Hill On watch On watch duty Our departure from Stavanger (in Dutch) open back Chevrolet! Open water Orca Type “D” sighting while riding squalls in the Drake Orphaned Penguin Our first footprints on the Antarctic continent itself Our first night trawl Our lady EUROPA back in the water Our small universe Out of our time Out of the tropics Crossing the line Overall: Very comfortable and sunny Watch handover Packing-in the ice Paradise Paradise Bay Paradise Drake Passing the doldrums passing Vitoria Bank PAULET ISLAND Paulet Island Paulet Island and Ship’s Cruise deeper into Erebus & Terror Gulf Penguin Island Pepernoten PERSBERICHT Bark EUROPA thuis in Scheveningen na wereldreis Plan A! and plan B, and also Plan C Plumage POINT WILD and sailing towards South Georgia Port Lockroy Port Lockroy Port Lockroy and Dorian Bay Position report Position report Position report 18-01-2017 Posrep bark EUROPA, Friday 9 dec 2016. Beautiful day Prion Island and Salisbury Plain (Bay of Isles) Puerto Williams Pulling ropes Questions and answers Quite the Friday Racing towards Cape Town reaching Cabo Frío latitude Reaching the 50º S, starting of the official Cape Horn Crossing Remains of whaling history Reminiscenses of the Past Reveries of a White Continent Rhymes of passage Rich birdlife around the ship Riding fast on a Southerly course Riding the untamed Scotia Sea Riding the Waves Right Whale Bay Bringing 2015 Rocking `n Rolling in de golf van Biskaje Rocky day again facing headwinds in the Drake Passage Rolling in the Drake Passage ROSITA HARBOUR Rosita Harbour and Salisbury Plain Running our Easting down Safety on board Safety Training Sailing again, under blue skies SAILING AND ROLLING IN THE SOUTHERN OCEAN Sailing downwind, rolling on big swell Sailing in another man's shoes Sailing our way in the Scotia Sea towards South Georgia Sailing our way to the South SAILING SOUTH Sailing South, Catching up with Willem Schouten and Jacob Lemaire Sailing the Bransfield Strait towards South Shetland Islands SAILING THE COAST FROM BRAZILIAN ILHÉUS SAILING THE DRAKE PASSAGE SAILING THE DRAKE PASSAGE to Ushuaia Sailing the Drake Passage Sailing the South Atlantic on our way towards South Africa Sailing the southern ocean amongst many icebergs Sailing the wild Drake Sailing to Elephant Island Sailing to South Georgia Sailing to the Falklands Sails Salps Salvador de Bahia saMANTA Together Schouten and Le Maire again are ahead of us almost ahead of schedule waves build Scotia Sea SCOTIA SEA Sea-Beard - a poem Secret blogs from the Antarctic animals Seeking shelter at the SW-ly coast of Tristan SERENITY OF THE ANTARCTICS Serious Request 2014 Setting foot on Antarctica Setting sail from Faial Settling in to life at sea Shackleton Walk Shackleton walk Sheltering at Darthmouth Poin Shifting winds in the Roaring Forties Shipwrecks, whale watching and an evening hike Sirius in the Fjord Doldrum swim Sirius Sit and wait in Deception Island for storm force winds to abate Sleep, Interrupted slightly ahead of Schouten and Lemaire Slowing down under the influence of a High pressure System Slumber Party on Deck Smiles Ice, snow and more ice Snow Hill Island Snowflakes and icebergs So, what do we do during these 1500nM? Sounds South South Africa welcomes us South Georgia Safari South Georgia! South Georgia! South Pacific winds teasing us South Shetland Islands South Shetland islands South Shetland Islands South Shetland Islands SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS - AITCHO ARCHIPELAGO South Shetland Islands - Deception Island Southern Hemisphere Southern Ocean Lows and High SOUTHERN OCEAN on our way towards Tristan da Cunha Spectacular landings Speeding Spirit of adventure St Andrews Bay St Helena Stability Start Race Belfast to Alesund Starting Biosecurity procedures and IAATO briefings Starting our way to South Georgia Starting our way to Ushuaia Stop at Madeira Stormy conditions during the day, that improve during the night strange screaming noises Strike a pose STROMNESS TO LEITH HARBOUR WALK Strong men and women Stunsails and Silence Sunday at sea Sunday at Sea Sunday at Sea - Cape Horn Ceremony Sunday at sea! Suns come Out Surprised to be here Surreal Swim Tacking our way to Antarctica along the Scotia Sea Update captain Eric, start of the race Team spirit of the white-water-team Thank you for the journey! The Agulhas Current The amazing trip in a Chinese eye The Drake "Gate" The Drake is treating us well The end is near The Fourth Man The Horse Latitudes The Ice Cream of Tristan Da Cunha The Icewatch The Imperative of the Immediate The journey so far The Queue The roaring forties are not the boring forties The South Atlantic and its Roaring Forties welcome us with fair winds and great sailing The South Atlantic Swim The southernmost area reached on our trip The start of our Cape to Cape adventure The start of the Antarctic season! the visit of a curious Sea lion The white continent The wind is slowly easing Things that are awesome Thinking back Three Early Thoughts To be able to walk straight on the ship ... Towards Ascension Island Traditional Modern times Trinity Island Tristan birds Tristan da Cunha TRISTAN DA CUNHA Tristan da Cunha / Vers Le Cap Tristan secret History Tropical downpour Trying to get westwards trying to keep in course towards South Georgia Tussendoortje windkracht 10 Two weeks at sea! Typical weather under Northerly winds in the Roaring Forties Unexpected turns and interesting wildlife Unexpected weather Update Lotte en Matthijs aan boord van de bark EUROPA duizendpoot gezocht Barlengas Van onze Barman op zee Sailing is the best experience Variable winds and seas on our way to Tristan da Cunha Variable winds at the DRAKE PASSAGE Variable winds during the day. Fare winds from late afternoon Vernadsky Vers la Georgie du Sud Departure Punta Arenas departure Victoria shallows Voyage Reflections Waiting for wind shift waiting to experience another 360º backing wind direction Watch out Porto Watches; debates and discussions Water, water en nog eens water we are flying towards Cape Horn We are here – but where are we? We are here. We arrived. we are the ambassadors We gaan aan boord! We landed at Selvagem Grande We watch in awe We are all adventurers We zijn bijna in Montevideo Weather drifter deployed WEDDELL SEA - Fridtjof sound and DEVIL ISLAND WEDDELL SEA, trying our way to Snow Hill Island Back to track Week 4 Lotte op zee Weer aan boord van de Europa Welcome on board WELCOME ON BOARD Welcome on board Welcome on board! Welcome to the Cape to Cape Welcome on board Welcome on board Whalers Bay Whales feeding Whales feeding Whales in Hughes Bay Whales on Port Whaling Station Deception Island What (not) to wear? What a day When the going gets tough Where are we? White Beards and Presents White Christmas Who will win? Wild approach to Elephant Island Wind shifts and Squalls Wind Powered Windy & Seabirds World Ocean Day Yalour Islands Yalour Islands: 4 January 2018 Yankee Harbour and Edinburgh Hill Yeah! Sailing the Drake Passage to Ushuaia Zodiac cruise Zodiac cruise “Roads Amongst the Waves” Log General Information Bookings Payment Packing list Antarctica kit list FAQ Medical facilities Voyage preparation Follow the ship Follow the ship Ocean wanderer About us Mensen - Europa Crew Mensen - Office Crew Thanks About us Reviews review-form Crew Environment Dutch Tall Ships IAATO
