All posts about: Atlantic Ocean


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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First community group joins the Barbados 50 Education and Outreach programme

Alex Bell from Portland Education working on Cornell Sailing Events Education and Outreach Programme addresses the congregation of Restoration Ministries Church on Britton Hill, St Michael, Barbados.

Members of the 300 strong church community …

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Atlantic Odyssey: The Arrivals Keep On Coming, The Nations Too

After the arrival of two new catamarans yesterday morning, the New Zealander Comfortably Numb and the German Invictus, the first mono-hull of the fleet to arrive, followed by the Portuguese Irresistible Ocean, crossed the finish …

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First school signs up for the Barbados 50 schools education and outreach programme

Alex Bell from Portland Education working with Cornell Sailing Events and Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc joins headteacher Mr Orlando Jones outside Eagle Hall Primary School in Black Rock, St Michael, Barbados as it becomes the …

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Atlantic Odyssey Day 16, 17 & 18: News from the fleet

View the list of arrivals in Martinique. You can follow the position of the boats and check their estimated time of arrival on the tracking map.

 

Day 16 – Thursday 3 …

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Atlantic Odyssey : A Well-Watered Arrival For Vivant

The Australian catamaran Vivant crossed the finish line in the driving rain on Friday morning at 0809, having achieved a very pleasant Atlantic crossing in a little under 16 days.

David, Berverly and their crew …

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Atlantic Odyssey First Arrival: Mercredi Soir arrives in Le Marin on Thursday afternoon

Taking part in the Atlantic Odyssey for the second time, Belgian catamaran Mercredi Soir has had a perfect crossing.

The family crew spanning three generations took only 15 days to make the 2800 miles of …

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Atlantic Odyssey Day 13, 14 & 15: News from the fleet

You can follow the position of the boats and check their estimated time of arrival on the tracking map. View the entry list. Day 13 – Monday 30 November Enterprise

Distance run …

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Atlantic Odyssey Day 10, 11 & 12: News from the fleet

You can follow the position of the boats on the tracking map. View the entry list. Day 10 – Friday 27 November Walden

Weather sunny slightly cloudyWind Direction + Speed – ENE …

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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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Atlantic Odyssey Day 7, 8 & 9: News from the fleet

You can follow the position of the boats on the tracking map. View the entry list. Day 7 – Tuesday 24 November QP

All going well here & looking forward to dropping …

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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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Atlantic Odyssey Day 5 & 6: News from the fleet

You can see the position of the boats on the tracking map. View the entry list. Day 5 – Sunday 22 November Alba

Our solitude was broken today when we saw …

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Atlantic Odyssey: First News from the Fleet

You can see the position of the boats on the tracking map. View the entry list. Day 2 – 19 November Lazy Bones

First 20 hours have been fabulous. Range from …

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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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A Family Odyssey – The Atlantic Odyssey Gets Underway

Perfect weather conditions with the northeasterly winds blowing at 12 to 15 knots saw the 38 Atlantic Odyssey boats take the start from Lanzarote.

Atlantic Odyssey boats leaving Marina Lanzarote for the start

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Seminars, Social, Safety: Busy Week for Atlantic Odyssey Sailors

As the Atlantic Odyssey sailors prepare this morning to cast off and head out finally into the Atlantic, bound for Martinique some 2000 nautical miles away, here are some photographs from their time spent in …

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Atlantic Odyssey II: Tenerife New Departure Port

The Atlantic Odyssey II which leaves from the Canary Islands in January 2016 will now be departing from Santa Cruz de Tenerife instead of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Nous avons décidé …

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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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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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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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