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Route Plan for 2005 |
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Dates |
Destinations |
Voyage type |
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23 Feb - 2 March
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Sailing from
Sydney to New Zealand via Lord Howe island. This is mainly offshore sailing
suitable for
experienced
sailors keen to clock-up offshore
miles. |
Offshore Sailing |
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2 - 31 Mar |
Touring & sailing the area of Golden Bay and
Marlborough Sounds - anchoring in famous Resolution and Endeavor Bay where
Capt. James Cooks used to stop to spend months to repair and supply his
ships.
Exploring
South Island with campervan. A fantastic opportunity to explore New Zealand,
suitable
for anyone
and ideal
for families too. This month’s programme is structured to enable
flexibility, variety whilst travelling in comfort. |
Island cruising |
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1 Apr - 7 May |
Cruising from
Picton to Wellington and further north to Auckland and Bay of Islands.
This is all
coastal cruising, great for all levels of experience.
This is
where all Yachties congregate at the start of the South Pacific season, so
long evenings swapping stories at onshore BBQ’s to be expected |
Island
cruising |
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7- 12 May |
New Zealand
to Tonga. Preparations & offshore sailing. Great for those wishing to learn
more about required preparations for offshore sailing. |
Preparations &
Offshore sailing |
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12 -22 May |
Tonga - The
Vava’U & Ha’Apai groups. Mainly island hopping in one of the few remaining
areas of the world that is relatively unexplored. Suitable for all levels of
experience and ideal for those looking for a holiday in beautiful
surroundings. |
Island cruising |
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22 - 26 May |
Tonga to
Fiji. Offshore sailing in beautiful trade-winds. An opportunity for those
wishing to experience offshore sailing for the first time. |
Offshore Sailing |
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27 May - 12 June |
Coastal
cruising in
Viti
Levu, Vanua Levu & outlying island groups. These months will combine coastal
cruising, island hopping and some overnight sailing. Suitable for all levels
of experience. Meet Fiji’s traditional societies only accessible by boat
whilst sailing in turquoise waters & surfing and diving on the reefs. |
Coastal cruising |
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June/July |
Fiji to
Vanuatu. Offshore sailing suitable for clocking up miles.
Vanuatu.
Coastal sailing suitable for all levels of experience. Pure South Pacific
adventure. Ideal for those looking for a really exotic holiday where we will
meet the traditional societies of Vanuatu only accessible by boat. Great
surfing, snorkelling and diving too.
Vanuatu to
Great Barrier Reef (Holmes Reef, Cairns, and North along the Great Barrier
Reef to Cooktown, Lizard Island, Salamander Reef, and through Torres strait.
Gulf of Carpenteria to Darwin.
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Offshore Sailing & Coastal
cruising |
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August |
Darwin to
Cocos (Keeling) Island, Chagos Archipelago (Diego Garcia, Salomon Island.),
Seychelles Island.(4000+ nmiles). |
Offshore
sailing |
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September |
Seychelles to Gulf of
Aden, Red Sea, Suez Canal to Port Said (3000 nmiles) |
Offshore
sailing |
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October |
Port Said to Greek islands
(Rhodos, Crete to Athens, Corinth Canal to Ionian Islands) and finally
back to
Adriatic (Dubrovnik, Hvar, Split, Zadar to Punat as the final
destination). |
Coastal
cruising & offshore cruising |
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The Cost |
Fiu
Sailing Adventure
is run as an Adventure sailing trip as well as a Sailing School.
Students/crew
are
expected to
contribute to the cost. The contribution is
US$ 100
per
day/person.
However, a big discounts are available for long term cruising. Also the cost
will
vary depending on
the destinations/leg (route)
and the duration of cruise
- for details please contact Ivo or your nearest agent.
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What is
included |
Boarding
and
breakfast. The cost of all other meals is shared between all members of the
crew
(additional 10 - 15 $/day).
Crew is expected to make their own flight-transport
arrangements.
For more
details please read
Frequently Asked Questions. |
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Booking |
To book a
crew position
for any of
the abovementioned legs
please
contact
your
nearest
Agent
or send an
e-mail
directly
to
Ivo:
fiu-info@excite.com
or
call
GSM +61 (0) 403 802 707
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To view details of previous cruises click
on:
2004
Itinerary,
Photo Album. |
