Among many other races, in 2007 sir robin has circumnavigated again in the. It was to be the final leg on an 11 year circumnavigation and i felt a certain amount of pressure not to mess up an otherwise successful journey around the world. Francis joyon born 28 may 1956 is a french professional sailboat racer and yachtsman. The first lone circumnavigation of the globe under sail. Sailing has come a long way in terms of technology and creature comforts since the authors voyages more than 30 years ago with her husband, chris knight, aboard. Total mileage on the circumnavigation varies between 500 and 700 nautical miles depending on weather and final route.
Although the wind howled this morning, the gale force blow abated when colin. Best books for sailors, sailing, and cruising cruising world. This book is widely regarded a classic of sailing literature because it is an account written by the. He held the record for the fastest singlehanded sailing circumnavigation from 2008 to 2016. We are licensed chart agents and distributors of imo and many other publications.
We managed to photograph bears, whales, deer, eagles, dense old growth forests, hot springs paradise, and many cool anchorages and hikes. The nautical global and fastest circumnavigation record is currently held by a windpowered vessel, the. Family has been sailing around the world nonstop for 9 years. It is selfpublishing at its best and shows the quality of what dyi publishing can do.
Circumnavigation is the complete navigation around an entire island, continent, or astronomical. Sir robin was the first to sail single handed and nonstop around the world between. Jimmy cornell is the author of 16 books, some of which have been translated into. A circumnavigation of vancouver island sail magazine. Get ready to get off the dock and onto your world cruise. Sailing around the world taranaki circumnavigation. Paul and audrey adamson are the young, dynamic professional couple who ran lush, oyster 885 for eddie jordan paul and audrey were headhunted by eddie in 2011 to supervise the build of lush, recruit a crew and then sail her around the world. Select your route and choose a season for the greatest safety and comfort.
Endless adventure in circumnavigation of vancouver island. Despite efforts to sail for his native portugal, magellan fell out of favor with the portuguese king. The small island i was hoping to camp on was a few miles away but had disappeared into a black haze. We were fired up about the 800mile voyage and ready for some adventure. Circumnavigation of vancouver island sail sarana long. Reading while sailing, reading about sailing, reading about sailing while sailing. Captain cooks north island circumnavigation 2021 ocean. Our boat is a 50 foot sailing catamaran called tahina and is owned and sailed by karen and frank taylor. On june 10 th vixen set sail from hawaii bound for the west coast of vancouver island 2,500 miles away to the northwest. Circumnavigation, a memoir is an honestly inspirational story of a couple who have a dream. Exploring secluded anchorages, visiting remote communities, swimming along white sandy beaches. Our transport canada exam guides are one of many ways we try to keep sailors informed.
Circumnavigation of vancouver island royal city yacht club. Circumnavigation is the complete navigation around an entire island, continent, or astronomical body e. Endless adventure in circumnavigation of vancouver island 25 days of thrills sailing rugged west coast by christof marti, special to the sun july 9, 2014 sailing around vancouver island is one of the greatest sailing adventures in the pacific northwest. Together they make a formidable team, and step by step they rebuild those dreams and pursue their aspirations through hard work and determination while sailing around the globe. Paul, from chester, uk, has been a professional yacht captain for over 18 years. A fairly quick circumnavigation, east to west, by the youngest crew to date. If youve ever fantasized about living on a remote south pacific island, this book is for you. Vancouver island circumnavigation angus adventures. It was also done in an age before every remote island was turned into a tourist resort. Heavy rain hammered down noisily and stung my face, while a headwind blew the cold into my bones. You get to share in our experiences, and learn about some. What about the dutchbuilt, custom catamaran in the bahamas. Quickstart circumnavigation guide world sailing guru. Circumnavigation definition of circumnavigation by the.
Learn to sail around vancouver island this summer 2020. In 1939, a young newby set sail aboard moshulu, the largest sailing ship still employed in the transportation of grain from australia to europe as part of what was known as the grain race. What is solo circumnavigations under sails we recommend that you first look here to gain a better understanding of what is circumnavigation and. Laura dekker arrives on the caribbean island of st maarten photo. The boat, an outremer 4x catamaran, will be called elcano but with a play on words. This web site, and the tahina expedition blog, enables you to follow the expedition including why we decided to go, maps showing where weve gone, and a wide range of photography. Vancouver island circumnavigation page 2 angus adventures. Despite a series of storms and mutinies, the expedition reached the spice islands in 1521 and returned home via the indian ocean to. Circumnavigate meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. Explore the white sandy beaches of the san blas islands with one of our sailing san blas tours. Sir robin knoxjohnston clipper round the world race. Islands, before arriving at the midpoint of the voyage at cebu, in the philippine islands. New zealander, tom neale travels to suwarrow, a remote south pacific atoll and spends 16 years living alone and off the land. If you want inspiration to head out to sea in search of adventure, it isnt hard to find books full of tales of dramatic marine experiences.
