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Aruba (AW) - Cartagena (CO)

10 March - 14 March 2016

4 days, Oosterschelde

From € 400,-

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personscabin p.p.p.: € 400,-
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Oosterschelde:
Aruba (AW) - Cartagena (CO)

10 March - 14 March 2016

Aruba-Cartagena. In Aruba we will welcome you on board and before the start with the mile maker to Cartagena, Colombia you will visit a beautiful spot on the island of Aruba. Open to all ages, minimum age 15 years.

This Special Journey is a 7 day trip, just before Christmas. This shorter trip will take you to 4 or 5 islands, with some sailing during the night. To give you the opportunity to explore during the day.

Ports

  • Aruba (AW)

  • Cartagena (CO)

  • Dates: 10 March 2016 - 14 March 2016
  • Embarkation: 10:00 / Disembarkation: 9:00
  • For Windseekers of all ages, minimum age 15 years
  • Windseekers joining: maximum of 24
  • No sailing experience required!
  • Official language on board: English
  • Price includes: accommodation and meals, excludes drinks at the bar
  • Price excludes transportation costs to-and from the ports. Our travel counsellor can advise you and book your transfers
  • One-off registration fee €25
  • Windseekers need to have a health insurance and a travel insurance
  • Need to take with you on board: towels
  • Contact your fellow-Windseekers via Windseeker facebook
  • "I have met new people, been up in the mast, seen indescribable sunsets and laughed a lot. Learning how to sail a ship has been the coolest thing I have done so far and I have confidence in what I do now."

    Annette (18), Denmark

You sail on the Oosterschelde

Oosterschelde
Shipping type: Three-masted topsail schooner
Homeport: Rotterdam (NL)
Date built: 1917
Trainees: 24
Length: 50 m
Height of mast: 36 m
Sail: 891 m2

An adventurous classic; stepping on board this monumental beauty is like stepping into another world. The atmosphere on board the Oosterschelde is one filled with history and adventure. The classical interior and brass polished details make you feel right at …

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Windseeker logs

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    Today we all arrived in Gothenburg together. We got to meet all the participants from different countries. Ingo hadn’t arrived yet so we all went to a scouting club to spend the night. We did a lot of activities to …

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Photos

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