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

Ushuaia (AR) - Ushuaia (AR)

03 February - 24 February 2015

21 days, Bark Europa

From € 6150,-

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

03 February - 24 February 2015

Leave from the most southern city in South America to explore the last great wilderness on Earth: Antarctica. 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.

Programme Outline

Ports

Key points

  • "Working in a team is a skill I really improved on board during the watches."

    Phillip (24), France

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

  • Stargazing at Starpoint

    Tecla, September 2014

    – by Captain Gijs

    Finally, after two and a half days of motor sailing, we are able to carry on under sail alone. A bit later than expected, but still very welcome, the ESE-ly winds have filled our sails again. Progress has been good …

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  • Clean Circle Navigators 2019: plastic research

    – by Maarten Erich, Science Coordinator of By The Ocean We Unite & Anna Gudarowska, Windseeker

    In 2019 Windseeker teamed up with By the Ocean we Unite (now: The Ocean Movement) for the first time. In the summer 148 Windseekers took part in the first Sustainable Sailing journeys (now: Clean Circle Navigators) on four Tall Ships. …

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