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Oban (GB) - Oban (GB)

15 May - 22 May 2027

7 days, Thalassa

From € 1750,-

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Shared cabin p.p.: € 1750,-
Single cabin p.p.: € 3150,-

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Thalassa:
Oban (GB) - Oban (GB)

15 May - 22 May 2027

Discover the magic of the Hebrides and let the wind guide you! This hiking and sailing island-hopping Thalassa voyage combines the best of two worlds. By day you’ll sail short passages between the islands, and at each place where you stop, you’ll be able to choose from one or more beautiful walking routes, either independently or together with fellow travellers. An experienced hiking guide Gerard Spaans, who knows the islands intimately, will be sailing with you. Each day he’ll help you select a route to match your preferences: a challenging hill walk, a relaxed coastal stroll, or something in between. You will receive route maps, brief descriptions and – if desired – GPX files for your navigation app or GPS device. Prefer to explore on your own? That is perfectly fine as well. Choose your own way and get going!
Open to all Windseekers over 18 years of age.

Ports

Oban (meaning ‘little bay’ in Gaelic) is a small harbor town on the west coast of Scotland, famous for its whiskey distillery. The town occupies a beautiful setting in the Firth of Lorn, and is a perfect place to find shelter from the Atlantic. Walking around town is a pleasure, and close by you’ll find mountains, castles, dramatic coastal scenery, and McCaig’s tower that resembles the Colosseum. In the first week of August, the town plays host to West Highland week, a yearly sailing regatta.

  • Oban (GB)

  • Oban (GB)

Key points

  • Dates: 15 May 2027 - 22 May 2027
  • Embarkation: 16:00 / Disembarkation: 10:00
  • For Windseekers of all ages, minimum age 18 years
  • 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
  • This booking is covered by Thalassa's VZR Garant (instead of Windseeker's usual STO Garant).
  • Windseekers need to have a health insurance and a travel insurance
  • All bedding and towels are provided on board
  • Available diets: regular (meat), vegetarian, gluten-free, lactose-free,some (mild) allergies.

  • "I felt like a free human. Everything I did felt so good."

    Boukje (15), 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

  • 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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  • Changing the way we think: Looking for Sustainable Horizons

    Gulden Leeuw, July/August 2019

    The Hague - London - Amsterdam

    – by Trainees

    Participating countries: the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, France, UK and Italy.   The Logbook 27th of July 2019 Already on the bus on my way to The Hague I met another trainee with whom I found the Gulden Leeuw. We arrived quite early. On the …

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Photos

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This Journey is not covered by the STO Garant guarantee.