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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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Sailors Gather In Lanzarote For Third Atlantic Odyssey

The Atlantic Odyssey has officially begun, as sailors gather in Marina Lanzarote before the departure across the Atlantic on Wednesday 18th November. Now in its third year, the Atlantic Odyssey has over forty …

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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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Our Ocean Blog

Citizen Science Success As Sailors Report Unusual Seabirds

Word is getting out among sailors worldwide to help report back on the birds they see at sea — and they are spotting some unusual birds, from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean to the …

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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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BPO Sailors In Their Own Words: Your Biggest Surprise

The Blue Planet Odyssey fleet are now cruising through the Indonesian archipelago on the latest stage of their round the world trip.

After months spent in the Pacific Ocean, a few weeks in …

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Odyssey Logs

The Blue Planet Odyssey Discovers Indonesia

After some time in Australia, the Blue Planet Odyssey sailors are now making their way through the Indonesian archipelago, which with some 13,677 islands is the largest island group in the world. Sadly, Anne and …

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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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Canary Islands Secrets: Gran Canaria

Photo: Canary Islands Tourism website

Next on the route of the Canaries Odyssey after Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria is an island of contrasts, from the busy modern city of Las Palmas de Gran …

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A Great Big Atlantic Odyssey Thank You

Dear Cornell Sailing Team,

It’s almost a year since we first met on the stopovers in Europe as part in the European Odyssey and then in Lanzarote as part of the Atlantic Odyssey.

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Odyssey Logs

BPO Sailors In Their Own Words: Highlights So Far

Marquesas - Maggie

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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Aventura IV’s Logs

All is well that ends well

After the quick turnaround at Falmouth, we made a relatively fast passage to the Thames Estuary where we caught the favourable tide for the remaining 40 miles to London.

Shortly after we had passed …

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Aventura IV’s Logs

With a little bit of help from my friends

Before this voyage comes to a happy and successful end I wish to use this opportunity to give my grateful thanks to all those who have made this ambitious project possible, and who continued to …

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Welcome Improvement to Barbados Yachting Facilities

Barbados has announced a welcome expansion in its facilities for cruising yachts, which is positive news for the Odyssey rallies which will be making this Caribbean island their first stopover after crossing the Atlantic.

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Aventura IV’s Logs

Landfall

We made landfall at Falmouth, in SW England, early on Tuesday morning after a 20-days long, frustrating and stormy but also challenging and memorable 1950 miles passage.

By memorable I mean: not easily forgotten. …

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Aventura IV’s Logs

Farewell Cape Farewell

I always wondered why the southernmost point of Greenland has attracted this attractive name. After nine days of struggling to get out of its grip, I know. Whoever named it, never wanted to see it …

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Aventura IV’s Logs

Mother Nature has the last word

For the last five days, since we left the Greenland coast, we have been fighting strong southeasterly winds that made it impossible for us to sail our desired course to the Azores.

The main culprit …

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Odyssey Logs

Ambrym: Back to My Roots for the BPO

A stroke of convenient timing meant that the Blue Planet Odyssey cruise through Vanuatu was able to include a visit to Ambrym, and a chance to experience the 3 day Back to My Roots …

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Aventura IV’s Logs

Still in the Arctic

Having arrived safely in Nuuk, Dunbar and I were counting on a relatively uneventful 1800 miles passage to the Azores. To finish our sojourn in Greenland on a high, we decided to make a …

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Odyssey Logs

Vanuatu Cruising: The Maskelynes

Vanuatu is a perfect cruising ground, with day sailing along the coast of the larger islands, or a short hop from one island to the next, making it easy to explore.

Vanuatu sunset.

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BPO Reunited in Vanuatu: Southwest Bay, Malekula

The Blue Planet Odyssey fleet of yachts, having spread out to cruise at their own pace through the islands of the South Pacific, finally came together again in a small bay on the island of …

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Aventura IV’s Logs

Nuuk stopover

After almost two months in the High Arctic, arriving in Nuuk felt almost like coming home. As on Aventura’s two previous visits, we were welcomed warmly on arrival by the harbormaster Johannes Lindemans.

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Aventura IV’s Logs

Crossing the Arctic Circle

Map

Aventura crossed the Arctic Circle at dawn today. In the view of those who only consider a successful transit of the Northwest Passage by having crossed this symbolic gateway both on the way …

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Aventura IV’s Logs

It’s a long way to Nuuk

Fort Ross anchorage

After the excitement of having reached the Eastern Arctic, we were rewarded by a quiet night at anchor. But the euphoria was soon dampened by the prospect of the 1200 miles …

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