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Ice and fog: the cold night watch

By Saraht 9 June, 2016 4 June, 2016 Antarctica, Europa, Journey blogs, Photography, sailing

Easter Sunday at 0100 was a dark night with thick fog everywhere and not a chink of starlight. The wind was bashing at us, growling and pushing angry gusts. It was still five-layer cold as I sat on the bow watch, but becoming perceptibly warmer than the Weddell Sea. The … Continue reading

Sounds of a night watch

By Saraht 30 March, 2016 30 March, 2016 Journey blogs, sailing

The plash and splash and roar of the water is everywhere: from whispers to chitchat to full rage, the surf breaking on the hull and across the waves. No rhythm, a broken step, swell after swell of broken, humpbacked walls of water. From the bows, a little distance, but on … Continue reading

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I am now reliving the journey with added photos. I am posting regularly with pictures of the trip, and continuing my #AntarcticAlphabet. You can follow the experience on JOURNEY BLOGS. Sign up below for immediate updates.
This is the story of my voyage from Chile to South Africa via Antarctica on the 56m square-rigger Europa. Welcome aboard.

The map below shows the area Europa visited at the outer end of the Antarctic Peninsula. On 14 March we finished our crossing of Drake's Passage four days after landing on Cape Horn. We visited several places in the South Shetland Islands before heading east towards the Peninsula itself. (This chart will be updated when the latest journey blogs are about the next stage.)
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Europa has a find-me button on her site, here. The Cape to Cape voyage 2016 went from Punta Arenas in southern Chile, through the Beagle Channel and south east to the Antarctic Peninsula. From there we turned northeast to South Georgia. Then we sailed two long legs to Cape Town, stopping at Tristan de Cunha on the way..
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