Alex 2 Logbuch

herzlich Willkommen zu der neuen Ausgabe unseres Newsletters! Den langen Winter haben wir endlich hinter uns gelassen und die anstehende Werftzeit, sowie die Sommersaison rücken mit großen Schritten auf uns zu. Nutzen wir diese Gelegenheit um auf die letzten Geschehnisse an Bord & in der Stiftung zu blicken, bevor die Alex wieder im Heimathafen Bremerhaven liegt. Wir wünschen euch wie immer, viel Freude beim Lesen. Ihr möchtet unseren kostenlosen Newsletter gerne per Mail erhalten und so keine Infos rund um […]

Sunday, April 5th, 2026At berth in Cherbourg Log Keeper: Sydnie Hello friends and family, Happy Easter! Spring has sprung in Cherbourg. The sun is shining, flowers are blooming, birds are chirping, people are out moving and grooving, and all of this feels wildly stimulating after staring at the same 70 faces and the same horizon line for 1.5 months. While we’ve had our breaks in between (in Cuba, Bermuda, the Azores), it somehow feels like our first real time being […]

April 1st 2026 Students pranked the teachers by not showing up to Colours Therefore, there is no log today. Log keeper: Max I’ve found writing this daily update to be extremely difficult. Coming to the end of a twelve-day sail, it’s very hard to find ways to show how today was different from any other day. The wind is still cold, and the ship is even more tired. The students remembered that tomorrow is April fools, so most mealtime conversations have […]

Time: 08:00 Date: Thursday, March 31, 2026 Latitude: 49°, 05.27 N Longitude: 7°, 25.56 W Average speed last 24 Hours: 5 Kn Distance travelled last 24 hours: 119 NM Total distance travelled this voyage: 1194 NM Distance to destination: 237 NM Temperature: 14 degrees Wind: 8,5 knots Sea state: 1 Sailing status: Sailing Log Keeper: Simon Yesterday we had a dolphin day, which means that we didn’t have any classes. It’s a day to rest before we have a watch […]

Time: 0800hrs Date: Thursday, March 30th, 2026 Latitude: 47° 25.39 N Longitude: 14° 45.1’W Average speed last 24hrs: 5.3 kn Distance in the last 24h: 128 NM Distance to destination: 866.8 NM Total distance this voyage: 547.1 NM Temperature: 10° C Wind: 20 kn /Beaufort 5 Sea State: 2 Sailing Status: sailing J Log keeper: Amy Yesterday was a delicious day. For breakfast, we had pancakes, lunch was vegetable soup, and dinner was an option between Spaghetti Bolognese, Chile con carne […]

Der Moderator Ansgar Langhorst tauscht festen Boden gegen schwankende Planken. Er wird Teil der Crew auf der Alex-2 und berichtet von seinem Bordleben. Wie funktioniert so ein Törn auf einem Großsegler von Frankreich nach Bremerhaven? Zwei Mal täglich sendet Bremen 1 live von unserer Alex-2 und gibt Statusmeldungen bevor sie am 11.04. zurück nach Bremerhaven kommt. Übrigens, jeder ist zu unserer Begrüßungsfeier am 11.04. um 11:00 an der Seebäderkaje in Bremerhaven eingeladen. Kommt vorbei und unterstützt uns, bevor es in […]

Date: Mon, Apr 6, 2026 at 8:38 AM Subject: Fwd: March 4th Daily Update Daily information: Time: 0800 Date: Saturday, march 4th 2026 Location: at Berth in Cherbourg France Temp: 14C Tomorrow’s log keeper: Log keeper: Nyla Boileau *lunch: pork & white sauce with pickled potato salad. *Dinner: spear fish & white sauce with leftover loaded backed potato. Key activities: watch & harbouring process, provisions, deep ship clean, all hands for land portion debrief. Chères famille et amis Hier, ça a […]

Time: 08:00 Date: Saturday, April 3, 2026 Latitude: 49°, 39.96 N Longitude: 1°, 36.63 W Average speed last 24 Hours: 1.75 Kn Distance travelled last 24 hours: 42 NM Wind: 15 knots Sea state: 1 Sailing status: Anchored Log Keeper: Mauricio Yesterday we arrived to anchor on a beautiful sunny day. First one we’ve had in a while. We enjoyed doing our watch duties in our shorts and washing the deck with the fire hose. The sight of land brought […]

Time: 08:00 Date: Friday, April 2, 2026 Latitude: 49°, 53.13 N Longitude: 2°, 02.36 W Average speed last 24 Hours: 4.8 Kn Distance travelled last 24 hours: 115 NM Wind: 20 knots Sea state: 3 Sailing status: Sailing Log Keeper: Anya Where do I even start? Imagine what you think would happen if you were sailing through the North Atlantic Ocean into the English Channel with 48 students who have been at sea for the last 10 days. Now multiply […]

Time: 8.00am Date: Sunday March 29 2026 Latitude: 47 degrees 25.39 N Longitude: 14 degrees 45.10 W Average speed in last 24 hrs: 5.3kn Distance travelled in last 24hrs: 128NM Total Distance travelled: 866.8NM Distance to destination: 547.1NM Temperature: 10 degrees Celsius Wind: 20kn / Beaufort 5 Sea state: 2 Sailing status: sailing Log keeper: Jacquie (Faculty) Yesterday was a school day on board the Alex with classes running as normal. There is a buzz around the place for a […]