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Photos: Visit to Aventura IV at Allures Yachting boatyard

Visit with crew Nick Carter to Allures Yachting boatyard in Cherbourg. Installation of various utility systems and cable runs well advanced.

Jimmy Cornell with Nick Carter

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BLUE PEARL: The importance of SSB radio

Oliver and Nesa from BLUE PEARL realised the crucial importance of SSB during the rally for getting in touch with the other yachts. Left photo: Dag Rørslett

Oliver Henrichsen on German yacht BLUE PEARL …

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New Aventura IV visual

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Jimmy Cornell reviews the new edition of the Southeast Asia Pilot

The Southeast Asia Pilot, by Andy Dowden and Bill O’Leary – 4th edition – Published by Image Asia (www.image-asia.com)

Born as the Andaman Sea Pilot a quarter of a century ago, the fourth edition, …

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Aventura IV on schedule for a launch in April

The metal work on my boat will be finished today and the hull will be transported from the Garcia boatyard to Allures Yachting, in Cherbourg, for finishing.

The work is therefore on schedule for a …

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Press release: Lanzarote start for the Atlantic Odyssey

Sunday 17 November marked a unique moment for the people of Lanzarote as for the first time in the island’s long and eventful history a sailing event set off across the Atlantic for …

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World Cruising Routes by Jimmy Cornell - Fully revised seventh edition to be published in March 2014

PRESS RELEASE

Since the publication of the first edition of this book in 1987, offshore navigation has undergone a number of major changes, and this new edition has been thoroughly revised to meet the requirements …

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Global Telesat Communications supplies satellite trackers for the Atlantic Odyssey

The Atlantic Odyssey has selected Global Telesat Communications (GTC), one of the UK’s leading suppliers of satellite tracking and communications equipment, to provide the satellite tracking solution for yachts participating in the Atlantic …

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Inspiring Long Distance Cruising Seminar

The Long Distance Seminar gets going – looks a bit serious at this point!

Fabulous seminar this Annapolis Boat Show weekend. We are humbled and inspired by the organizers. See you all on the …

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A developing partnership with JCOMMOPS

This article was published in the Blue Planet Log magazine (Issue 2 – July 2013)

We need volunteer vessels to deploy autonomous instruments

It may be a bit of a mouthful, but …

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Tips for dealing with waste at sea

This article was published in the Blue Planet Log magazine (Issue 2 – July 2013)

Ideas for provisioning Buying in bulk or wholesale means your products come with less, or even no …

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Video of Aventura IV being turned over


Climate change – Jimmy Cornell’s personal view

Tuvalu, South Pacific: “This used to be our planting field. Now it is regularly flooded by the tide.” Scenes from Tuvalu, South Pacific

Much has been written about this phenomenon and few sailors would …

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Aventura IV is turned over – Photos

Check out the latest photos (on FlickR) as Aventura IV is turned over …

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Jimmy Cornell: What It Costs to Cruise

This article was published on Cruising World’s website (April 10, 2013)

Try and set a realistic figure for the cost of voyaging before you leave home. Though that estimate isn’t easy to …

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Jimmy Cornell’s boat a great success at La Rochelle boat show

Jimmy Cornell’s new Aventura, currently in construction at the Garcia Yachting boatyard in Normandy, France, attracted much interest the Grand Pavois boat show that was held in La Rochelle recently. Here are the latest images produced by Olivier Racoupeau’s design office: …

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Aventura IV in Yachting World

Excellent report in Yachting World magazine written by the editor David Glenn: Exploration 45: Jimmy’s dream cruiser (PDF) (Yachting World – October 2013) …

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Aventura IV – Fast progress!

We have a lot of new photos of Aventura IV, taken at the Garcia Yachting boatyard in Normandy …

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Going sailing to save our seas

Jimmy Cornell believes that ocean cruising rallies can help protect the marine environment:

Read the article (PDF): Jimmy’s profile: The doyen of ocean rallies explains his new projects Yachting Monthly …

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Aventura IV is taking shape

By tradition, a ship is born when its keel is laid and, in the case, of Aventura IV this took place earlier this week at the Garcia boatyard in Condé-sur-Noireau, a small village in Central Normandy. This unusual location for a boatyard, some 30 miles from the sea, is due to a decision taken by the two Garcia brothers some 40 years ago …

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Can we rely on the weather data anymore?

Can we rely on the weather data anymore?

Read Jimmy Cornell’s opinion and comments, on Attainable Adventure Cruising’s website: Our Changing Oceans

 

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Aventura IV – A boat for all seasons

A long time has passed since my last report on the progress of my new boat and I apologize for the long wait. The reason for the delay is that I felt that there was little to be added to what I had already said before all the design features had been decided and finalized. That stage has now been reached and work on the boat has started. …

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Aventura IV, c'est parti!

In preparation for a transit of the Northwest Passage, as part of the Blue Planet Odyssey, in the summer of 2014, the French boatbuilder Garcia Yachting started building my new boat last week. “Building this yacht for Jimmy Cornell is like a dream come true,” says Stephan Constance, chairman of Grand Large Yachting. “It’s like …

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Blue Planet Odyssey participant takes scientists for a sail

Rick Lumpkin is at the wheel, Pablo Aguilera in the middle and Shaun Dolk on the starboard side of the boat.

On Sunday last, Blue Planet Odyssey participant Pablo Aguilera took Dr. Rick Lumpkin, …

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Aventura IV: An unpainted tin can for all seasons

The first report on the plans for my new boat has generated much interest, and I had several questions. I’ll deal with the most frequently asked ones first. Why aluminium? The first Aventura was a strong well built GRP boat which survived a three hour grounding on a reef on the Caicos Bank …

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