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KvK-nummer: 41042397

RSIN: 8042.42.458

Fairtransport Foundation RSIN: 8178.06.027 Gemeente Gaasterlan-Sleat

Visiting address: Willemsoord 73, 1781 AS Den Helder

Phone: + 31 223 683 516

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"I’m paid with unforgettable moments such as: a

"I’m paid with unforgettable moments such as: a bucket of seawater where I wash my hands at night in a sparkling flurry of fluorescent plankton, table-cloth sea surface near the Isle of Wight without any noise whatsoever, dolphins swimming next to us on a full-moon night, joyful ride on the waves under the sun near the Bretagne coast while I’m steering, but most of all, a group of people with 100% mutual trust, learning/teaching marlinspike seamanship on a 100-year old square-rigger."

Michael, a trainee, reveals to us his intimate impressions out of his first week of sailing on board Tres Hombres.

Sometimes little humble things are the most precious... but how much do such things worth? Do we value them enough when we get them? Do we always need to take distance to be able to see them? We wish that our crew's blog posts can blow a breeze of good inspiration into your daily life as well.

Read his words in the blog on our website

https://fairtransport.eu/my-first-week-at-tres-by-michael-ross/

📸 @pierre.fromentin

#sailcargo #sailing #atlanticvoyage #sail #socialchange #FairTransport #crewlife #lessismore #inspiration #teamwork #seamanship #treshombres

Tres Hombres safely arrived in Baiona (ES) this we

Tres Hombres safely arrived in Baiona (ES) this weekend!

Less than 3 days for a leg of around 500nm with an average speed of 9knots! Not bad for an engineless sailing ship crossing such a treacherous gulf.
This area gained a legendary reputation over the centuries and it is well known and feared amongst sailors for its rough seas and violent storms, featuring high swell and sudden gusts due to its wide-open exposure to the Atlantic Ocean. You gotta earn this crossing. Be sure that it won't ever be a cruise, but a proper seaman ride!

Despite the short run, the sailing conditions have been quite challenging, making the crew feel what it really means to be out at sea when the weather gets tough: at some point a strong gust hit and made the ship lean on her side at a considerable angle for minutes. The crew witnessed with their bodies and minds the powers of the Elements. With high waves jumping on board, washing the deck, taking off the coils from the pins, the wind howling in the rig, the timber vibrating under the boots...how tiny and humble you feel when the Ocean comes to you! Tres is a sturdy vessel though, she has seen many more storms before. Our crew counts professional, experienced sailors who know how to harness the winds and handle the ship, so everything went fine, but indeed that was a marking experience for some and a good salty story to tell!
Now, the most strenuous part of the journey is over and lies in their wake. Well done everyone, we are proud of you all.

The footage is maybe poor in quality but it is great to help our imagination to fly wild: imagine being on board, the cold wind beating your face, the salt biting your skin, feel the gravity playing with your weightless body, pulling you from portside to starboard, restlessly. Or you are aloft, working with the sails, like in this video where deckhands are busy furling the course at sunset. Even greater fun!

Enjoy these images and if you really do, then consider applying on time to be a trainee for next winter and summer voyages.
(NOTE: ALL 2021-22 ATLANTIC JOURNEY IS ALREADY FULLY BOOKED!).
Visit our website for summer 2022 and winter 2022/2023 schedules.
LINK IN BIO.

Tres Hombres cargo begins to be filled up! In Dou

Tres Hombres cargo begins to be filled up!

In Douarnenez, the crew loaded many empty barrels sourced from @tonnellerienavarre, a french family run cooperage well known for their three generations of expertise in barrel making and continued dedication to consistent quality and craftsmanship.

These wooden barrels carry their own peculiar scented memories from the time they have been aging spirits as Armagnac and Pineau des Charentes. Soon they will pass on these memories to the rums from the trusted distilleries we work with in the Canaries and Caribbean. The ship and the ocean will do the rest: through the dynamic aging process, the final result is the unique @treshombres.rum !
Thanks to the collaboration between Fairtransport and @les_freres_de_la_cote we can keep on experimenting, improving our selections to deliver you only the very finest sourced, produced and aged rums!

The ship is also transporting a cargo of wine bottles bound for Martinique, from our long term partner and friend, Olivier Cousin, a legend and a pioneer of natural winemaking in Europe.

Anyway, every year's edition is special and absolutely unique. While waiting for the next spring release, you can still purchase the last winter's rums in our webshop, where you can also find our sail shipped natural wines from Portugal and France. Red, white or rose, please yourself, family and friends during this cold winter with these fair made and fair transported, naturally produced and engineless shipped, delicious natural wines!
Follow the LINK IN BIO to enter our webshop.

