My first impressions whilst boarding the Tres Hombres in Santa Cruz de La Palma as a first-time sailor were: how small she was (in comparison to other sailing vessels, cargo ships and gargantuan cruise ships), and how much she rocked with the waves despite being moored in port. Everybody told me this was nothing compared […]
I never thought of myself as an impatient person. But growing older, I realized waiting is not my cup of tea, especially if it is waiting and sitting still… But when you hope for an engineless ship to take their leave, you have to be patient. As I have been sailing Tres Hombres before, I […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“80 miles from Ferrol”. Captain Arthur’s voice tunes in. The radio starts to yell in Spanish, it is a good sign. Our Johnny Nick Cash happily sings at the helm. It is a good Biscay day on board: deep blue waves and snow-white crests wash the deck, mesmerizing everchanging cloudy skies surround us, we shyly […]
I shouldn’t be the one writing for you, you know. Not only I’m not the best witness of what’s going on there, having arrived only a couple of weeks ago for my first time on Tres Hombres’ refit. But until last Saturday, I was busying myself from dusk ‘till dawn, happily templating, cutting and learning […]
Tres Hombres is always a pretty boat and the sea is always a charming place but some days and nights on board are simply too ridiculously beautiful to believe it. When we reached Getaria I got reacquainted with the chaotic life on land that seems to follow reaching port on Tres. A few days of […]
Over forty thousand bottles of wine are transported on Tres Hombres each year. This cargo sees less attention than our rum, coffee and chocolate, because it is not for us. When it comes to the wine, most of the time we are only the transport and not the label. Over the years Tres Hombres has […]
