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...
augustus 2017
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...
06 aug Up in the yards
A member of the guest crew writes:
"Boudewijn waved me over. "We need to make tight the sails on the topsail masts", he called. "George, Denis, gear up and follow me". We grabbed the safety harnesses from the box, pu...
06 aug The midnight watch
One of the members of the guest crew writes:
"August 2nd.
The first shift, midnight to 4 am, really brought its impressions. Before I had only been on deck during daytime, pulling the ropes, setting the sails an...
05 aug Halifax en de start
Theo Bijl schrijft:
"Op 29 juli kwam de nieuwe gastcrew van 24 aan boord. Het is een drukte van jewelste in Halifax met toeristen die zich vergapen aan de vele tall ships. Ook was er de mogelijkheid om de schepen te ...
05 aug Life at sea is not just all about sailing
Andrew Grinter writes:
"After a great start to the race we have become basically becalmed. The sound of sails flapping in virtually no wind is not a sound any of us like to hear. In fact without moving the rudder we ...
