Over the last few weeks I have talked mainly about the sailing but lots of fun things happen on board as well and this Blog gives a flavour of the other side of Tall Ship sailing: From the moment we boarded the Europa in Cape Town I noticed an undercurrent of secrecy amongst certain permanent and trainee crew, a certain bond which fostered whispering and meetings in every nook and cranny in the ship. And a chance encounter with these strange bunk fellows would ...

BLOG 9 As we left Ascension we headed due West towards Brazil picking up the SE Trade Winds which would drive us North towards the Equator. The weather turned favourable in terms of the wind and making ground, but with it came the rain, squalls and storms and together with the big swell, it made for a very rocky ride. This was punctuated by searing sunshine and high humidity, and hence we were all subjected to uncomfortable mix of wet, damp, steam and dry many t...