| Voyage Number | VC-190410 |
| Voyage price | €850 for 11 days |
| Voyage Dates | 19/04/2010 - 17:00 - 29/04/2010 - 09:00 |
| Depart from | Valparaiso, Chile |
| Finishing Port | El Callao, Peru |
| Voyage area | Pacific , South America |
| Voyage type | Adventure Voyage , Tall Ships Race |
| Vessel | Europa |
| Availability | Call 01872 580022 for availability |
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EsmeraldaSee ITINERARY (tab at top of the page) for detail on the actual voyage experience on Europa and this unique tall ships race leg on 'The Far Side of the World'
See 'End Port Description' for travel tips and ideas on combining this voyage with Peruvian adventure highlights ashore. Seven must do destinations and challenges include The Inca Trail, Machu Piccu, Colcha Canyon and the condors, 'Touching the Void' mountains, Lake Titicaca.

Leg 2 of the South American Tall Ships Race 2010 starts in Valparaiso. Join Europa in this beautiful harbour. Valparaiso has been sailors city for centuries and the theme of many a shanty. It is a great excuse to visit the "long, thin country" with the Andes mountain chain running close to the coast behind Valparaiso.
Wildlife at SeaOcean racing on a tall ship is a challenge and once in a lifetime ambition you should seize whilst you can. It is possible to live life comfortably and dare we say boringly, but you may never know your true strengths and what you can achieve working with others, or experience the truly humbling effect of being alone in a wide vast ocean. The sailors who followed the trade winds in square riggers were a special breed, and after a your voyage on Bark Europa you will earn yourself a place in a unique ‘club’, and make friendships which will bond you for a lifetime.
For photographers and artists the chance to capture images of other tall ships sailing with us in the Pacific or against the mountains as we approach land is a once in a lifetime opportunity.
You do not need any sailing experience to go on Bark Europa’s voyage as you will be trained and well looked after. However these are the most challenging voyages we offer and not to be taken lightly. We want you to enjoy it, so if you have never spent longer than a few hours on a boat or ferry then please speak to us for realistic advice. This ocean voyage 'on the far side of the world' is often a long way from land - but not beyond the ambitions of an adventurous newcomer to sailing.
Being woken up in the middle of the night has its compensations; helming the ship under the brightest stars you have ever seen, being in charge as the ship as she ploughs through the unseen waves and the welcome hot drink at the end of your watch. You do need to be reasonable confident in your level of fitness and stamina for Ocean Passages and settling into the ships routine as she sails day and night is the key to becoming an ocean sailor. Taking advantage of opportunities to rest or sleep when off watch in the daytime will help you enjoy this extended period at sea. Life back on shore will feel very strange once you get used to the rhythms of the sea and shipboard life.
There is more to becoming a blue water sailor than swapping oilskins for shorts, but a suntan certainly helps. Ocean sailors happily adapt to a watch routine and the constant motion of the ship day and night. Experience all the ships moods from glassy calms to white capped swells launching flying fish from crest to crest.
Or stay on for the next leg to Ecuador, and finish off your big tall ships adventure by booking a Galapagos Cruise from Guyquil.


Getting to Santiago from Valparaiso is easy and cheap and vice a versa.
The bus terminal in Valparaiso is on Av Pedro Montt, near the Congress Building and Plaza O'Higgins.

Callao (pronounced Kay ya oh) is the still the most important port in Peru and was founded in 1537. It soon became the main port for Spanish commerce in the Pacific. Virtually all the goods produced in Peru, Bolivia and Argentina were carried over the Andes by mule to Callao, to be shipped to Panama, carried overland (before the canal) and then transported on to Spain via Cuba.
There are several islands off Callao; some are military but on Palominos is a virtually untouched island ecosystem with a large number of sea lions and seabirds.
Callao is built on and around a peninsula. There is a large naval base so the tall ships fleet will be well looked after by the Peruvian Navy.
El Callao is the port city for Lima, Peru's capital city.
