Above deck and below deck

14 aug Above deck and below deck

13 aug Half-half party

Yesterday we thought we'd celebrate the fact we are halfway. The half-half party. Punch, popcorn, music and crew dressed up in a form of half-half. Besides the halfway fact, we also set our 24-hour distance record to 215 ...

13 aug That special moment

Update by one of the guest crew:
"As I have journeyed through life, I've heard various phrases numerous times as advice to others often spoken by myself (e.g. be true to yourself, follow your dreams, anything is poss...

13 aug Zen and the art of sailing

Update by A.C. DeGroot:
"Celebrating the distance mid-way point between Halifax, Nova Scotia and Le Havre, France today seems to have further galvanized an already cohesive group of unique individuals. Smack in the m...

12 aug Sleep

10 August 2017, update by David Ekstrand:
"Here I am, sitting in the dining hall soon to be on watch from twelve to four. Days and nights have for some time started to blur together. A lot of impressions and emotions...

10 aug My birthday

Warren writes:
"It is not every day one turns 60 years of age. August 9th marks my day. To have the privilege of reaching such a milestone on board the ever graceful and most beautiful 'Oosterschelde' is truly something...

10 aug Hardly any wind

Update by Maggi and Robynne:
“Over the last few days we have had hardly any wind. As of this morning we were officially number one in the tall ships' floating race, being overtaken even by the friendly Shearwater ...

08 aug At the helm

George Ayers writes:
"It's midnight on the dog watch at the helm, navigating by stars and compass bearing. The winds are strong, the sails are full and we're sailing at almost 9 knots with a heel of almost 20 degr...

06 aug Passing Newfoundland

Passing Newfoundland, lighthouse visible later in the twilight, and some manage to get mobile reception briefly with also the opportunity to view the online positions of the other participating vessels. The Alexander v...

06 aug Na de start

We zijn alweer gestart deze race, voor de tweede keer, op 5 aug. om 16:31 UTC.
Na een dag of drie motoren, de race was gestaakt omdat er geen wind was, zijn we dus gisteren opnieuw gestart. Samen met de andere sc...