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Ushuaia (AR) - Ushuaia (AR)

24 December 2016 - 14 January 2017

21 days, Bark Europa

From € 6420,-

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Expedition Sail Training

4/5 person cabin p.p.p.: € 6420,-
Normal price: € 7670,-

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Bark Europa:
Ushuaia (AR) - Ushuaia (AR)

24 December 2016 - 14 January 2017

*No places available anymore* Antartica expedition; stepping on board on Christmas eve and celebrating New Years eve in Antartica. Sail across the dreaded Drake. See each day as an adventure and a new discovery. Imagine yourself surrounded by impressive glaciers with magical shapes and surreal colours. Hear the ice crack. Encounter the overwhelming wildlife of the Antarctic waters. When it is time to leave this paradise, you start the crossing back to South America. Your Journey ends where it started: Ushuaia. Open for all ages, minimum age 15 years.

Programme Outline

Ports

Ushuaia is commonly regarded as the most southern city in the World or ‘El Fin del Mundo’. This Argentinian port is known as a starting point for expeditions to Antarctica. The city was originally built up around a prison in the early 20th century, but today tourists come to Ushuaia to visit the national park Tierra del Fuego, go skiing in the nearby mountains, or sail the Beagle canal. Ushuaias’ windy subpolar climate serves to reinforce the notion that you’re at the ‘end of the world’.

  • Ushuaia (AR)

  • Ushuaia (AR)

Key points

  • Dates: 24 December 2016 - 14 January 2017
  • Embarkation: 17:00 / Disembarkation: 9:00
  • For Windseekers of all ages, minimum age 15 years
  • Windseekers joining: 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
  • One-off registration fee €25
  • Windseekers need to have a health insurance and a travel insurance
  • Need to take with you on board: towels
  • Contact your fellow-Windseekers via Windseeker facebook

  • "It was an absolute joy to steer for hours when the wind was blowing, and even when it was completely dead. I loved to see the sea, I loved the silence of the ocean."

    Barnabas (22), Hungary

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

  • On the Right Course

    Gulden Leeuw, 2017 Rendez-Vous Tall Ships Regatta

    Atlantic Crossing from Halifax to Le Havre

    – by Anna (mentor's notes)

      Aug 2nd 2017   Second Day at Sea Today we have started hauling a smaller vessel, Peter von Danzig – we are currently expecting to go on motor for 2 days before the race will resume. The evening was much calmer than yesterday …

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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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Photos

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  • Sørlandet

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