Stavros Niarchos Winter Island Hopping in the Canaries

Voyage Number	SSN411
Voyage price	£399 ages 18-75
Voyage Dates	11/01/2010 - 13:00 - 18/01/2010 - 09:00
Depart from	Tenerife, Canaries
Finishing Port	Tenerife, Canaries
Voyage area	Canary Islands
Voyage type	Adventure Voyage
Vessel	Stavros Niarchos
Availability	Limited places
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Voyage Description

Tall Ship Island Hopping in the Canaries

The Canaries—Volcanic Islands off Africa

Forget any preconceptions you may have about the Canary Islands. The voyage will start and finish in Tenerife near the popular tourist resorts, but the Western Islands of La Palma, Gomera and El Heirro can only be visited by boat, so you will see the real beauty of the Canaries archipelago and the people that live there. Poised on the edge of the tropics, their scenery ranges from lava desert to primeval forest and from sand dunes to volcanic peaks. The old towns on the main islands have colonial centres full of character.

Winter Sun & Whale Watching

As a winter sailing destination there are many attractions, hence the gathering of tall ships from Northern Europe in the islands every winter. The sunshine with typical average temperatures of 70 degrees F (21 degrees C) in January means a swim off the ship or beach is pleasantly refreshing. As well as good prevailing trade winds there are accelerations zones where the wind blasts between the mountainous islands, and quieter areas in the lee of volcanic cliffs. The archipelago is also located on the migration trail for dolphins and whales. Europe’s major astronomy telescopes have move to the Canaries to take advantage of the unpolluted and dark night skies, so night sailing under the stars is amazing.

Exploring Ashore

You will also have a chance to explore ashore, or enjoy a cool beer and Canaries Cuisine (try the salty potatoes with mojo sauce, or fresh fish). The permanent crew will also have some ideas on the best things to see ashore. Sometimes a coach will be hired to explore further inland (small charge for this to cover costs), or a BBQ or crew meal ashore might be proposed. The sub tropical island of La Palma has a huge extinct caldera with walks along the crater rim, and beautiful pine forests. El Heirro has underwater marine nature reserves and the North West coast of Tenerife provides some great mountain walking between villages, extensive terracing and village houses built into the rocks.

Sailing on a Tall Ship 

Ships Crew

Getting to Santa Cruz - Tenerife

By Plane
There are many regional airports for flights to Tenerife.

Getting to Santa Cruz - Tenerife

By Plane
There are many regional airports for flights to Tenerife.

Stavros Niarchos - British Tall Ship

All voyages on Stavros Niarchos 2010 upto October 2010

Tall Ship Stavros Niarchos Dimensions

Length 200' (60m)
Rig Brig, Square sails on two masts
Tonnage 500 tons
Height of main mast 118' (36m)
 

Tall Ship Construction

Steel hull, 2 engines, watertight bulkheads built by Appledore Shipyard in North Devon in 2000 and 2001
Sails: 18 in total. Royal, t’gallant, upper and lower topsail and course on each mast, plus flying jib, outer jib, inner jib, staysail and between mast staysails. Deck level Mess Room.
British Registered
Both ships are British registered and owned by a long established sail training charity. The ships carry full UK Marine Coastguard Agency certification for worldwide operation. They are rated as UK Auxiliary Coastguard Ships recognising the professionalism of the permanent crew in assisting in rescues at sea.

Below Decks
Air-conditioned, shared accommodation, WC’s and showers.

Safety
MCA Coded to sail anywhere in the world.

Master & Crew
45 voyage crew like yourself of all ages.
Merchant Navy qualified Master with considerable experience.
Chief Officer, 2nd Mate, 3rd Officer, Bosun, Engineer and Cook and 10 experienced volunteers, including deck hands, cooks assistants, engineer assistant and others.

Voyage Fees include:
All meals, square rig sail training, waterproofs and harnesses, pillows.

Involvement level:
These are sail training ships not luxury cruising. Everyone signs on as ships crew and takes part in a watch system of 4 hours on, 8 hours off throughout the voyage. Duties include sailing, watch keeping and keeping the ship clean at sea and in harbour. Going aloft is the essence of Tall Ship sailing and you will be given every encouragement to try for yourself, it’s not compulsory. Supervised training begins before the voyage.

2010 Tall Ship Voyages

(2010 -2011 Winter Sun voyages to be announced)

All voyage details and availability on Stavros Niarchos 2010 upto October 2010

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