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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, … Read more 
				
				
		
 By Jimmy Cornell   on 09.06.2015                    Arctic Monkey, Lou Morgan’s Exploration 45, has started her long voyage bound for Greenland and Arctic Canada. Accompanied by Zetty and their daughters Zoe, Leah and Rosie this summer they will attempt an east … Read more 
				
				
		
 By Doina Cornell   on 06.06.2015                    The next leg of the Blue Planet Odyssey is now underway as the boats leave Bora Bora after a prolonged cruise through French Polynesia and head off the beaten track to the Northern Cook Islands.  … Read more 
				
				
		
 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 … Read more 
				
				
		
 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 … Read more 
				
				
		
 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 … Read more 
				
				
		
 By OceansWatch   on 06.05.2015                    Text and photos by Britt Basel, M.Sc., the Climate Change Program Director for OceansWatch. Oceanswatch is a not-for-profit organisation which runs expeditions on sailing yachts to remote Pacific communities, helping them in practical … Read more 
				
				
		
 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 … Read more 
				
				
		
 By Jimmy Cornell   on 30.04.2015                    M.V. Tamper in Golfito M.V. Tamper After four weeks of patiently waiting at Fish Hook marina in Golfito, Costa Rica, on Thursday 29 April Aventura was loaded onto M.V. Tamper, a Sevenstar yacht … Read more 
				
				
		
 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 … Read more 
				
				
		
 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 … Read more 
				
				
		
 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 … Read more 
				
				
		
 By Jimmy Cornell   on 06.04.2015                    Map of Aventura route 2014 After the decision was taken to abandon the passage to Tahiti, rather than transit the Panama Canal again, and sail back to Europe across the Atlantic, a very … Read more 
				
				
		
 By Jimmy Cornell   on 02.04.2015                    On 31 March, while sailing en route to Tahiti, an unexpected matter requiring my presence back home forced me to make a drastic change to my long term plans. So I have decided to … Read more 
				
				
		
 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 … Read more 
				
				
		
 By Cornell Sailing   on 01.04.2015                    Charles Doane, editor at SAIL Magazine, joined Aventura from Ft Lauderdale to Panama and on through the canal. He reports (on WaveTrain: A Blog About Cruising Sailboats and Other Aquatic Miracles):  1) On … Read more 
				
				
		
 By Jimmy Cornell   on 31.03.2015                    Aventura completed the Panama Canal transit on Sunday afternoon and we are now on our way to Tahiti. We have about 4800 miles ahead of us, which I plan to sail nonstop as we need … Read more 
				
				
		
 By Cornell Sailing   on 30.03.2015                    The Galapagos Islands are a wonderful place to visit, but inevitably increasing numbers of tourists, and a growing resident population, are placing the delicate ecosystem under new pressures. As part of our series … Read more 
				
				
		
 By Jimmy Cornell   on 29.03.2015                    After having completed a transit of the Northwest Passage in summer 2014 , Michael Thurston spent the winter on his own, aboard his faithful yacht Drina at Dutch Harbor, in the Aleutian Islands.   … Read more 
				
				
		
 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 … Read more 
				
				
		
 By Jimmy Cornell   on 25.03.2015                    We are sailing After several days of calms and very light winds, something that I had never experienced in the Caribbean Sea before, the wind finally came up… as did our Parasailor spinnaker. Dave … Read more 
				
				
		
 By Cornell Sailing   on 22.03.2015                    We continue our reports from the Galapagos Islands with some more highlights from our sailors’ blogs. Dena Singh, Libby  Land iguana – Photo: LIBBY The Galapagos are a phenomenal place where the Humboldt and … Read more 
				
				
		
 By Jimmy Cornell   on 21.03.2015                    This is the first Friday on Aventura’s first long passage in 2015. All morning I was wondering what was going to break because on many occasions whenever something broke on the boat, it was almost … Read more 
				
				
		
 By Cornell Sailing   on 19.03.2015                    On Tuesday 10 March the Blue Planet Odyssey fleet sailed west, leaving the Galapagos Islands behind after a memorable two week stay, first stopping at Baquerizo Moreno on San Cristobal and then Pursuit Puerto Ayora … Read more 
				
				
		
 By Jimmy Cornell   on 18.03.2015                    We left Fort Lauderdale Monday afternoon bound for Panama, with about 1100 miles still to go. After transiting the canal, we plan to sail nonstop to Tahiti, about 4500 miles. In Tahiti we shall join … Read more 
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