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		By  Doina Cornell  on 20.11.2024   			
		
		 
		
		
		
				
		
				
				
				
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		                  
				Following Jimmy Cornell’s successful webinar on Voyage planning in a changing world, this presentation has been posted on Youtube for you to view at your convenience. 
Jimmy Cornell’s Voyage planning in a changing world focuses on … 
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		By  Jimmy Cornell  on 13.05.2024   			
		
		 
		
		
		
				
		
				
				
				
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		                  
				My interest in the global movement of cruising boats goes back to 1987, when I published the results of my first survey on this subject. In the intervening 35 years I have conducted follow-up surveys … 
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		By  Jimmy Cornell  on 27.02.2021   			
		
		 
		
		
		
				
		
				
				
				
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		                  
				Last week I posted a number of questions sent from students at Kurtzebarri Secondary School in Aretxabaleta, in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa. Here are the answers to some more questions. 
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		By  Jimmy Cornell  on 25.02.2019   			
		
		 
		
		
		
				
		
				
				
				
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		                  
				This is an extract from Jimmy Cornell’s book “200,000 Miles – A Life of Adventure“. 
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Winston Churchill 
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		By  Jimmy Cornell  on 21.11.2018   			
		
		 
		
		
		
				
		
				
				
				
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		                  
				This is an extract from Jimmy Cornell’s book “200,000 Miles – A Life of Adventure“. 
Choosing a boat for offshore cruising is not a decision to be taken lightly. I have researched this … 
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		By  Cornell Sailing  on 22.12.2017   			
		
		 
		
		
		
				
		
				
				
				
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		                  
				
We really enjoyed the day and found it to be very helpful on a number of levels. It was particularly useful for my wife as she hasn’t had the sailing I have been lucky … 
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		By  Jimmy Cornell  on 16.08.2017   			
		
		 
		
		
		
				
		
				
				
				
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		                  
				This is an extract from Jimmy Cornell’s latest book “200,000 Miles – A Life of Adventure“. 
Download this article as PDF 
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		By  Jimmy Cornell  on 15.01.2017   			
		
		 
		
		
		
				
		
				
				
				
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		                  
				
In the four years since I launched this new series of transatlantic rallies, some had started from Lanzarote, Tenerife, La Palma in the Canaries, or from Sao Vicente in the Cape Verde Islands. Some … 
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		By  Cornell Sailing  on 27.11.2016   			
		
		 
		
		
		
				
		
				
				
				
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		                  
				
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 comprehensive one-day seminar is based both … 
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		By  Cornell Sailing  on 13.06.2016   			
		
		 
		
		
		
				
		
				
				
				
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		                  
				A seminar on long-distance cruising was held at Warnemünde on the Baltic Sea over the weekend. 
  
Marina and Conference Centre Hohe Duene 
Organised by the German magazine Die Yacht, the largest circulation sailing … 
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		By  Cornell Sailing  on 06.01.2016   			
		
		 
		
		
		
				
		
				
				
				
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		                  
				
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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 
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		By  Cornell Sailing  on 04.12.2015   			
		
		 
		
		
		
				
		
				
				
				
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		                  
				
Good preparation is the essence of a successful voyage, and the aim of this one-day seminar is to deal with all aspects of interest to anyone planning to leave on a long voyage. 
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		By  Cornell Sailing  on 24.03.2015   			
		
		 
		
		
		
				
		
				
				
				
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		                  
				Voyage preparation is such an important part of preparing for your Atlantic crossing that we would like to invite you to a series of free online webinars during the spring of 2015. We will focus … 
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		By  Cornell Sailing  on 17.01.2015   			
		
		 
		
		
		
				
		
				
				
				
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		                  
				After a busy day spent preparing for Sunday’s departure for the San Blas islands, the Blue Planet Odyssey fleet kicked back and took advantage of a special opportunity to share fishing techniques. 
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		By  Cornell Sailing  on 15.01.2015   			
		
		 
		
		
		
				
		
				
				
				
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		                  
				
The boats Blue Wind and Lovesail arrived yesterday in Le Marin, so now the Blue Planet Odyssey and Pacific Odyssey fleet are now all assembled in Martinique and preparing to begin the grand adventure … 
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		By  Cornell Sailing  on 09.01.2015   			
		
		 
		
		
		
				
		
				
				
				
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		                  
				Preparations are underway to leave at noon on Saturday. 
Last night a detailed skippers briefing was held with information on sailing to the next destinations: Montego Bay, Jamaica, San Blas Islands and Shelter Bay Marina, … 
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		By  Cornell Sailing  on 09.01.2015   			
		
		 
		
		
		
				
		
				
				
				
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		                  
				
Nice announcement of Blue Planet Odyssey  on Cruising World website (Don’t miss the slideshow!) 
 				 
 		       
		
		
		 
		
					
						
		
								
				
				
		  				
		By  Cornell Sailing  on 09.01.2015   			
		
		 
		
		
		
				
		
				
				
				
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		                  
				The fleet of Blue Planet Odyssey and Pacific Odyssey yachts are getting ready to leave on the greatest adventure of their lives on 10th January 2015. The first leg of the Odyssey will … 
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		By  Cornell Sailing  on 06.01.2015   			
		
		 
		
		
		
				
		
				
				
				
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		                  
				The days pass by at Marina La Palma, between preparations for departure and the events organized for the Atlantic Odyssey and the traditional Twelfth Night celebrations.. 
Q&A forum 
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		By  Doina Cornell  on 15.11.2014   			
		
		 
		
		
		
				
		
				
				
				
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		                  
				Atlantic Odyssey sailors and Arrecife residents were treated to a dramatic display today of a helicopter visit, simulated rescue from a small boat and a liferaft inflation and demonstration. As well as entertainment, this was … 
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		By  Doina Cornell  on 12.11.2014   			
		
		 
		
		
		
				
		
				
				
				
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		                  
				Following on from the success of the seminar program at last year’s Atlantic Odyssey, again all sailors in Marina Lanzarote, whether part of the event or not, were invited to participate in a range … 
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		By  Doina Cornell  on 09.11.2014   			
		
		 
		
		
		
				
		
				
				
				
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		                  
				Preparing for an Atlantic crossing of anywhere between 2 to 4 weeks, depending on the speed of the boat, requires careful planning of what provisions to buy. 
The quality of fresh fruit and vegetables is … 
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		By  Jimmy Cornell  on 03.11.2014   			
		
		 
		
		
		
				
		
				
				
				
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		                  
				During this summer I completed a 8500-miles voyage in the North Atlantic that took me from London, UK, to Annapolis, USA, via Greenland and Arctic Canada. Throughout this voyage I used exclusively C-map … 
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		By  Cornell Sailing  on 20.10.2014   			
		
		 
		
		
		
				
		
				
				
				
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		                  
				Photo: Russ Dillingham/ Sun Journal 
Blue Planet Odyssey participant Zeke Holland (S/V No Regrets) talked to Lewiston middle school students (Maine, USA) Friday morning about his upcoming 2½-year journey around the world. 
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		By  S/V Ransom  on 03.10.2014   			
		
		 
		
		
		
				
		
				
				
				
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		                  
				Ransom is being worked on BIG TIME, but she is in Newport and we are four hours away.  
Tim & Ceci King: Jimmy’s book says we should stop there. 
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