Until we meet again (Martin Krafft, Mate)

Until We Meet Again Tres Hombres

As I sign off from the good ship Tres Hombres and bid a (temporary?) farewell to her and the incredible people who sail, operate, and support this unique zero-emission freight mission, I return home with a host of new experiences, insights, and inspirations. ⚓🌍 It’s fair to say I spent much of my time on board […]

Becoming a ship’s cook (Aaron Smit)

Aaron Smit - Becoming a ship's cook

“Thank you for cooking”, “Thank you for the food”, “Oh, it already smells so good”. These are some of the things I’ve had the joy of hearing for nearly two weeks in a row. It never tired me. In fact, these are remarks which keep me going, and which were one of the reasons I […]

Third Run (Bram Hoestra, bosun)

Third run bram hoestra

From the mist, she dawned. An evening eerie and grey, her contours sharpened slowly as she approached us in little wind and her sails were doused one by one before she dropped anchor. Douarnenez, two years ago, when I first laid eyes on Tres Hombres. Since then I have spent about as much time aboard […]

A Whale of a Day (Giulia, Cookie)

A Whale of A Day - Blog written by Giulia Cookie Tres Hombres

It’s Sunday on the good ship Tres Hombres. We are somewhere North East of the Dominican Republic, our crossing home bound started a few days ago. The weather is fair, the sailing feels like something new, something we haven’t experienced yet during this whole journey since we left Den Helder in December: we glide softly […]