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

Southampton (UK) - Falmouth (UK)

23 August - 30 August 2014

7 days, Thermopylae Clipper

From € 415,-

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Sail Training

Normal price: € 415,-

Book this journey

Thermopylae Clipper:
Southampton (UK) - Falmouth (UK)

23 August - 30 August 2014

Sailing along the English coast from Southampton to Falmouth, where the Sail Festival will take place! Minumum age 16.

Ports

  • "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 Thermopylae Clipper

Shipping type: Yacht
Homeport: Hamble, Southampton
Date built: 1996
Trainees: 10
Length: 17.8 m
Height of mast:
Sail:

Thermopylae Clipper is the largest yacht in Discovery Sailing Project’s fleet of three. Having previously completed four circumnavigations, Thermopylae Clipper is a very sturdy and spacious yacht perfectly suited to Sail Training. Being on board a smaller yacht means that …

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Windseeker logs

  • We embraced the square sails

    – by

    Climbing the mast was an experience. We got to know the boat from a different perspective. There was a lot of wind in the mast for example. We all stepped a bit our of our comfort zones. We also learned …

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    Vega Gamleby

    Sunderland-Esbjerg

    – by Trainees

    Date – 14/07/18 Watch / Trainees – 8-12 – Chris Dow and Cecilie Olsen We woke up at 8 am British time, then at 8:15 am we gathered in the galley as breakfast was served. Shortly after breakfast, during a minor briefing, we …

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Photos

  • Dolphins
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