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Aruba (AW) - Cartagena (CO)

10 March - 14 March 2016

4 days, Oosterschelde

From € 400,-

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personscabin p.p.p.: € 400,-
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Oosterschelde:
Aruba (AW) - Cartagena (CO)

10 March - 14 March 2016

Aruba-Cartagena. In Aruba we will welcome you on board and before the start with the mile maker to Cartagena, Colombia you will visit a beautiful spot on the island of Aruba. Open to all ages, minimum age 15 years.

This Special Journey is a 7 day trip, just before Christmas. This shorter trip will take you to 4 or 5 islands, with some sailing during the night. To give you the opportunity to explore during the day.

Ports

  • Aruba (AW)

  • Cartagena (CO)

  • Dates: 10 March 2016 - 14 March 2016
  • Embarkation: 10:00 / Disembarkation: 9:00
  • For Windseekers of all ages, minimum age 15 years
  • Windseekers joining: maximum of 24
  • 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
  • "The best moment was when we crossed the finish line and everybody celebrated together. The tone was simply unforgettable!"

    Ida (19), Finland

You sail on the Oosterschelde

Oosterschelde
Shipping type: Three-masted topsail schooner
Homeport: Rotterdam (NL)
Date built: 1917
Trainees: 24
Length: 50 m
Height of mast: 36 m
Sail: 891 m2

An adventurous classic; stepping on board this monumental beauty is like stepping into another world. The atmosphere on board the Oosterschelde is one filled with history and adventure. The classical interior and brass polished details make you feel right at …

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Windseeker logs

  • A Few Moments of Peace

    Morgenster, September 2014

    Baltic Sea

    – by Windseeker Jan

    "There were dolphins!”, my watch mate told me when I emerged from my cabin. “Hundreds of them! Jumping and blowing! You missed them!” I thought he was pulling my leg, but apparently he wasn’t. When seasickness claims you, you miss …

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  • Sustainable sailing: plastic research in 2023

    Gulden Leeuw, Thalassa, July 2023

    – by Maarten Erich, The Ocean Movement

    The Ocean Movement Foundation We are on a mission to stop plastic pollution from ending up in our ocean. With the Manta trawl, we are gathering data on microplastic pollution in the waters that we sail in. Together with the trainees …

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Photos

  • Cape Verde Islands Oosterschelde market
  • Cape Verde Islands Oosterschelde
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