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Invergordon (GB) - Helgoland (DE) - Husum (DE)

02 September - 09 September 2019

7 days, Thalassa

From € 650,-

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Normal price: € 650,-

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Thalassa:
Invergordon (GB) - Helgoland (DE) - Husum (DE)

02 September - 09 September 2019

Late summer crossing of the North Sea. Board Thalassa in Invergordon, Scotlant and leave for the first leg of your journey, dropping the anchor not far away in a historical city of Cromarty, situated on the Black Isle. Spend the night getting rocked to sleep by the waves and wake up ready for an adventure! Set course for Helgoland, crossing the North Sea on a magnificent Tall Ship! Your destination is a very peaceful island with a unique and beautiful flora and fauna. Finally, you will embark on the last leg of the journey, sailing on towards Husum: a charming port town with narrow streets and beautiful architecture. Spend your last night on board before saying goodbye to your shipmates and going home, filled with new experiences and quite a lot of tales to tell! Open for all Windseekers, minimum age 18 years (15-18 at request).

Ports

Invergordon is a town and port in the Highland of Scotland. For years a typical industrial town, known for the repair of oil rigs and as a place for aluminium smelters, nowadays the port is visited by cruise liners each year. The town is popular because of the whisky distillery by Whyte and Mackay. Besides that, Invergordon has beautiful murals, which tell stories about the local community and the area. In total the town is adorned with a series of 17 murals. They are all worth going to see.

  • Invergordon (GB)

Key points

  • Dates: 2 September 2019 - 9 September 2019
  • Embarkation: 14:00 / Disembarkation: 10:00
  • For Windseekers of all ages, minimum age 18 years (age 15-18 at request)
  • Windseekers joining: maximum 30
  • 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: towels

  • "The wind increased and when we took down some sails, I felt the adrenalin rush through my body."

    Max (17), Germany

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

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    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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    Endless Ocean Views

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    – by Jeske Zijlstra, Deckhand

    After a night of playing with the anchor, it's time to set sail again. Without any sleep, we're preparing the Ship for strong backwinds and high waves. For Barry (the small sail) it’s the perfect time to show up. Carefully putting …

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Photos

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