20 mei Weekijzers
Met de Azoren in het vooruitzicht zeilen we mijl na mijl de oceaan over. Zeeschildpadden komen zo nu en dan voorbij dobberen, die halsreikend worden nagekeken door ons. Groepen dolfijnen zoeken ons regelmatig op en spelen...
mei 2016
20 mei Birthday on the Atlantic Crossing
Update by Tim:
"When I entered the saloon there was a happy birthday message in 5 languages written on the blackboard and the saloon was decorated with flags. After the heavy rainfall of the day before, we were ve...
19 mei Poem to Tim
There once was a sailor
Named Tim
Who worked very hard
Sails to trim
Swabbed the deck; painted blocks
To relax did pull-ups
The ship was his personal gym
When sailing on sea
T...
19 mei Our seventh day at sea
Update George Edens:
“Last evening brought a calming of our winds and clearing of skies. Yesterday the morning watch was treated to raising the upper topsail in a downpour! We’re now running down wind with the upp...
18 mei Klaverjas steam course
Update Jan Zaanen:
“Yesterday, the 'klaverjas course' started and I was surprised about the number of persons that came at 16h00 to join the game. After one hour most of them, especially Jimbo and Michael, could c...
18 mei Relaxing education
Update Arco de Vries:
“Fantastic how everything is going. We still have winds about 4 Bft from the South. You almost think we are on a cruise ship. Luckily that isn't the case, but it is an indicator of how things...
18 mei Sunday 15th of May
Update Hans Houweling:
“Today is the fourth day since we set sail to cross 'the pond'. Twice we saw dolphins, the first time soon after leaving Bermuda and the second time yesterday. Friday, when I was up in the m...
17 mei Klaverjassen
Klaverjassen is a cardgame played by four people at one table. You have one partner so you play against two other persons. Your partner sits in front of you. The cards we use are 7, 8, 9, 10, jack, queen, king and ace. Th...
17 mei Star Tracker
Update Serge Lépage:
“The 'Oosterschelde' is underway since a little more than 48 hours and we are about 350 nautical miles away from Bermuda. We are now sailing eastward, pushed by a 15 knots south-westerly breez...
