Stavros Niarchos - Tall Ship UK

Voyage Number	SSN 447
Voyage price	£449 for 7 days Ages 18 -75
Voyage Dates	01/10/2010 - 13:00 - 08/10/2010 - 09:00
Depart from	London
Finishing Port	Poole, UK
Voyage area	English Channel , France , UK
Voyage type	Adventure Voyage , Tall Ships
Vessel	Stavros Niarchos
Availability	Available
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Voyage Description

Week Long Voyages on a British Sail Training Brig

We recommend Stavros S Niarchos for its structured and very professional approach to training novices of all ages to crew square riggers. The primary purpose of this magnificent 200ft sail training ship is to take young people to sea for personal development. For many years the Stavros S Niarchos (and the ships she replaced - Schooners Malcolm Miller & Sir Winston Churchill) have also been providing an outlet for adventure for adults who might not want their character built anymore but do want a chance to experience the thrills and spills of sailing a square rigger.  If you spend as long a week on a tall ship there is a strong likelihood it might change how your view life too, and it is not just teenagers that get motivated for the future and make friends for life on these ships. It is more than a holiday because it can be scarey and you do have to pull together in so many ways.

Tall Ship Destinations from UK Ports

On a longer voyage there is more scope for passage making to further afield destinations. If you are sailing out of South Coast ports then you will probably have a chance to explore ashore in France or the Channel Islands. From the East Coast and London Amsterdam, Brussels, or Normany are likely destinations.

As you go further west some of the ports get smaller and anchorages are more likely. Fowey and Dartmouth have dramatic entrances and the arrival of a tall ship is always a major event for the town. The Scillies, Pembrokeshire, Southern Ireland and Lundy have anchorages if the weather is settled. Cork or Dublin have plenty of tempations ashore

Open to all Nationalities

Even if you live in mainland Europe, the current weakness of the British Pound Stirling makes these short voyages very affordable to via a cheap flight or via Eurostar trains or cross channel ferries. The working language on board is English, but once the ship starts sailing, everything is very practical and you learn by action and teamwork more than words.

Tall Ships that have launched thousands of sailing careers

You will be amazed how it all starts to make sense after more than 4 days and nights on board. Whilst the ships training programme assumes you are a newcomer to square rig sailing, these voyages are such good value they attract experienced tall ship sailors, professional seamen, coastguards and lifeboat crew, yachts men and women and traditional boat sailors who just want a bit of salty wind through their hair. Many come for a chance to climb the rigging on a proper tall ship or steer a 500 ton windjammer for the first time.

Also living  on board for 4-7 nights gives you a real flavour of what a longer adventure might be like. Classic Sailing has some amazing sailing and wildlife expeditions on tall ships in Antarctica and the Arctic, Long ocean passages in the Pacific, South and North Atlantic, Tall ships races in the Mediterranean and Canadian Great Lakes so if you want a big adventure but need to test out your sea legs and stamina first then these are good mini challenges.

Volunteer deckhands & watch leader opportunities

The Stavros Niarchos has many volunteer positions on board, so if you want to be recommended to come back as a vonluteer deckhand, watch leader, cooks mate, engineers mate or 3rd officer then you have more change of having your talents spotted on a week voyage than on a 2-3 day tall ship taster. At the end of the voyage the ships crew will reccommend anyone they think has the right mix of people and sailing skills to come back as a volunteer. There are no wages but lots of valuable career experience.

Sailing on a Tall Ship 

Stavros Niarchos - British Tall Ship

All voyages on Stavros Niarchos 2011 upto October 2011

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.

20101 Tall Ship Voyages

All voyage details and availability on Stavros Niarchos 2011 upto October 2011

	Stavros Niarchos Day Sail SSN471	Stavros Niarchos	Southampton	Southampton	Fri, 08/04/2011 - 08:00- to Fri, 08/04/2011 - 16:30
	Stavros Niarchos Day Sail SSN472	Stavros Niarchos	Southampton	Southampton	Sat, 09/04/2011 - 08:00- to Sat, 09/04/2011 - 16:30
	Stavros Niarchos -Tall Ship Taster - 4 days for only £249 FULL SSN 473	Stavros Niarchos	Southampton	Brixham	Sun, 10/04/2011 - 13:00- to Thu, 14/04/2011 - 09:00
	Stavros Niarchos - Tall Ship Irish Sea and Scotland - 5 days for £399 SSN 481	Stavros Niarchos	Liverpool	Greenock, Scotland	Mon, 09/05/2011 - 13:00- to Sat, 14/05/2011 - 09:00
	Stavros Niarchos - Tall Ship in Scotland and Northern Ireland- 5 days for £399 SSN 482	Stavros Niarchos	Greenock, Scotland	Belfast	Sun, 15/05/2011 - 13:00- to Fri, 20/05/2011 - 09:00
	Stavros Niarchos - Longer Celtic Adventure- 6 days for £449 SSN 483	Stavros Niarchos	Belfast	Cardiff, Wales	Sat, 21/05/2011 - 13:00- to Fri, 27/05/2011 - 09:00
	Stavros Niarchos -Tall Ship West Coast and English Channel Adventure- 5 days for only £399 SSN 485	Stavros Niarchos	Southampton	Great Yarmouth	Mon, 06/06/2011 - 13:00- to Sat, 11/06/2011 - 09:00
	Stavros Niarchos -Tall Ship East Coast Adventure- 5 days for only £399 SSN 486	Stavros Niarchos	Great Yarmouth	Blyth	Sun, 12/06/2011 - 13:00- to Fri, 17/06/2011 - 09:00
	Stavros Niarchos -Tall Ship East Coast Taster Voyage for only £199 for 3 days SSN 487	Stavros Niarchos	Blyth	Blyth	Sun, 19/06/2011 - 10:00- to Wed, 22/06/2011 - 16:00
	Stavros Niarchos -West Coast Adventure- 4 days for only £399 SSN 496	Stavros Niarchos	Barry	Brixham	Mon, 05/09/2011 - 09:00- to Fri, 09/09/2011 - 16:00

	Stavros Niarchos -West Coast Adventure- 3 days for only £299 SSN 497	Stavros Niarchos	Brixham	Southampton	Sat, 10/09/2011 - 09:00- to Tue, 13/09/2011 - 16:00
	Stavros Niarchos - Full On 6 day Tall Ship Sailing Adventure - only £449 SSN 499	Stavros Niarchos	London	Southampton	Thu, 22/09/2011 - 13:00- to Wed, 28/09/2011 - 09:00
	Stavros Niarchos - Sail a Tall Ship Taster Voyage - 2 days for £299 SSN 500	Stavros Niarchos	Southampton	Southampton	Thu, 29/09/2011 - 10:00- to Sat, 01/10/2011 - 16:00
	Stavros Niarchos -Tall Ship Youth Trust Fund Raise by Sailing 4 days for £299 SSN 502	Stavros Niarchos	Southampton	Brixham	Mon, 10/10/2011 - 13:00- to Fri, 14/10/2011 - 09:00
	Stavros Niarchos -South Coast Tall Ship Adventure- 7 days for only £449 SSN 503	Stavros Niarchos	Brixham	Falmouth, UK	Sat, 15/10/2011 - 13:00- to Sat, 22/10/2011 - 09:00

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