Crew and trainees alike tend to have a variety of motivations that bring them to sailing on Tres Hombres. But even more varied than their motivations is their personalities & backgrounds. Building a crew out of those who arrive takes time, but time goes fast when you are sailing together 24 hours a day. Most […]
Hi there! My name is Focaccia and I got the pleasure of joining the Tres Hombres this summer. I am a one year old homing pigeon from Germany and on my way home to Hannover I got lost on the coast of the Netherlands and landed on the deck of the Tres Hombres to take […]
Have you ever asked yourself where do sailors go when they retire from the sea? What do they do? Let me tell you a story… A little while ago, while on our way to the Basque Country, the weather decided the ship had to stop in Brittany. An unplanned quick pit stop to Douarnenez came into […]
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It's a clear day at the mouth of the Helford River, near Falmouth. The crew wakes up around half past seven and the day begins. We make coffee, eat breakfast and slowly get ready for the day's work. The captain tells us that the expected wind shift will come around ten o'clock, […]
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Wind tilt het schip op, De witte zeilen staan bol, Mijn neus wordt al bleek… Met plastic zakje Languit in de boot kajuit Eindelijk de zon Een rol scheepstouw plat Opgerold op dek een bed Voor zieke en zon Koers richting Ijsland Een hele dag alleen de zee De wind blijft noordoost […]
Het is nu meer dan tien dagen geleden. Bijna twee weken sinds we in La Rochelle zijn aangekomen. De huid van mijn handpalm is aan het schilferen, mijn haar en vieze kleren zijn gewassen en mijn blauwe plekken zijn vervaagd. Maar ik kan het gewoon niet geloven. Ik probeer mezelf wijs te maken “Kom op, […]
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