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Join a sailing adventure on a Tall Ship and set course for new horizons!

Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands (EC) - Rapa Nui (Easter Island) (CL)

23 June - 20 July 2026

27 days, Bark Europa

From € 7980,-

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Oceancrossing Sail Training

p.p. in a 4/6-person cabin: € 7980,-
p.p. in a 2-person cabin: € 9380,-

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Bark Europa:
Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands (EC) - Rapa Nui (Easter Island) (CL)

23 June - 20 July 2026

This extraordinary voyage begins in the Galápagos, the Enchanted Isles, where you will first spend a week exploring this world of life and lava. You’ll snorkel in clear waters, walk among curious wildlife, and feel the quiet awe of being in a place where nature reigns and the animals rule. Then, with sails set and the Galápagos fading on the horizon, the Europa will turn southwest into the open Pacific: the sailing adventure to Easter Island begins. Days at sea follow the rhythm of wind and water, learning the ropes, standing watch, and tracing your way across the endless blue. Ahead lies Easter Island, Rapa Nui, remote and mysterious, where ancient stone guardians keep watch over the ocean you’ve just crossed. This is truly a bucket list adventure!
Open to Windseekers aged 15-72.

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Key points

  • Dates: 23 June 2026 - 20 July 2026
  • For Windseekers aged 15-72
  • Windseekers joining: maximum 48
  • No sailing experience required!
  • Official language on board: English
  • Price includes: accommodation and meals, excludes drinks at the bar
  • Price excludes transportation costs to-and from the ports. Our travel counsellor can advise you and book your transfers
  • Available diets: regular, vegetarian. Mild allergies and intolerances to be discussed on a case-by-case basis.
  • Windseekers need to have a health insurance and a travel insurance
  • All bedding and towels are provided on board.
  • "As crew, there is nothing better then standing back and seeing the trainees do all the work - and do it perfectly!"

    Jet (31), Netherlands

You sail on the Bark Europa

Shipping type: Bark
Homeport: Den Haag (NL)
Date built: 1911
Trainees: 48
Length: 56 m
Height of mast: 33 m
Sail: 1250 m2

The Bark Europa has sailed every ocean and visited every continent, earning the reputation as a first-class world wonderer. This majestic three-masted ship, equipped with 30 sails, has been a prominent participant in many Tall Ships Races since 1994. Notably, …

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Windseeker logs

  • Almost ready for departure

    Oosterschelde

    Benicarlo, Spain

    – by crew

    We are finalizing our chores. Tomorrow we will get new stores on board and then we are ready for departure to Valencia. On Wednesday we will welcome our guests on board who will sail with us to Cape Verde. What’s …

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  • You are here and now

    Morgenster, July 2018

    Esbjerg-Sunderland-Esbjerg

    – by Elin Giese, Sweden, 2nd time Trainee

    Being a trainee on board a tall ship is an experience you can’t compare with everyday life. This is my short article about how it is to sail with the Morgenster before and during the Tall Ships Races.    

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STO Garant

This Journey is covered by the STO Garant guarantee. You can find the conditions for this guarantee scheme on STO Garant’s website (www.sto-garant.nl/en/downloads).

This process is automatic and you do not need to do anything else. After receiving your booking, Windseeker will send you detailed information on how and when to pay for your journey – together with all the other important details.

 

What does it mean?

In short: you do not pay the booking amount to Windseeker but instead into an escrow account. This trust account holds your payment in reserve until your journey’s end. The booking amount is then released to Windseeker on the day after your trip ends. If Windseeker or the Ship should become financially insolvent before the end of your trip, STO Garant will implement the guarantee. The Guarantee Scheme details how you can make a claim under the guarantee in such cases. You can read more about this here.