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Getting Technical

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Today the wind hasn’t risen above 12 knots, which has given me the opportunity to continue to configure the various electronic systems on board Aventura. This is a case in point – as we’re …

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Aventura Selfie!

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…and I thought it was just Hollywood celebrities that took them.

You maybe wondering about the routine of life on-board now 3 days into the passage. After the night watches, the early morning brings …

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Das Neueste von der Marina Lanzarote

Das neueste Foto aus der Vogelperspektive der Marina Lanzarote in Arrecife (Lanzarote, Kanarische Inseln)

Ab August 2014 können Skipper die Vorteile der neuen Marina in Anspruch nehmen. Es wird einen 100 Tonnen sowie einen …

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Passage to Greenland

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Pilot Tidal Station

Today, Sunday 8 June, is World Oceans Day, hopefully an auspicious omen for the start of our 1200 mile passage from Orkney to Greenland. Choosing the right time of departure …

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Scottish Landfall

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We arrived at Stromness, in the Orkney Islands, early this morning after a rather uneventful but highly enjoyable passage from London. Aventura’s 560 miles voyage proved that she …

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Aventura's crew

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It is now time to introduce Aventura’s crew for the initial leg to Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. Nick Carter is a consultant in rheumatology and sports medicine. He has owned …

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A Sunny Day in the North Sea

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The colourful Parasailor spinnaker we had hoped to deploy at our start from London, finally came into its own yesterday. A welcome southerly breeze filled the large sail and Aventura took off …

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Being a Citizen Scientist

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In these days of global austerity, many scientific institutions have seen their research funds cut and some major oceanographic projects are threatened by the inability to obtain up to date information on current conditions, …

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London send-off

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Aventura sails through Tower Bridge

The Blue Planet Odyssey had a symbolic start today when London’s iconic Tower Bridge was opened twice, first to let Aventura through into the Pool of London, …

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Aventura's First Voyage

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Aventura takes her message across the Channel

At 0015 local time on Saturday morning, May 24, Aventura finally set off on her long awaited maiden voyage. The relatively short 240 miles passage across …

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What the Ocean Blog is about

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Follow Our Ocean Blog to learn about the Ocean through the stories of people who know the Ocean best: sailors, islanders, scientists, young people and old.

If you are an educator, a student, or …

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Video: Aventura launch 26 May 2014

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Aventura’s official naming ceremony took place in Limehouse Basin, London, as she and her crew get ready for their trip through the Northwest Passage this summer. Jimmy Cornell’s first boat, also Aventura, was launched a …

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Aventura's Maiden Voyage

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At 0015 local time on Saturday morning, May 24, Aventura finally set off on her long awaited maiden voyage. The relatively short 240 miles passage across the English Channel from Cherbourg to London was a prelude to the longer voyage …

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Aventura gets star treatment during media week in Cherbourg

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Journalists from all over Europe took up the invitation of Garcia Yachting to visit, review and test the first Exploration 45, a revolutionary long distance cruising yacht conceived by experienced sailor Jimmy Cornell and described by him as a “boat for all seas and all seasons”. …

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Video on France 3 TV: Report on Aventura and an interview with Jimmy Cornell (in French)

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Aventura et Jimmy Cornell on France 3 TV channel …

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Like a silver knife through the water

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Aventura: A few photos from the official Garcia Exploration 45 official photo shoot © Morris Adant

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UNESCO-IOC und Cornell Sailing Events unterzeichnen eine Kooperations-Vereinbarung über wissenschaftiche Forschungen

Jimmy Cornell, Direktor der Cornell Sailing Events, Michel Morvan, Direktor General of Municipal Strategy, City of Brest und Martin Kramp, Koordinator, JCOMMOPS.

Kürzlich wurde eine formelle Vereinbarung zwischen der Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC-UNESCO) …

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Aventura shows her pace

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As we cast the mooring lines and David Oestereicher, the Garcia Yachting’s commissioning skipper, eased Aventura away from the dock, I realised that the moment of truth had finally arrived. As far as the actual concept was concerned, I had absolutely no doubt that Aventura had fulfilled all my expectations. But however beautiful, or functional, a yacht may be, in the end what really counts is her sailing performance. …

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Aventura IV is finished on time

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Just over one year since her conception and almost exactly nine months since work started on the hull, Aventura is ready for her sea trials and final commissioning.

All essential work has been completed and, …

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Welcome Aboard to our First Pacific Odyssey Entry

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LOVESAIL about to leave Santa Cruz in the Canary Islands, January 2012, headed for the Eastern Caribbean. Four out of these five sailors should be on the Odyssey.

British-flagged Lovesail, a Lagoon 410 catamaran, …

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Video: GEMM's Atlantic crossing

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La bizzarra traversata atlantica – The bizarre Atlantic crossing (Vimeo – 05:12)Atlantic Odyssey 2013, Lanzarote-MartiniqueA video from Vincenzo Visenzi, S/V GEMM (Swan 55)

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Aventura meets her muses

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Ever since she first touched water on 14 April, Aventura has attracted a stream of visitors but none more important than Nera and Doina Cornell who have been instrumental in her genesis. …

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Eine Einladung zur European Odyssey von Jimmy Cornell

Jedes Jahr segeln Hunderte von Yachten von Europas Norden nach Süden. Einige wollen ins Mittelmeer, andere zu den Kanaren und weiter. Kurz nachdem ich die ARC im Jahr 1986 ins Leben gerufen hatte, machte ich …

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Aventura IV launch in Cherbourg: video & photos

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Jimmy Cornell’s AVENTURA IV was launched at Allures Yachting in Cherbourg (France) on Monday. The sea trials will take place in the coming weeks, before her official launch on May 14. AVENTURA IV …

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Video: Atlantic Odyssey 2013-14 drifter buoy deployment

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Sailing yacht FLEUR DE SEL deploy a NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA) drifter buoy – Vimeo – 02:01

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