A stronger bit of breeze, 6 July 2020 at 01.38 hours
Last afternoon we went from zero to strong wind in less then 20 minutes. Our wind prediction luckily was spot.
Last afternoon we went from zero to strong wind in less then 20 minutes. Our wind prediction luckily was spot.
Heading North 02-07-2020 The Tecla crew is surrounded by a beautiful sapphire-blue ocean, the delicious scent of tonight’s curry is.
Changing oat porridge into a nice little cookie is not as easy as it may seem. It takes a lot.
We have left Den Helder behind us. Setting out into the waves and wind this morning was a refreshing start.
In 1 week time the Tecla will set sail for Iceland. Arriving around the the 9th/10th of July, we should.
Yesterday we said goodbye to the Southern Cross. It faithfully watched over us for more than 6 months and kept.
As you all will have noticed, the Tecla has not stopped sailing due to the virus, yet. We have been.
Rolling and tumbling through the soft trade winds, we made it to the Equator once again! The books all say.
Last week we made excellent progress through the S E trade winds. 15 knots of steady breeze saw us running.
These where the names of the three lanterns carried at the stern of the big Indiamen some 300 years ago..
