{"id":33025,"date":"2015-11-18T23:10:48","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T23:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/2015\/11\/family-odyssey-atlantic-odyssey-gets-underway-2\/"},"modified":"2015-11-19T16:31:55","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T16:31:55","slug":"family-odyssey-atlantic-odyssey-gets-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/de\/2015\/11\/family-odyssey-atlantic-odyssey-gets-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"A Family Odyssey \u2013 The Atlantic Odyssey Gets Underway"},"content":{"rendered":"

Perfect weather conditions with the northeasterly winds blowing at 12 to 15 knots saw the 38 Atlantic Odyssey<\/em> boats<\/a> take the start from Lanzarote.<\/p>\n

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Atlantic Odyssey boats leaving Marina Lanzarote for the start<\/p><\/div>\n

In spite of the Atlantic Odyssey<\/em> being a non-competitive event, several\u00a0 skippers tried hard to be first across the start line with Australian Alba<\/em> with German Invictus<\/em> hot on its heels….<\/p>\n

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Alba first across start line<\/p><\/div>\n

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Invictus second across the line just ahead of Lord Jim<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ydem – smallest boat in the fleet – on start line<\/p><\/div>\n

The only boat not able to take the start was Meli Melo<\/em> but will follow soon. There were a few last-minute withdrawals due to technical problems but with the option of joining the Atlantic Odyssey II<\/em> in January, some will be able to cross the Atlantic later in the season.<\/p>\n

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Mercredi Soir crew salute the Committee boat<\/p><\/div>\n

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Patuk speeds past on its way to Martinique<\/p><\/div>\n

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Family boat Paloma brings up the rear<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cWith 37 children under the age of 18 among the 43 boats preparing to take the start from Lanzarote on 18 November, the Atlantic Odyssey has been described by a French journalist as ‘la transat des enfants\u2019<\/em>,\u201d said organiser Jimmy Cornell. \u201cThis apt description was in fact bettered at the welcome party held in the delightful setting of the Castillo San Jose looking out over the Arrecife seafront, when the tourism counsellor of Lanzarote suggested that a more fitting name of this successful event would be the Family Odyssey<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

2015 sees the Atlantic Odyssey<\/em> enter its third year, with an increase on entries year on year showing this original concept has hit a chord with cruising sailors. Spotting a gap in the market is Jimmy Cornell\u2019s speciality ever since he conceived the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers<\/em> nearly 30 years ago which saw more than 200 yachts cross the Atlantic. Times have changed and the need for a small scale, friendly event prompted Jimmy to come out of retirement and launch the Atlantic Odyssey<\/em> in 2013.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u2018We really want to encourage families to take part<\/em>,\u2019 said Doina Cornell, who coordinates the events alongside her father Jimmy. \u2018So we offer a special discount to boats with crew members under 16. In fact, thanks to our sponsors we are able to keep our fees low for all our entries. If you do the sums, you\u2019ll see what you get in return \u2013 from free docking to specialist seminars and support from our experienced team before and during the crossing \u2013 is far in excess of what you pay<\/em>.\u2019<\/p>\n

Jimmy and Doina Cornell know better than most what cruising families want, having spent seven years sailing around the world together in the 1970s along with Jimmy\u2019s wife Gwenda and son Ivan. \u2018We are still friends with sailors we met when we made our first Atlantic crossing nearly 40 years ago<\/em>,\u2019 said Jimmy. \u2018The support and camaraderie of friends when you are cruising is priceless. So it is great that the Odyssey can help make that happen<\/em>.\u2019<\/p>\n

Meanwhile the twelve yachts taking part in the inaugural Islands Odyssey<\/em><\/a> have left the Canaries bound for the Cape Verde and Barbados, after spending a memorable month cruising through the seven islands of the Canarian archipelago.<\/p>\n

The Islands Odyssey<\/em> is a pilot for an even more ambitious event for 2016 when the Barbados 50<\/em><\/a> rally, sponsored by Barbados Tourism<\/em>, will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Barbadian independence by sailing a historic route from London to Barbados via West Africa and the Cape Verdes.<\/p>\n

The Atlantic Odyssey<\/em> is sponsored by Calero Marinas<\/em> and the Tourist Board of Lanzarote<\/em>. The Martinique sponsor of the Atlantic Odyssey<\/em> is the Regional Council of Martinique<\/em>. While in Martinique, the Atlantic Odyssey<\/em> will be hosted by Marina Le Marin<\/em>.<\/p>\n

– Track the boats<\/a>
– View all start photos on our Facebook photo album<\/a> (no need to login)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Perfect weather conditions with the northeasterly winds blowing at 12 to 15 knots saw the 38 Atlantic Odyssey boats<\/a> take the start from Lanzarote.<\/p>\n

Atlantic Odyssey boats leaving Marina Lanzarote for the start<\/p>\n

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