Jorge Chavez International Airport (Aeropeurto International Jorge Chavez) is Peru's main international and domestic airport and actually located in El Callao and only 7 miles (11km) from the historic centre of Lima. . so it it an important hub for all tourist destinations in Peru and South America.
Domestic flights from the same airport link you to some fantastic world heritage sites and world famous high altitude treks like the Inca Trail; Once in a lifetime tourist destinations like the ancient Inca city of Machu Piccu, so make the most of your trip.
This voyage leg on tall ship Bark Europa is great value at 600 euros so it makes a great experience to combine with other Peruvian travel adventures. Do check visa requirements carefully though.
Become tall ship race crew on Barque Europa and arrive in Peru through your own efforts, powered by the wind. Compensate for your international flight to south America by spending two weeks with a minimal carbon footprint on this 1912 sailing ship. As the tall ship fleet are racing you won't be using the engine !
The voyage ends just before peak season for this trail, but you do need a trek permit in advance as numbers are limited. Even if you have been getting fit climbing the rigging on Bark Europa, the Inca Trail will leave you gasping with exhuastion and awe. Inca ruins, mountain beauty trekking along Inca pathways to the citidel in the mountains - Machu Picchu - one of the seven wonders of the world. Find a trekking company that takes you to this mysterious lost city in its spectacular setting high up in the Andes and can explain the Inca culture.
Sail the Pacific on a square rigger, cross a deep ocean trench over 8500 metres deep and the head inland to island hop on ocean at high altitude - Lake Titicaca. Clear azure blue waters, man made floating islands, indigenious communities and centuries old customs are connected with this sacred and revered body of water.
Twice as deep as the Grand Canyon, Colcha Canyon is 100km long and 3000m deep. (The underwater trench you sailed accross on Europa is over twice as deep again). It is surrounded by volcanoes and snow peaked mountains in the distance. Condors soar and the local Peruvian villages are home to the Quencha. The women folk are decoratively adorned as only Peruvians know how.
Huayhuash is the mountain range that was the famous setting for Joe Simpson's famous book and film "Touching the Void" - A true story of being left for dead in a glacier crevasse. Don't go on your own.
7: Over the Peruvian mountains to the East side and you are in the upper catchment of the huge Amazonian Rain forest

Classic Sailing staff have been working crew on Bark Europa so we can tell you what it is really like to sail on our favourite tall ship. Debbie sailed over 5000 miles on her exploring the Antarctic Peninsula, accross the Southern Ocean to the wild anchorages and ex whaling ports of South Georgia, an exciting landing on Tristan Da Cuhna and accross the South Atlantic to Cape Town.
56m Dutch Barque Europa has sailed the world, doubled the Horn, cruised the Southern Ocean with charter crews, and is well known in ports for sailing in under sail—almost to the dock. She has earned her reputation for piling on the canvas and really sailing. Built in 1911 and completely re rigged as a 3 masted barque in 1986, she follows the trade wind routes to maximise downwind sailing and is equally at home in the
roller-coasters of the ‘roaring forties’ or in lighter tropical conditions where she can set an awesome suite of 30 sails.
The working language on board is English but like the tea clippers of old, the cultural mix of guest and professional crew are truly international, so the conversation can get complicated—but never dull.
If you have already sailed on a tall ship or are an experienced yacht sailor wanting to immerse yourself in square rig seamanship or maybe learn some Astro Navigation, then Europa is a good choice. Approaching equatorial crossings the extra sky-sail masts and yards are sent aloft and the whole crew can easily be kept busy setting the studding sails that few training ships dare rig. The 14 professional crew and guest crew soon become indistinguishable as you learn the ropes, gain a healthy tan and perhaps help out with the ships maintenance. If you are an adventurous spirit sailing for the first time then Europa keeps the romance of sailing alive with a great library, lectures, and enthusiastic crew who can teach a range of topics.
