Nery, the on-board carpenter, is trying to save as much as possible of Marie, the sculpture that proceeds the ship wherever it goes … At the moment it is on the deck waiting for new pine wood in order to restore it. The deck guys work hard to remove it from the bow and put [...]

So, now maybe it’s time to start to meditate. When I get up one morning and go up the forward stairs, overlooking the bridge, I listen in silence as the deck hand Remedios rinses the teak sun deck with the green water hose, he sprays every corner and every surface that during the night has [...]

Here are more photos from the Japanese TV crews’ special mission of climbing Royal Clippers’ mast. Enjoy!

Earlier this month, a Japanese television crew were on board filming and decided to climb the mast. The crew placed a wide-angled camera on Sandra’s head and Oscar the rigger escorted us until we reached the top of the middle mast. We were 48-meters away from the water and it was a little scary for [...]

Saturday, March 19, 2011 — Keys Beach It’s huge. North Friar’s in comparison seems to be just the newborn calf close to the adult female of blue whale. When the bus turns for the last time and we start to slowly go down from the hill we have in front of us all the majesty [...]