All posts about: French Polynesia
By Jimmy Cornell on 16.08.2017
This is an extract from Jimmy Cornell’s latest book “200,000 Miles – A Life of Adventure“.
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My interest in the global movement of cruising boats goes …
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By Cornell Sailing on 09.05.2017
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Spring 2017 – Cornell Sailing Spring News Foreword from Jimmy Cornell – Join the Odyssey – Cape …
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By Cornell Sailing on 13.10.2016
Following a great deal of interest in the Pacific Odyssey for 2017, we are calling for interested boats to contact us if they would like to take part. As we did for 2016, if …
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By Pascal Guiraudou on 03.06.2016
All the Pacific Odyssey yachts have arrived in the Marquesas, here anchored in front of Hanavave in la Baie des Vierges, Fatu Hiva (photo Excallibur)
The voyage from the Galapagos came to an end …
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By Cornell Sailing on 19.01.2016
Following a request from several participants in the Atlantic and Islands Odyssey, we have decided to organize a Pacific Odyssey in 2016, as long as we have a minimum of 10 paid-up boats. …
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By Doina Cornell on 22.09.2015
With Joyful the last boat to arrive in Australia this week, the Blue Planet Odyssey yachts have completed their transit of the Pacific Ocean. In the 9 months since the boats …
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By Cornell Sailing on 07.07.2015
Glimpses of the island of Hiva Oa in the Marquesas during the passage of the Blue Planet Odyssey rally in April 2015.
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By S/V Joyful on 09.06.2015
It is encouraging to us to see young people learn about the oceans, science, and one another by participating in the Educational Program of the Blue Planet Odyssey.
The crew of Joyful, Anne, …
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By Cornell Sailing on 27.05.2015
The Blue Planet Odyssey sailors visited the Fenua Ma recycling plant in Tahiti, part of environmental organisation Fenua Ma, the Société Environnement Polynésien, which aims to maximise recycling throughout French Polynesia as well …
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By Doina Cornell on 24.05.2015
Not to be outdone by the Marquesas stopover, an exciting program of events was organised for the Blue Planet Odyssey sailors in Tahiti.
As part of the Blue Planet Odyssey’s ongoing environmental program, sailors …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 09.05.2015
Welcome to the South Seas
The arrival in Tahiti has been a significant event in all our previous round the world rallies, and the Blue Planet Odyssey has been no exception. The participants had …
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By Doina Cornell on 01.05.2015
When my father Jimmy Cornell told me about his idea for a Blue Planet Odyssey I was hooked straightaway. It was 2012 and we were on a plane heading to the States for the Annapolis …
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By Cornell Sailing on 29.04.2015
The Blue Planet Odyssey and Pacific Odyssey boats arrived in the Marquesas at the start of April and spent 3 weeks cruising the Marquesas. Enjoy a selection of their musings and impressions as the Polynesian …
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By Cornell Sailing on 10.04.2015
An exciting program of activities has been organised for the BPO and PO sailors on the stunning Marquesan island of Ua-Pou on the 10th and 11th of April.
A warm Marquesan welcome
The …
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By Doina Cornell on 10.04.2015
Thousands of miles from land, in the Pacific Ocean, a simple act has taken place. It might not rock the world, but it deserves to be recognised for being quite extra-ordinary.
Our sailors have deployed …
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By Doina Cornell on 01.04.2015
Blue Wind was the first of the fleet to arrive in Atuona, on the island of Hiva Oa in the Marquesas on Sunday March 29.
Luc Callebaut, who is running the BPO event office in …
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By Doina Cornell on 28.03.2015
As the boats finish their second week at sea on their passage of nearly 3000 nautical miles, here is a selection from their blogs of their experiences so far after leaving the Galapagos on March …
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By Doina Cornell on 15.09.2014
The island of Bora Bora, French Polynesia
Three-times President of French Polynesia, Gaston Tong Sang, and current mayor of Bora Bora, has written a strong letter of support for the Blue Planet Odyssey, …
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