All posts about: Islands Odyssey

For complete information on the Islands Odyssey sailing rally see here.


Pacific Odyssey: Galapagos Stopover

After the transit of the Panama Canal and a challenging ocean passage with weak, variable and often contrary winds, the entire Pacific Odyssey fleet finally found itself at anchor in front of Puerto Baquerizo …

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Successful transatlantic seminar in Hamburg, Germany

The current series of one-day seminars held by Cornell Sailing Events came to successful end at Hamburg on Saturday.

The seminar was held at the Hamburg Sailing Club and was attended by 48 sailors.

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Pacific Odyssey : from one ocean to another

The Pacific Odyssey yachts gathered together at Shelter Bay Marina located at the Caribbean Sea entrance to the Panama Canal, in order to prepare for their transit of the Canal and entry …

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Cape Verde Sojourn

A few years ago I stopped briefly in the Cape Verde Islands while sailing with Aventura III from Cape Town to the Canary Islands. I vowed to return one day with Gwenda and I did …

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A little bit of Caribbean Sunshine in wintry London

Jimmy and Doina Cornell held another successful day’s seminar on transatlantic voyage planning at the Cruising Association headquarters in Limehouse London on Saturday 12 March.

The sessions combined theory with practical advice and a …

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New Marina Completed in Barbados

As preparations for Barbados 50 sailing rally get underway, the latest news from the Caribbean island is that 600 ft of new dock space is completed, with services including offices for Customs, Immigration and …

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Cornell Sailing’s Canaries Odyssey

This post was first published on Calero Marinas website.

Jimmy Cornell, founder of the ARC and author of the Canary Islands Guide, has been promoting the Canaries as a cruising destination for …

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Join the Pacific Odyssey 2016 - Panama to Marquesas

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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Multi Transat, A New Transatlantic Race for Production Multihulls

Note: This event will no longer take place.

PRESS RELEASE Multi Transat, a new transatlantic race for production multihulls Tenerife to Barbados, 12 November 2016

Jimmy Cornell, the founder of the ARC, has …

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Newsletter: Happy New Year From Cornell Sailing


Jimmy Cornell’s Transatlantic Preparation Seminar - London - 12 March 2016

Sponsored by

A very inspiring day! Ian and Lorraine Cuthbertson

Sharpened our thoughts about our own plans for cruising. Jennifer Sherlock

A wonderful introduction to Bluewater sailing. Peter Ramshaw

This …

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Meet us at the Düsseldorf Boat Show- 23-31 Jan. 2016

Jimmy Cornell will be on the Cornell Sailing Events stand (hall 14, stand B 36) the 2 week-ends of the Boot Düsseldorf 2016. Klaus Hympendahl will be at the show every day.

They …

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Islands Odyssey Reaches Successful End

The inaugural Islands Odyssey came to a successful end this weekend as the boats left Barbados and headed the few miles to Martinique to meet up with the Atlantic …

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The Odyssey 'Big Band' In Le Marin

The last few days have seen many more Odyssey yachts arrive in Le Marin marina, including the first arrival from Barbados, the Norwegian Nangilima after a magnificent voyage with the Islands Odyssey which saw …

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Barbados Set For New Marina By 2016

Work is progressing well at a new marina in the Shallow Draft facility of Bridgetown Harbour, scheduled to open before summer 2016. In its first phase, the marina will have a 100 m long concrete …

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Island Odyssey Yachts Fast Tracked Into Barbados Heart of the Action

With perfect timing three Islands Odyssey boats, all of them catamarans, arrived on Wednesday morning in Bridgetown, Barbados, at the end of a fast 2000-miles passage from the Cape Verde Islands. The latest arrivals …

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Islands Odyssey First Arrivals in Barbados

Australian yacht Whisper HR was the first to make landfall in Barbados in the inaugural Islands Odyssey rally, arriving the afternoon of Sunday 6 December after less than two weeks at sea. Having left the …

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Islands Odyssey: News from the fleet

You can follow the position of the Islands Odyssey boats on the tracking map. View the entry list. Wednesday 25 November Optimus

We are currently 100 miles west of Mindelo and …

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Islands Odyssey Leaves Cape Verdes For Barbados

The Islands Odyssey yachts made their departure from the Cape Verdes on the morning of Tuesday 24 November, setting their course west for the Caribbean island of Barbados some 2020 nautical miles away.

Although most …

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Islands Odyssey: Safe Arrival In Cape Verdes

The first Islands Odyssey yachts have arrived in the Cape Verdes following a 700 mile passage from El Hierro in the Cape Verdes.

Vetocean was the first to arrive on Thursday 19th November. By midday …

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Islands Odyssey Yachts Begin Their Atlantic Crossing

The Islands Odyssey yachts said farewell to the Canary Islands on Saturday 14 November, their final stopover being El Hierro, the smallest and most westernmost of the Canaries.

Islands Odyssey fleet in …

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Islands Odyssey: Discovering Gran Canaria & Tenerife

The Islands Odyssey sailors have continued their cruise of discovery through the Canary Islands with visits to the two main islands, Gran Canaria and Tenerife.

El Nublo National …

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Islands Odyssey: Discovering Fuerteventura

Thanks to the Fuerteventura tourism office, the Islands Odyssey sailors were able to enjoy an island tour on the second stopover of their cruise through the Canary Islands.

Islands Odyssey sailors in the …

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Islands Odyssey Leaves Lanzarote

The inaugural Islands Odyssey set sail from Marina Lanzarote on Saturday 24 October on a 30 mile hop across to Corralejo on the northern end of Fuerteventura.

On the night before departure, the skippers enjoyed …

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Islands Odyssey Gets Underway

Most of the yachts taking part in the inaugural Islands Odyssey have arrived in Marina Lanzarote and are enjoying a few days getting to know each other before the start on 24 October.

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