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Sunday, February 16, 2025 |
Ushuaia, Argentina |
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5:00 PM |
Ushuaia, the world's southernmost city, is located on the Beagle Channel, where soaring mountains, ice-blue glaciers, and an historic lighthouse create an ideal backdrop. The capital of the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego, it was first settled by British missionaries. During the first half of the 20th C the major building of the city was a prison, built by the Argentinian government for repeat offenders and serious criminals, as the subpolar oceanic climate made escape difficult. Read more about Ushuaia, Argentina
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Monday, February 17, 2025 |
Drake Passage, Antarctica |
12:00 AM |
12:00 AM |
Drake Passage is the body of water between the southern tip of South America at Cape Horn and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. Named after the sixteenth century English explorer Sir Francis Drake, although he never actually sailed the passage, it connects the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, and is the shortest crossing from Antarctica to the rest of the world’s land, about 860 km. Conditions can change instantly in the Drake Passage, owing to strong winds, large waves, strong currents, and icebergs: hence notorious as ‘sailors’ graveyard.’
Until the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914 large ships had to sail this passage. Read more about Drake Passage, Antarctica
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Tuesday, February 18, 2025 |
Explore Antarctica |
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Wednesday, February 19, 2025 |
Explore Antarctica |
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Thursday, February 20, 2025 |
Explore Antarctica |
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Friday, February 21, 2025 |
Explore Antarctica |
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Saturday, February 22, 2025 |
Explore Antarctica |
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Sunday, February 23, 2025 |
Explore Antarctica |
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Monday, February 24, 2025 |
Explore Antarctica |
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Tuesday, February 25, 2025 |
Drake Passage, Antarctica |
12:00 AM |
12:00 AM |
Drake Passage is the body of water between the southern tip of South America at Cape Horn and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. Named after the sixteenth century English explorer Sir Francis Drake, although he never actually sailed the passage, it connects the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, and is the shortest crossing from Antarctica to the rest of the world’s land, about 860 km. Conditions can change instantly in the Drake Passage, owing to strong winds, large waves, strong currents, and icebergs: hence notorious as ‘sailors’ graveyard.’
Until the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914 large ships had to sail this passage. Read more about Drake Passage, Antarctica
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Wednesday, February 26, 2025 |
Scenic Sailing: Cape Horn |
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Thursday, February 27, 2025 |
Ushuaia, Argentina |
12:00 AM |
6:00 PM |
Ushuaia, the world's southernmost city, is located on the Beagle Channel, where soaring mountains, ice-blue glaciers, and an historic lighthouse create an ideal backdrop. The capital of the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego, it was first settled by British missionaries. During the first half of the 20th C the major building of the city was a prison, built by the Argentinian government for repeat offenders and serious criminals, as the subpolar oceanic climate made escape difficult. Read more about Ushuaia, Argentina
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Friday, February 28, 2025 |
Scenic Sailing: Cape Horn |
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Saturday, March 1, 2025 |
Baia Garibaldi, Chile |
9:00 AM |
6:00 PM |
Bahia Garibaldi is a fjord that branches off the Noroeste arm of the Beagle Channel. The Beagle Channel is a strait in Tierra del Fuego Archipelago on the extreme southern tip of South America. between Chile and Argentina. Read more about Baia Garibaldi, Chile
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Sunday, March 2, 2025 |
Explore Chilean Glaciers |
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Monday, March 3, 2025 |
Punta Arenas, Chile |
8:00 AM |
6:00 PM |
Punta Arenas, overlooking the Strait of Magellan in southern Patagonia, Chile, bustles with windswept trekkers en route to glacier-filled Torres del Paine National Park or an Antarctic cruise. Before leaving, be sure to take note of the mansion-lined main square, Plaza Muñoz Gamero where local vendors sell homemade crafts, the City Cemetery with its elaborate tombs, the Sara Braun Palace, and Braun Menendez Residence that presents great insight of the city's wealthy pioneer past. The city is also home to the former British Navy base and early Spanish colony of Puerto Hambre, and a popular ski centre that overlooks the Strait of Magellan. Read more about Punta Arenas, Chile
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Tuesday, March 4, 2025 |
Chilean Fjords, Chile |
12:00 AM |
12:00 AM |
Strikingly rich in natural and historical attractions, the narrow fjords on the west coast of Chile penetrate deeply into the mountains of the Bernardo O'Higgins National Park, a major part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. This is the largest of the protected areas in Chile, and with no large rivers in the area the fjords drain water from outlet glaciers of the ice-capped, storm-swept elevations. It is a large area of uninhabited islands, deep sounds, breathtaking glaciers, and narrow passages. Read more about Chilean Fjords, Chile
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Wednesday, March 5, 2025 |
Explore Chilean Glaciers |
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Thursday, March 6, 2025 |
Explore Chilean Glaciers |
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Friday, March 7, 2025 |
Chilean Fjords, Chile |
12:00 AM |
12:00 AM |
