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Report 40 – Last leg to Hamburg

Report 40: Last leg to Hamburg After Falmouth, our engine had enough fuel and we had the familiar menu. After two months under sail or…

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Report 7 – Sailing with the trade wind

Report 7: Sailing with the trade wind We had hardly left the colder waters of the North Atlantic behind us when everything had to be…

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Report 1: Here we go!

Report 1: Here we go! No time left to gather any impressions. I had just arrived from Bremen when standing on the teak deck of…

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Report 2 – First steps at sea

 First steps at sea PAMIR 1930 and LvB [1] The first few days at sea were training days for young people. First, each one of…

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Report 3: Snatching ice

Report 3: Snatching ice We the decks boys had been warned. We should not set our minds on quickly sailing into the warm sun. And…

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Report 4 – Getting acquainted

Report 4: Getting acquainted  After the first experience with cold when sailing into the iceberg and floes area and collecting ice, the temperatures became more…

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Report 5 – Saved by the hammock

Report 5: Saved by the hammock            one film-clip; Irving Johnson – PEKING – 1930, Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 7 A-dur op. 92 (~14m), …

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Report 6 – Neat and clean, locker and accommodation

Report 6: Neat and clean, locker and accommodation PAMIR 1930 and LvB [2] The training went ahead. We could whistle the names of masts, tackles,…

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Report 8 – Before, at and after the equator

Report 8: Before, at and after the equator PAMIR 1930 and LvB [3] For a long time the wind was weak low air pressure prevailed,…

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Report 9 – Approaching the Coast – South America in sight

Report 9: Approaching the Coast – South America in sight Wind and ocean current favored us since we crossed the equator line and sailed down…

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