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

Esbjerg (DK) - Stavanger (NO)

20 July - 28 July 2018

8 days, Kapitan Borchardt

From € 820,-

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Tall Ships Races Sail Training

15-25: € 820,-
> 25: € 860,-

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Kapitan Borchardt:
Esbjerg (DK) - Stavanger (NO)

20 July - 28 July 2018

Tall Ships Races 2018: Cruise in Company. Join Kapitan Borchardt in a Danish city of Esbjerg and sail out in a Parade of Sail with other vessels on a trip to Norway. Enjoy the more laid back cruising experience while still getting to participate in harbour activities for which the Tall Ships Races are famous! Learn to steer and navigate, hoist the sails and stand on lookout; join the Crew Party for the participants from dozens of international vessels taking part in the event and represent your Ship in friendly competitions and the Crew Parade. Open for all Windseekers, minimum age 15 years.

Programme Outline

Ports

Esbjerg is a beautiful coastal city in the South-West of Denmark, with the second biggest harbour in Denmark – a lively place full of fishing and shipping activities. You can observe the town’s maritime history in its attractions: from the Fisheries- and Maritime Museum, Esbjerg Skibet statue to the Men at Sea monument, everything brings you back to the sea. Visit also the Ribe Vikinge Center, a fun outdoor museum where you will meet the Vikings themselves!

Stavanger is a modern port, but retains a small historic district. The lovely old harbour is a favourite stopover for big cruiseships that tower over the buildings. The city has a lively cultural scene, and is surrounded by numerous outdoor destinations well worth a visit. Explore the narrow, rocky Lysefjord and the mountains Preikestolen and Kjerag, or relax on Jæren’s beaches. Make sure to bring hiking boots, as the mountains stand over 1000 meters tall.

  • Esbjerg (DK)

  • Stavanger (NO)

Key points

  • Dates: 20 July 2018 - 28 July 2018
  • Embarkation: 16:00 / Disembarkation: 10:00
  • For Windseekers of all ages, minimum age 15 years
  • Windseekers joining: maximum 30
  • No sailing experience required!
  • Official language on board: English and German
  • 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
  • French Windseekers need to become member of Les Amis des Grands Voiliers

  • "I became much more confident and explored my limits."

    Aron (18)

You sail on the Kapitan Borchardt

Shipping type: Three-masted gaff-rigged schooner
Homeport: Gdansk
Date built: 1918
Trainees: 33
Length: 33,91m
Height of mast: 27 m
Sail: 600m2

This sail training vessel is a three-masted gaff-rigged schooner. Learn how to sail this big Ship together. Climb the mast. Be the helmsmen. Trim the sails. All together with your fellow trainees. The Kapitan Borchardt has comfortable accommodation, such as with 3 …

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Windseeker logs

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