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Who are your sailing adventures made for ?
As yet, we got guests from 21 to 72 years old. There is no special
restriction. Our sailing trips are accessible to all of those
who want to discover the beauty of the Arctic regions and who like
to be involved in the trip. The standards of our boat give everyone
a good comfort.
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Do I need to have a previous sailing experience ?
No, beginners are accepted on the majority of our trips. We just
ask for a bit of experience for off shore trips like Norway-Spitsbergen.
A big sailing boat, gives everyone the possibility to practice whatever
the experience. Beginners and confirmed navigators all together
give to the crew a good balance.
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Do I need to be a great sportive?
No, a good general physical condition is enough. People who like
outdoor activities like walking in the nature are very OK to embark.
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What about the boat layout and berths?
There are double cabins, bunbeds or
side by side. Each side by side berth can be separated by a plank
to makes everyone's room individualised. Each cabin has lockers
or drawers. Your luggage can stay in your cabin too, within range.
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Will I be cold?
Most of our trips are organized in
summer time when temperatures are above zero Celcius and the boat
has a good heater. Of course, you will need warm clothes, a good
sleeping bag (see our Advices
section), etc. Then there is no reason to be cold. Same for others
trips, the heater gives to the inside a good deal of confort to
get warm when we are coming from the deck. We have a heated locker
to dry wet clothes.
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What will the weather be like?
Spitsbergen like High Arctic regions is a
desert. Its climate is dry. The west coast with the influence of the Gulf
Stream is a little bit more rainy (400 mm/year) than the east coast (200
mm/year). Temperatures are more or less steady and move from 5 to 9 degres
Celcius in summer time. When the sun shines it can reach 16 degres Celcius.
The sea temperature ranges from 4 to 7 degres Celcius and falls when we
are approaching or crossing ice fields . At Longyearbyen the sun doesn't
set from april 19th to August 23rd.
In continental Norway, the weather is more humid, long period of sun shine
exists of course.
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What wildlife will we see?
We can see reindeers, arctic foxes, walruses,
bearded seals, ringed seals, Humpbacks, bowhead whales, Arctic sterns,
fulmars, Eider ducks, black guillemots, Brunnich's guillemots, pink footed
geese, barnacle geese, brent geese, glaucous gull and of course the king
of the Arctic, the polar bear.
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What about the life aboard, how is it organized?
Like a real crew, all together we are building
the adventure. Manoeuvring, choosing the route and anchorages, watching
the weather forecast and ice conditions, cooking, etc. Of course all maintenance
and technical aspect are not your's. We know by experience that our organisation
gives everyone long moments to relax, read, or watch the nature.
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What about safety?
Regarding the navigation part, the
boat is equiped with first class off shore equipment.
We also provide you with cold-water
survival drysuits.
On top of that, because we are visiting
remote places, we have an IRIDIUM telephone (Email + telephone),
1 fixed VHF and 2 mobile VHFs to keep contact between the boat and
the shore when a team is on trek. For Spitsbergen, we have a gun
for polar bears protection. The governor of Svalbard doesn't give
a choice. Every group who goes on shore must be equiped with a gun.
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