In the picture you can see Captain Francois, in the traditional Tres Hombres barrel freak position, the headstand, to remind us all that even when Life turns upside down do not forget to smile and enjoy the ride!
Talking about enjoying rides, just in this moment Tres Hombres is riding a low pressure in the wild Biscay Bay, sailing at great speed towards their next port of call: they are expected to be in Baiona this weekend!

#atlanticvoyage #sail #sailcargo #sailing #socialchange #windpower #tradition #treshombres #FairTransport #woodworker #tradition #craftsman #rum #naturalwine #vinnaturel #Brittany

"She is Tres Hombres, Tres for the crew. Trusty, s

"She is Tres Hombres, Tres for the crew. Trusty, steady, free. What most might not realize is that she is so much more than an engine-free sailing cargo ship. Sure, carrying rum, wine, gin, chocolate, and coffee, Tres sounds badass enough. Her true power, however, lies in bending time and transforming space. She navigates dimensions and realities with the same grace and ease that she does the waves."

Natalia is a trainee who offers here a wonderful present for us all to enjoy: a text which is so beautifully written that you will get goosebumps while reading it.
Savour her words slowly...

DIVE INTO NATALIA'S FULL BLOG ON OUR WEBSITE >> Link in Bio !

Thank you Natalia for being on board Tres Hombres and sharing your impressions with us!
@nataliaandthemountains

https://fairtransport.eu/take-a-good-look-at-her-by-natalia-boltukhova/

JOURNEY UPDATE Our good ship Tres Hombres and cr

JOURNEY UPDATE

Our good ship Tres Hombres and crew safely reached their first destination on the Breton coast of Finisterre, in north-western France, Sunday 22/11/2021 at 16.30 CET ⚓️

They dropped anchor and enjoyed a quiet sunset rolling in the Bay of Douarnenez and this morning no surprise that the first dinghy ride was aiming directly to the boulangerie (bakery). A warm fragrant french croissant can also become a good reward for a sailor, as much as rum can be!

From the crew reports, we can tell you that it has been a blessed first leg, smooth and relatively quick since it took them less than a week from Den Helder to Douarnenez. Fair winds and weather, good conditions for the trainees to settle in, for the crew to establish routines on board and begin the sail training. Good speed, stunning coast views, sunshine and blue skies, glorious sunsets, bright full moon nights, curious whales approaching on the port side and jumping dolphins riding under the bow to complete the picture. How hard can sometimes be a sailor's life!

Trainees have been initiated to sail handling and daily tasks as deck wash and bilge pumping, bread baking at night are setting up in the galley and the cook is finally able to take care of a smaller amount of people after the intense refit. Only light seasickness episodes, which is pretty rare especially for the beginning of the journey in waters that can be quite rough. Voila, they sound definitely happy on board.
How we wish we could all be there!
Concerning the crewmate who got injured, he is doing more than well and is slowly back into action, time and salt will do the rest.

Now, a few days in French waters will allow them to load the cargo on board, adjust what needs to be adjusted, purchase the legendary Breton salt butter and then Biscay ahead!

Next port of call: Baiona, Galicia (ES). 🇪🇸

We will release more blog posts during the week so keep an eye on our feed and website to read more about life onboard the only engineless sailing cargo vessel crossing the seas!

Thanks to our trainee Olivier @costa.amore who sent us this video today!

#atlanticvoyage #sail #crewlife #sailcargo #engineless #sailing #treshombres

"There is always some sort of epicness blowing in

"There is always some sort of epicness blowing in the wind when this annual event comes! A surreal excitement vibrates in all the people present, on land, on the tug, on board. You can definitely feel it, almost touch it. So much work has been done and we were all looking forward to this moment to come: the ship is ready for her 13th voyage around the Atlantic!"

We hope you could breath and enjoy some drops the departure atmosphere on board and around Tres Hombres from the live video we shared but here you can read the whole story, which includes a little last minute twist you would not expect...

Read the blogpost here:
https://fairtransport.eu/departure-tres-hombres-by.../

Follow their journey on our website where you can keep track of the ship position, read the crew's salty stories on the blog and visit our webshop for sail shipped goodness!

✏ @the.rolling.galley
📸 @photography.by.ilse_kootkar and Sabine Fox

#departure #atlanticvoyage #sailcargo #crewlife #sail #tradition #seamanship #treshombres #milestone #teamwork #socialchange #inspiration #windpower #sailing #engineless #lessismore