Europa's CaptainEuropa has three regular Captains:- Klaas Gaastra, Robbert Voss and Eric who generally live on the ship for 3 month blocks. All have sailed Europa for many years, are excellent linguists and have a real love and deep knowledge about square riggers, the marine environment and the ocean wildlife. For non- Antarctic voyages you may find Klaas and Marianne's new ships dog on board. Their last dog was an excellent whale watcher !
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| CP-110710 | 11-16 July | 5 | Cleveland USA | Bay City, USA | Tall Ships Race & Fleet Cruise | €500 | €620 |
| PS-170710 | 18-21 JUly | 3 | Bay City, USA | Sault Ste Marie, USA | Tall Ships Race | €300 | €372 |
| SD-210710 | 21-30 JUly | 9 | Sault Ste Marie, USA | Duluth USA | Tall Ships Cruise in Company | €840 | €1050 |
| DS-020810 | 2-8 Aug | 6 | Duluth USA | Sault Ste Marie, USA | Tall Ships Race | €600 | €744 |
| SG-080810 | 8-13 Aug | 5 | Sault Ste Marie | Greenbay USA | Tall Ships Cruise in Company | €500 | €620 |
| GH-150810 | 15-20 Aug | 5 | Greenbay USA | Grand Haven USA | Tall Ships Race | €500 | €620 |
| HC-220810 | 22-25 Aug | 3 | Grand Haven USA | Chicago | Tall Ships Cruise in Company | €300 | €372 |
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| CL-290810 | 29 Aug -16/19 Sept | 18-21 | Chicago USA | Lunenberg/ Halifax Canada | Delivery voyage from Great Lakes via St Lawrence River round to Novia Scotia | €990 | €1275 |
| LS-220910 | 22 Sept - 28 Oct | 36 | Lunenberg/ Halifax Canada | Salvador, Brazil | Ocean Sailing & Cross Equator | €2340 | €3420 |
| SU-311010 | 31 Oct - 27 Nov | 28 | Salvador, Brazil | Ushuaia, Argentina | South Atlantic - heading for Patagonia | €1700 | €2550 |
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| ANT1 | 30 Nov - 21 Dec | 22 | 5pm Ushuaia | 9am Ushuaia | Antarctica Adventure & Wildlife Exploration | €5300 | €6500 |
| ANT2 | 22 Dec - 12 Jan | 22 | 5pm Ushuaia | 9am Ushuaia | The Ultimate White Christmas & New Year! | €5500 | €6700 |
| ANT3 | 14 Jan - 4 Feb | 22 | 5pm Ushuaia | 9am Ushuaia | Antarctica Adventure & Wildlife Exploration | €5500 | €6700 |
| ANT4 | 5 - 26 Feb | 22 | 5pm Ushuaia | 9am Ushuaia | Antarctica Adventure & Wildlife Exploration | €5500 | €6700 |
| ANT5 | 1 Mar - 21 April | 52 | 5pm Ushuaia | Cape Town | Explore the Antarctic Peninsular & South Georgia before 5500 miles of fast downwind sailing in the Roaring Forties & Southern Ocean to Cape Town via Tristan Da Cuhna | €6700 | €7700 |
What to Bring
Personal items
• Passport
• Flight tickets
• Voyage Information
• Any Medication
• Sun tan lotion
• Washing kit and toiletries
• Clothing for a warm climate or extra for Antarctica - plenty of layers
• Shoes and sandals that protect your toes - warm water proof boots for Antarctica
• Swimwear - warm wind proof hats for Antarctica
• Beach Towel only
• Light weight wet weather gear - heavy wieght for Antarctica
• You can charge electrical appliances if you have an adapter for European two pin sockets.
• A book for the flight - there is a good library of books ,CD's and videos on board.
• Camera and batteries – film, spare batteries and storage cards
• Sketching materials if you are an artist
• Small musical instrument are always welcome
Already provided
Hand towels
Bed linen
All meals on board
You may purchase alcoholic drinks on board.