Logbuch

Today, we made it 1/3 of the way to Bermuda! We are heeling and rocking a lot and people have been feeling a bit seasick. There is also a cold and a stomach bug going around. Some students are helping and learning in the engine room and spirit week is…...

Yesterday we had a rainy day but we manage to pull thru it, laughing and making the best out of it. There were some accidents in the dish pit there were some broken cups due to how wavy it is. Some seasickness too. The weather is changing as we head…...

As excitement dies down after leaving the Dominican Republic life on the ship settles down to its usual rhythm. With classes keeping students busy, watches completed in now cooling down ocean and finally a opportunity to deal with all the painted laundry from Dominican Rep. As the waves gets taller…...

Yesterday marked the beginning of the eight to nine day journey to Bermuda. Floaties were excited to finally get back to the Alex after spending 3 nights on-shore.   The Alex left the port at around 14:30, but the wind was blowing in the wrong direction forcing us to use…...

Hello all! For the past few days we have spent our time in Las Terrenas, a town on the coast of the Dominican Republic. Las Terrenas is a beautiful, vibrant community with a strong sense of pride and resilience. While we were there, we had the opportunity to participate in…...

We just arrived last night in Dominican Republic. After preparing the Alex 2 for our port arrival by furling the sails, we had a nice time at the early all hands meeting this morning. Now students are excited to get to go out and discover what Dominican Republic has to…...

The day after a shore leave quite often sees a “low energy funk” descend on the ship.   Yesterday’s was especially spectacular; with too much sun, sea and barbecue ribs compounded by a late night „All hands“ departure in the rain from Grand Case, Saint Martin. Some watches even had…...

We had an amazing day at St Martin’s, on the French side, which included swimming lots, eating amazing food and some people did shopping in the boutiques. We we’re all set to sail through the Drake Passage by the US and British Virgin Islands. Watch 6 saw a weird whale that looked a little…...

Today we continued our sail from Dominica to St. Martin (a surprise port!). We started out too fast on our sail but today we were able to level out and get a perfect speed. The whole day we were surrounded by different Caribbean Islands with vast mountains and lots of…...

Yesterday was the first day of school for semester 2, and we haven managed to do a deep ship cleaning. We also set sail for our second country of the semester, to St Martin. Everybody is feeling excited for this surprised port. In general the day was relaxed, everybody went…...