Increasing head winds and rising seas in the Roaring Forties, trying to keep in course towards South Georgia.
Calming Seas
The last two days were very interesting.
Log
November 2016
A new Theory of Relativity
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy begins "Space is big, seriously mind-bogglingly, big.." and I thought I understood the concept as I live in Australia where popping out to see the neighbours can involve a 100 km drive....
November 2016
8 o´clocky, cake o´clocky
The storm of two nights ago over, the day dawns relatively warm, sunny and dry.
Shifting winds in the Roaring Forties
The activity on deck setting canvas, that started around 23:00h last night, lasted for a couple of hours, time used to set almost all our canvas again, now in Port Tack. Overnight the sails that remained furled were the Main...
November 2016
under Northerly winds in the Roaring Forties
Still during the dark hours of the early morning the wind shifted more Northwards and we braced accordingly to keep our course towards the South. That meant start sailing downwind, with the yards set square. As the wind blows...
White Beards and Presents
One of the nice things of being in an international (voyage) crew and the watch system is that there is plenty of time to chat about different countries and different habits and customs.
November 2016
Plumage
Sailing on the Europa entails being with a large group of people in a confined space. Usually not something I prefer. No wonder I was the last one to show up in Montevideo. ;-) But we're six days together now and I have...
Sailing again, under blue skies
Beautiful sunrise announcing a new sunny day welcomed us, as we were still motoring our way South through light headwinds. From early in the morning several Giant, Cape and a solitary Atlantic petrel fly following the ship on...
November 2016
Riding the Waves
Yesterday was a beautiful day. The sun shone down and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. After the stormy weather it was a welcome break. We spent most of the day out on deck enjoying the sunshine and watching the Petrels and...