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

Tromso (NO) - Bodø (NO)

14 August - 24 August 2018

10 days, Blue Clipper

From € 3400,-

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Expedition Sail Training

guest: € 3400,-

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Blue Clipper:
Tromso (NO) - Bodø (NO)

14 August - 24 August 2018

Lofoten Island Explorer. Discover the beautiful Lofoten Islands from the board of a luxury sailing Ship. Sail the Norwegian Sea and discover the Viking heritage, aboundant wildlife and majestic fjords and mountains. Then sail on to Bodo, the town of dozens activities and the Sea eagle capital of Norway. No sailing experience needed. Guest places open to Windseekers of all ages, minimum age 15 years. Places in luxury cabins available for € 4.800 p.p.

Programme Outline

Ports

Only 2000 km from the North Pole Tromsö is the capital of Norway’s high north, home to 70 000 inhabitants who live on the edge of the Arctic. This well operated cruise destination is positioned in a spectacular setting between islands, iconic fjords and mountain peaks, midway between the North Cape and Lofoten Islands.

Bodø is a town in Norway, located north of the Arctic Circle. Bodø is home to the world’s strongest maelstrom. The city is perfect for outdoor activities like walking, kayaking, diving and fishing, but also for climbing and hiking in the mountain range. Besides of impressing nature, you find there lively urban scene with shopping centres and diverse choice of cultural activities.

  • Tromsö (NO)

  • Bodø (NO)

Key points

  • Dates: 14 August 2018 - 24 August 2018
  • Embarkation: 14:00 / Disembarkation: 10:00
  • For Windseekers of all ages, minimum age 15 years
  • Windseekers joining: maximum 20
  • 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
  • Windseekers need to have a health insurance and a travel insurance
  • Need to take with you on board: sleeping bags and towels

  • "I conquered the fear of climbing up high."

    Ang (25), Malaysia

You sail on the Blue Clipper

Shipping type: Three masted topsail schooner
Homeport: Malta
Date built: 1991
Trainees: 20
Length: 44 m
Height of mast: 36 m
Sail: 675 m2

Tall Ship Blue Clipper is a spacious and luxuriously furnished three masted Topsail Schooner.  In the construction of the hull, modern elements are mixed with traditional ones, such as a clipper bow, an elegant yacht stern and a long ballast …

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Windseeker logs

  • Meaning something is caring about people

    Statsraad Lehmkuhl

    Antwerp-Lisbon

    – by Trainee Aurélie (16), Belgium

    I wrote this before my 'after-breakfast-nap' on the last day of sailing: "It's the last day of sailing at the Statsraad Lehmkuhl, The Tall Ships Races. We are coming closer to the finishing line and I am finally writing something. I'm …

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  • Log numero uno

    MORGENSTER

    SØNDERBORG, BALTIC

    – by Windseeker Jan

    De lange dagen op zee begonnen hun tol te eisen. Mijn 19-jarige collega Windseekers voelde hun laarzen gaan koken. Tijd voor wat whoopie in het stuurhuis!

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