Ancient Chinese rigging materials for Vega’s Main Yard
For some time now we have been struggling along with our old yard. It has broken once and been spliced to the point it was to heavy for even three men to lift.
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Posts by Margarete Macoun-Vogel:
Historic Vessel Vega goes AGROUND on the sprawling reefs of Nila
The entrance to Pulau Nila’s anchorage is a maze of reefs that twist and turn with little apparent rhyme or reason.
Workshop Eqipment for the Bakhita Vocational training Centre
Eraulo, East Timor
Historic Vessel Vega delivers an entire workshop, seeds and one metric ton of fertilizer.
Sailing Historic Vessel Vega from Jakarta to Singapore
A novice sailor from Jakarta has been invited to join the voyage and made this video.
Historic Vessel Vega delivers Midwives Kits in East Timor
Community midwife Marcelina is one of 50 isolated practitioners to receive a donated midwife kit .
Supplies for the East Timor enclave of Oecussi
Among the most notable programs we found was that of Father Gaspar who single-handed runs an orphanage high up in the mountains. They exist mainly on what they can grow in their gardens.
Shopping for an entire metal work shop is not as easy as you might think
East Timor suffers from an almost total lack of vocational training facilities. Youth that want to learn a viable practicable profession are at a loss to find a place to learn. This year thanks to Leo Nagtegaal the Bakhita project in Eraulo, Ermera district will be starting up a new vocational training centre with three […]
Re-start a farm kit
Thanks to YARA Singapore, each re-start a farm kit will come with enough top of the line fertilizer to match the seed input for each farm.
Boat Asia 2011, Singapore
South Asia’s largest and longest-running boat show for its 19th edition from 12th to 15th May at the beautiful Marina at Keppel Bay recently named Best Asian Marina of the Year and the first marina in Asia to be awarded the 5 Gold Anchors rating for excellence in services and facilities from the Marina Industries […]
Onboard historic vessel Vega
History comes alive aboard Scandinavian Galeass Vega.
By Scott Murray, 08 December 2010.
