What an amazing last day of sailing to culminate our Atlantic crossing! The weather was beautiful and anticipation was high. We started the morning with our usual pre-arrival deep ship…

After another day of reviewing for our finals and awaiting our arrival in Suriname, we found ourselves with a lovely day on the boat. A beautiful sunrise with a side…

Yesterday was around the halfway point of the crossing of the Atlantic which is exciting because we should only have around 7 days left! At 2pm we had all the…

Happy New Years Eve Eve from the Alex II!the Alex II! We started off the day with another brilliant joke of the day (What was the caterpillar’s New Years Resolution?…

Heute ist mein 30. Tag auf See mit der Alex-2. Ich kam als Neuling in Madeira auf die Alex und hatte vom Leben auf dem Tallship noch keine Ahnung. Ich…

The day started off with a nice and sunny morning. After all chores were done, class started over. The beginning of another normal day in the middle of the Atlantic…

Eine Posttonne so müsst ihr wissen, ist eine Tonne, in die ein Briefkasten integriert ist. Solche Posttonnen, oder in Englisch Mailbox Bouy findet man auf jeder langen Schiffsreise, immer dann…

We woke up, ate breakfast, and then got ready for the day. Went to colours and celebrated Valerie’s birthday with a few splashes. Later on, there was a group of…

This morning, some of us started our day with a climb up to the top of the mast. It was Beth and Mekhi’s birthday, so they got water dumped on…

Follow the ship at https://classafloat.com/sail/ship-tracker/   or   https://alex-2.de/schiffsposition/ Look for the wind at: https://www.meteoblue.com/de/wetter/maps/#coords=5.34/7.897/-34.423&map=windAnimation~rainbow~auto~10%20m%20above%20gnd~none   Yesterday was an exciting day!! Students were up in the rigging with their hammocks again, out…