Observed arrival · 2026-09-04
Ten Days on a 1918 Schooner
A firsthand account of a ten-day voyage from A Coruña to La Rochelle aboard the three-masted schooner Oosterschelde.
Field notes
The account follows a specific ten-day itinerary from A Coruña across the Bay of Biscay to La Rochelle, with intermediate stops at Île de Groix and Concarneau. It records the ship’s three-watch, four-hours-on/eight-hours-off routine alongside concrete navigation details, including a Furuno radar image taken at 22:36 UTC near 46°N 3°W. The author states that the site is independent of the shipping company and directs prospective passengers to its booking pages, where the leg is listed from €1,900 per berth.
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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
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