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Bericht van Alice:
"Het is zaterdagmorgen 10:00 wanneer ik dit schrijf. Galveston is nog zo'n 600 mijl te gaan. Het is zwaarbewolkt, de noordoostenwind zal, als de voorspellingen uitkomen, nog wat aantrekken. Aan de ...

Despite being in a unique place, maintenance is ongoing. Nevertheless most crew enjoyed a few hours of 'Havana life'. Richards ride to get some fresh goods on board invited us all to make some pictures.
Early morning...

Captain Arian writes:
"Upon arrival the 26th 1430hrs lt in Hemingway Marina, we cleared in. Customs and Immigration was fairly swiftly done and at 1745hrs lt we made all fast alongside.
For most a month, for ...

H. writes:
"Dear family and friends and interested people, thank you for bearing with us. Thank you for watching the little dot on your screens, which indicated where we were. We are almost there now and for most of ...

About this song. 'Toen wij uit Rotterdam vertrokken' is the best known shanty in the Netherlands. The original song is about a small boy from Rotterdam going to sea for the first time. Tragically, it turned out to be ...

Update by Natalie:
"So good news we're not lost at sea, just getting lazy about writing our blog but we're back, possibly to ruin your day again. The weather is as fickle as ever. We had a busy and more dramatic ...

We varen nu (12:00 bt) boven het midden van Hispaniola (20 26'N 071 29'W). We hebben een rustige SE van 2 à 3 Bft op een kalme...

Op naar Havana!
Na een gezellige avond met BBQ en de nodige decibels muziek en dans hebben wij gisteren afscheid genomen van twee gasten. Na het ontbijt werd iedereen aan land gestuurd voor een dagje verkenning van ...

The 17th of March at 1800hrs bt we sailed off again, with destination Havana. The night with clear skies and a gentle breeze. The newly arrived guest crew being instructed by the ones who are on board already nineteen ...

An update from Wieger:
"As a lonesome bird the vessel 'Oosterschelde' glides over the seemingly endless disc of water, the horizon marking the abrupt ending of the sea and the appearance of the light blue sky. ...