Reaching Snow Hill Island always represents a challenge due to its ice filled waters and changeable weather. The island will be the southernmost destination of our trip. One can never be sure to land there and...
Just like yesterday, the fall of the night made us stop the ship and drift in open waters close to Paulet Island. At daybreak we started the engines and made our way to the north-eastern shores of Paulet, where...
The dark hours of the night came with a NE-ly wind increasing to 20-25kn and already before midnight it was backing to the northwest. That made for a bit of challenging sailhandling in the darkness, under cloudy...
After a night of good sea conditions, motoring our way towards the northern coasts of Elephant Island, we wake up with the full spectacle of its coasts shining under the early morning sun. It is not often...
After midnight the wind shifted rapidly, veering to NE and then ENE, increasing to 22-26kn. That made for setting all sails that were still unfurled, that is all squares but the royals, lower and middle staysails and sail...
We have been enjoying great sailing conditions since leaving the Beagle Channel behind a couple of day ago, but now, the Low Pressure System that yesterday was located at our SW, is quickly catching up...
Good sailing all day, but marked by variable winds, changeable weather and passing squalls. Fast moving clouds that are usually accompanied by sudden wind gusts immediately followed by precipitation, making for...
Strong winds had been blowing yesterday and overnight, sweeping over Ushuaia and the waters of the Beagle Channel, but today we wake up to a much calmer morning, though cloudy and menacing rain. Half an...
For the last couple of days, Bark Europa has been alongside in the busy port of Ushuaia and from there we will start our journey tomorrow morning. We will be out at sea crossing the Drake Passage for a few ...
Bark Europa lays moored alongside Ushuaia harbour for the last couple of days, after her arrival from yet another successful Antarctic trip. It’s now time to prepare for the last Antarctic trip of the...