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Amsterdam - Hamburg

03 September - 10 September 2015

7 days, Thalassa

From € 700,-

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Sail Training

> 5+: € 700,-

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Thalassa:
Amsterdam - Hamburg

03 September - 10 September 2015

Ports

  • Dates: 3 September 2015 - 10 September 2015
  • For Windseekers of all ages, minimum age 15 years
  • Windseekers joining: 35
  • 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
  • "As crew, there is nothing better then standing back and seeing the trainees do all the work - and do it perfectly!"

    Jet (31), Netherlands

You sail on the Thalassa

Shipping type: Barquentine
Homeport: Harlingen (NL)
Date built: 1980
Trainees: 30
Length: 47m
Height of mast: 35m
Sail: 800m2

Sail in style. The Thalassa is more than capable to sail every imaginable sea and ocean. A 3-masted barquentine, she carries square sails on the foremast, while the main and mizzen masts are both gaff-rigged. Thanks to that she can …

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Windseeker logs

  • WindWords: Tall Ships Sailing Terms for beginners

    – by

    If your bags are packed and your excitement is already sky-high, there’s just one more thing you need! Whether you’re an experienced sailor or stepping on board for the very first time, it’s a great idea to check out (and …

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  • Fun day out with friends

    Wadden Sea, October 2020

    All photos courtesy of BTOWU

    – by Nienke

    Besides providing us with super awesome, smart, science people to ensure the high quality of the sustainability side of our Exchange programs, By the Ocean we Unite also organize their own things. Like ‘citizen science’ day trips, during which folks …

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