G O I N G. H O M E.

G O I N G. H O M E.

My last week onboard Europa came as fast as i thought it would and I turned the page last week already. I do not know yet when I will join again. In september I am starting my all ships course with anninternship onboard a cargo vessel for three month. Hopefully after that I will be back! Who knows!?

It has been such a great life experience. Again and again I keep on learning how to live with others in such small community.

Leaving a great few days sailing ⛵️ with a great friend in lovely danish waters 🇩🇰 behind to finally soon put my bag down.

Between 30knots wind, swimcalls 🏊‍♀️ in freezing cold water (i really enjoy that!), unlimited fish buffet, full day sailing and nice walks… quite a few challenging moments, as usual, of course otherwise life would be so boring right 🤪 ?

It turns out I actually also do like small boat sailing too! And someone said it “suited” me! In that case…. 😂 I still wouldnt mind dropping all those challenges for some time, together with my bag and having nothing even close to sophielike happening to me!

A last sunset in harbour

thank you all for reading me these past weeks! I am going home to rest now :)✌🏻 ⚓️ ♥️

Heading to the airport!

Week 13.

Week 13.

Yes… my last week onboard!

Europa in the Kieler Kanal

It is hard to believe that 3 month flew by so fast! Maybe the best trip with all seasons in one going from scheveningen to aalborg via the kiel kanal.

Motor sailing against heavy winds
Last sunset at sea

Great crew, great trainees and great tall ship! It is sad that the loment i have started finding myself on this vessel i see myself leave but hopefully there will be another time!

Preparing for harbour by hoisting the Europeen flag up in the masts

Aalborg was great seeing old and dear friends again !

Bark Europa alongside in Aalborg

I am realizing this will be my first summer home in maybe 10 years! My first summer since 2007 without tall ships races. Weird but also nice.

It is hard to say good bye to such beauties

I am very much looking forward to my new adventures! 🙂 ✌🏻 ♥️ ⚓️

A great experience! Bark Europa remains for ever in my heart

Week 10.

Week 10.

After Horta we had a couple of weeks of good sailing.

We had to refamiliarize new voyage crew memebers and put the ones that stayed onboard since Cape Town in a leading position. It is always nice to see that some of the young voyage crew that have been working hard with us for the past two month are rewarded this way. Sometime, they even become volonteers for us and it is great because we have the feeling they accomplished something for themselves by joining the ship.

Happy chief officer

It is for sure a life changing experience for them! Lots of learning moments and the curve goes way higher on a tall ship out at sea.

Magical colours in the clouds

The trip from Horta to Europe mainland always takes a pprox 10 days and is always filled with a lot more sail handling. We also start to feel the cold … the tropics are now way behind and we have to get used to it again!

Europa sailing close hold in well formed seas
Sunsets…

Sailing is fun!

Europa at anchor near the isle of Wight

We are heading to Rouen in France where i am looking forward to meet my parents for half a day. But before that we might sailing along the south of England looking for some shelter for the strong winds coming!