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Day 29, 30 &31: Goodbye Roald Amundsen
12, 13 & 14 March 2023 Ponta Del Gada, São Miguel After a day dedicated to ship maintenance, during which our view on the ocean was blocked by a huge cruise ship that came to dock at the opposite side of the pier at 6.00 in the morning and a final day of sightseeing, it…
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Day 27& 28: One final storm & welcomed by an orca
10& 11 March 2023 Ponta Del Gada, São Miguel – Azores The last day and night, from Faial to our final destination, proved to be incredibly challenging. Before departing Horta, our captain presented us with a choice: “We have the choice between bad and terrible weather!” Opting for the bad weather, we woke up at…
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Day 26: From the endless blue to the endless green
9 March 2023 Horta, Faial – Azores It felt great to see and feel land again, and after a beautiful day of sightseeing and hiking on Faial, powered by a full 8 hours of sleep, it was time to set sails again to reach our final destination: Ponta Del Garda, located on the largest of…
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Day 25: Setting foot on land again
8 March 2023 Horta, Faial- Azores During our night watch, we were tasked with a rather unusual assignment—to sail as slowly as possible. Our destination was the renowned harbour in Horta on the island Faial, the first port of call for many sailors crossing the Atlantic. However, we were due to arrive at an inconvenient…
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Day 24: Ship in sight!
7 March 2023 North Atlantic Ocean Some days ago, I had a little struggle with my fear of heights while packing the sails with a Beaufort of 7 at dusk, and I got back down to the ship in a panic. I am proud that I managed to climb up the same sail or higher…
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Day 22 & 23: The same pattern throughout time
5 & 6 March 2023 North Atlantic Ocean The days start to feel even more like they are merging into one, mainly due to the fact that the same pattern repeats throughout the time: One day is sunny with nice weather, and the watches are actually very fun, as I really like the people in…
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Day 20 &21: Ocean Plait Mats
3 & 4 March 2023 North Atlantic Ocean Everyone mainly recovered from the lack of sleep during the stormy night. Waves were still high, and moods were mellow, but a nice portion of milk rice with cinnamon and sugar for lunch made the people content. Some people were freed from their watches and took on…
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Day 18 & 19: The storm
1& 2 March 2023 North Atlantic Ocean The storm came. And what a storm it was… As previously announced, the low-pressure area would hit its full forces at us around midnight to 2am. That’s when the wind would be up to 12 Beaufort, blowing at our sails with full forces, making the waves roll over…
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Day 17: Kitchen Karaoke
28 February 2023 North Atlantic Ocean The day before the storm… It was the last relatively calm few hours before the next low pressure area hit us, the one that will be the most intense one yet. I had kitchen duty in the afternoon, so I had to exchange a 4-hour watch in the sun…
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Day 16: Cloud Animals
27 February 2023 Sargasso Sea The wind rose, and so did the waves. Well layered in thermo- and sweatshirt, fleece hat and sailing jacket on the top and thermo leggins, hiking and sailing pants and two pairs of socks on the bottom, the nights are only bearable, while once the sun peaks through, much fewer…