Strikingly rich in natural and historical attractions, the narrow fjords on the west coast of Chile penetrate deeply into the mountains of the Bernardo O'Higgins National Park, a major part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. This is the largest of the protected areas in Chile, and with no large rivers in the area the fjords drain water from outlet glaciers of the ice-capped, storm-swept elevations. It is a large area of uninhabited islands, deep sounds, breathtaking glaciers, and narrow passages. Read more about Chilean Fjords, Chile
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Saturday, March 8, 2025 |
Chacabuco, Chile |
9:00 AM |
6:00 PM |
Chacabuco - aka Puerto Chacabuco - is a Chilean town located at the head of Aisén Fjord in Aisén commune. Ships anchor in the bay of Chacabuco and passengers are tendered to shore. This is a small isolated settlement with no clearly defined town centre, consisting of one main road, a fish processing facility, and a pier. Read more about Chacabuco, Chile
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Sunday, March 9, 2025 |
Chilean Fjords, Chile |
12:00 AM |
12:00 AM |
Strikingly rich in natural and historical attractions, the narrow fjords on the west coast of Chile penetrate deeply into the mountains of the Bernardo O'Higgins National Park, a major part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. This is the largest of the protected areas in Chile, and with no large rivers in the area the fjords drain water from outlet glaciers of the ice-capped, storm-swept elevations. It is a large area of uninhabited islands, deep sounds, breathtaking glaciers, and narrow passages. Read more about Chilean Fjords, Chile
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Monday, March 10, 2025 |
Sail The Pacific Ocean |
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Tuesday, March 11, 2025 |
Santiago (Valparaiso), Chile |
4:00 AM |
6:00 PM |
Santiago is the capital of Chile, 90 minutes drive from its port Valparaiso. Santiago has easy access both to ski slopes just 50 km to the Andes, and beaches 100 km to the Pacific. Chile's steady economic growth has transformed Santiago into one of Latin America's most modern metropolitan areas, with dozens of shopping centers and impressive high-rises. Read more about Santiago (Valparaiso), Chile
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Wednesday, March 12, 2025 |
Sail The Pacific Ocean |
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Thursday, March 13, 2025 |
Sail The Pacific Ocean |
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Friday, March 14, 2025 |
Iquique, Chile |
8:00 AM |
6:00 PM |
Iquique is a city in northern Chile, capital of Tarapacá Region, on the Pacific coast. It is located on a rocky peninsula in the rainless Atacama Desert with its unbelievable landscape that has a lagoon in the middle of the driest desert in the world, and overlooks the Pacific Ocean. You can find beautiful topography in the Isluga Volcano National Park, with high mountains and attractions like native flora, geysers, lagoons and rivers. Read more about Iquique, Chile
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Saturday, March 15, 2025 |
Sail The Pacific Ocean |
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Sunday, March 16, 2025 |
Sail The Pacific Ocean |
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Monday, March 17, 2025 |
Lima (Callao), Peru |
8:00 AM |
6:00 PM |
Lima, although a sprawling desert city, is the capital and largest city of Peru. The Historic centre of Lima is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its large number of historical buildings dating from the Spanish colonial era. In particular, visit the Plaza Mayor with the 16th century Cathedral and the Presidential Palace. Read more about Lima (Callao), Peru
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Tuesday, March 18, 2025 |
Sail The Pacific Ocean |
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Wednesday, March 19, 2025 |
Sail The Pacific Ocean |
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Thursday, March 20, 2025 |
Manta, Ecuador |
8:00 AM |
7:30 PM |
Manta is a major commercial and holiday resort centre and the second major port of Ecuador. It is possibly best known for the Playa (beach) Murciélago area of the Malecón, where not only is the seafood excellent, but also on offer is great music, beach aerobics, parties, and general night life ambience. Gathering momentum among tourists is the fact that this is the home of seeds of particular palms that are almost indistinguishable from ivory after they have been dried. Read more about Manta, Ecuador
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Friday, March 21, 2025 |
Sail The Pacific Ocean |
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Saturday, March 22, 2025 |
Fuerte Amador, Panama |
8:00 AM |
11:59 PM |
Fuerte Amador (Fort Amador, located at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal, is part of an artificial peninsula jutting out into the Pacific from Balboa, which connects four small islands to the mainland. On the west side of Fuerte Amador is the Pacific entrance to the Canal, and on the east side is Panama Bay facing Panama City. The surrounding ocean is always filled with vessels patiently awaiting their turn to transverse the Canal, while on the skyline a few kilometres to the north are the skyscrapers of Panama City. Read more about Fuerte Amador, Panama
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Sunday, March 23, 2025 |
Colon |
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Monday, March 24, 2025 |
Sail The Caribbean Sea |
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Tuesday, March 25, 2025 |
Sail The Caribbean Sea |
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025 |
Cozumel, Mexico |
8:00 AM |
6:00 PM |
Cozumel is a Caribbean island just off the Yucatan Peninsula in SE Mexico. It has grown steadily over the years since Jacques Cousteau first put the island on the map as a sea turtle sanctuary. While it has great beaches, friendly people and safe streets, with prices comparable to other Mexican tourist destinations, most visitors travel to Cozumel to see what is under the water. Read more about Cozumel, Mexico
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Thursday, March 27, 2025 |
Scenic Sailing: Gulf Of Mexico |
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Friday, March 28, 2025 |
Fort Lauderdale, USA |
7:00 AM |
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Fort Lauderdale is a city on the Atlantic coast of the U.S. in the state of Florida. As well as being a major yachting centre, it has a large and intricate canal system that results in its also being known as the ‘Venice of America’. Read more about Fort Lauderdale, USA
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