Update by Maarten:
"Well, the sun beat us to it, arriving at the equator a day before we did. Yesterday was equinox, the day together with 21 September that almost everywhere in the world there is a twelve hour day a...
As a convert observer of sun downs I am a firm believer in the green flash, having seen it twice before. The unbelievers in the crew, upon interrogation, established however that at least once I had a gin and tonic in ...
Midden in de Zuid-Atlantische Oceaan ligt Ascension Island, een fort van jewelste van de Amerikanen en Britten. Overal zie je antennes en radarschotels en het eiland heeft een vliegveld waar zelfs de space shuttle kan ...
Update by Peter:
"With squinting eyes I step from the focsle into the abundance of sun only to discover that we have arrived at the island of Ascension. Enjoying a nice dinner, having a drink with shipmates and la...
Update by Claire: "Although much of the landscape of this black volcanic island is forbidding, there were beautiful surprises everywhere, perhaps the most being the people we met, beginning with a couple of concerned A...
We denken vandaag rond 19:00 te vertrekken. Aankomst bij Horta, op het Azoren-eiland Fayal, verwachten we rond 13 april.
...Update by Maarten:
"Sailing across empty seas as we have been doing for more than three weeks now, we can see our progression by little crosses on the chart as we regularly fix our position. Our Admiralty charts c...
Update door Maarten:
"We kennen allemaal de lengte- en breedtegraden waarmee plaatsbepaling op land en ter zee geschiedt. De breedtegraden gaan van 90 noorderbreedte op de Noordpool via 0 op de evenaar naar 90 zui...