Produced using the book making software a pair of avid. In 2004, we set out from seattle to sail around vancouver island. That sounded like a great idea, so after a few months of planning, my friends bridget, jelski, jonty and i quit our jobs in auckland, new zealand, and flew to canada, where we joined harry miller and sarah white aboard their 1983 canadian sailcraft 36, mamaku. Tahina expedition a sailing circumnavigation you can. The nautical mind bookstore has been delivering personal and professional service from our storefront in toronto harbour since 1980, and from since 1995. Slocum was the first person to sail around the world alone.
Offshore, circumnavigation, ocean passages cruising guides. Dutch teen sailor laura dekker completes solo world tour telegraph. Solo sailing circumnavigations here you will find an information on solo circumnavigation under sails since first circumnavigation made by captain joshua slocum until present days. June 20th, 2016 black choppy waves thudded chaotically onto my deck, the frigid water smashing up into my face. Third circumnavigation in all, second under power in nordhavn 46, east to west. When we crossed the river rhine and the swiss border at diepoldsau on 21 september 20, we had just come to the end of an unforgettable journey.
Some will call at endangered islands that are off the main route and because of their location can only accommodate a small number of boats and visitors, while. Vixens voyage around the world in a 34foot sailboat blog. This book found its way to me by chance and happenstance and is one of the prized books in my collection. After the inside passage, students will get a taste of some serious open ocean sailing with occasional landfalls as we make our way back to sidney via the west coast of vancouver island. Looking for a boat is fun, because at the beginning, anything is a possibility. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to retrace the steps of captain james cooks north island voyage and complete one of the worlds more adventurous and spectacular ocean passage experiences. This is our chance to test the ocean waters with our new gear and to see the pacific northwest wilderness one last time before heading south. Sailing around vancouver island is one of the greatest sailing adventures in the pacific northwest. You will be following the adventures of captain charlie and his wife, cathy, as they sail their way around the world. Solo racing in hightech carbon speed machines while circumnavigating the treacherous southern ocean is off the charts. The book was an immediate success and highly influential in inspiring later.
The circumnavigation was a, singlehanded, non stop, not assisted, by a sailing boat 6. A cruising guide paperback november 1, 1982 by roger rue author 5. The engineers of planet earth laid the tracks back to front and this caused a great deal of confusionwed think we were on the train to new york, but find ourselves lost in istanbul. If we missed our stop, we could take the train past sydney and slingshot around back to the parks entrance in twenty. First production powerboat to circumnavigate twice. Magellans terrifying circumnavigation of the globe is a book. An everymans circumnavigation of vancouver island by sea. Before going to the details of each voyage we recommend you to enter page what is circumnavigation first, to learn more about technical specification of. The rules were the same used for the golden globe, a sailor, a sailing boat, the globe circumnavigation sailing past the 3 capes at left agulhas, leeuwin, horn, without any landing and not assisted. Proven route and sailing itinerary timed for weather. Sailing yacht charter vancouver island sailboat charters.
Joyon and his crew currently hold the jules verne trophy for circumnavigation, on idec sport 40 days 23 hours 30 minutes 30 seconds, nearly five days less than the previous reference time. Vancouver island is the largest island off the west coast of north america. This article focuses on the circumnavigation of earth the first circumnavigation of earth was the magellanelcano expedition, which sailed from seville, spain in 1519 and returned in 1522, after crossing the atlantic, pacific, and indian oceans. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. This was one of the first sailing books i ever read and it got me hooked. The captain cook north island circumnavigation is a cat 1 1,245nm circumnavigation of new zealand s north island and one of the most extreme challenges we undertake. The gifford family left their home in washington in 2008 to sail around the world. Sailing alone around the world is a sailing memoir by joshua slocum in 1900 about his singlehanded global circumnavigation aboard the sloop spray. Her plan to follow the rules of a true solo circumnavigation was starting in brisbane, then sailing northeast across the equator to washington island in the north pacific, around cape horn below south africa and the cape of good hope, across the indian ocean. Circumnavigate definition in the cambridge english. A circumnavigation is usually a counterclockwise trip to take advantage of the prevailing northwest winds.