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Old October 6th, 2007, 12:02 AM posted to rec.travel.cruises
G&G
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I am so sad that Windjammer is going bust. We've sailed on their ships 5
times and had fabulous trips. It was a great way to introduce wanna be
sailors to the sea. We last sailed on the Poly in 2000. It was in pretty
bad shape then.
My guess is they will scrap all the remaining ships except the Legacy (not a
true sailing ship, but a cruising ship with sails).
The Red Cross is helping the stranded crews with food, etc. The Windjammer
Flotilla Site is trying to get funds for the crews and has raised $20,000 so
far.
Pura Vida,
G.


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Old October 9th, 2007, 09:05 PM posted to rec.travel.cruises
Anonymouse[_2_]
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G&G wrote:
I am so sad that Windjammer is going bust. We've sailed on their ships 5
times and had fabulous trips. It was a great way to introduce wanna be
sailors to the sea. We last sailed on the Poly in 2000. It was in pretty
bad shape then.
My guess is they will scrap all the remaining ships except the Legacy (not a
true sailing ship, but a cruising ship with sails).
The Red Cross is helping the stranded crews with food, etc. The Windjammer
Flotilla Site is trying to get funds for the crews and has raised $20,000 so
far.
Pura Vida,
G.



Hi,

I'm sorry to see them go too.

I am planning my first cruise and was SERIOUSLY considering a Windjammer
type cruise.

any ocean going sailing ships left?

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Old October 10th, 2007, 02:57 PM posted to rec.travel.cruises
-hh
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Anonymouse wrote:

I am planning my first cruise and was SERIOUSLY
considering a Windjammer type cruise.

any ocean going sailing ships left?


Blackbeards is still running, although they're more of a scuba
liveaboard:

http://www.blackbeard-cruises.com/

There's also some other sail-powered scuba liveaboards around the
world -- IIRC, the Lammer Law in the Galapagos, the Naiia (sic) in
PNG?, etc.

Of course, if you have deep pockets and want to go purist, go to:

http://www.coastwisepacket.com/private-charters.shtml

....and look into chartering the Shenandoah. She's a 108' square
topsail schooner with no auxiliary power (yes, no engine, no
electricity), which makes her absolutely unique in the American
schooner fleet.

Here she is at anchor earlier this summer. You can't see it in this
smaller photo, but there's an anchor light hung up forward, and it is
literally kerosene lantern:

http://www.huntzinger.com/photo/2007...(IMG_5039).jpg



-hh

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Old October 10th, 2007, 05:06 PM posted to rec.travel.cruises
Rosalie B.
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-hh wrote:

Anonymouse wrote:

I am planning my first cruise and was SERIOUSLY
considering a Windjammer type cruise.

any ocean going sailing ships left?


Blackbeards is still running, although they're more of a scuba
liveaboard:

http://www.blackbeard-cruises.com/

There's also some other sail-powered scuba liveaboards around the
world -- IIRC, the Lammer Law in the Galapagos, the Naiia (sic) in
PNG?, etc.

I've seen sail powered dive boats in the Bahamas.

Of course, if you have deep pockets and want to go purist, go to:

http://www.coastwisepacket.com/private-charters.shtml

...and look into chartering the Shenandoah. She's a 108' square
topsail schooner with no auxiliary power (yes, no engine, no
electricity), which makes her absolutely unique in the American
schooner fleet.

Here she is at anchor earlier this summer. You can't see it in this
smaller photo, but there's an anchor light hung up forward, and it is
literally kerosene lantern:

http://www.huntzinger.com/photo/2007...(IMG_5039).jpg

Some people on sailboats DO use a kerosene lantern as an anchor light.

There's lots easier and cheaper ways to cruise on a sailboat other
than chartering the Shenandoah. There are a number of sailboats that
can be chartered with a captain and crew for a week or so - ranging
from just the captain and one couple on a smaller monohull to four
couples each with their own cabin on a catamaran.

A lot of them in the Virgin Islands, but also in Belize and other good
sailing locations Even some in Florida or other parts of the US.


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Old October 11th, 2007, 07:58 AM posted to rec.travel.cruises
Brian K[_1_]
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On 10/10/2007 12:06 PM Rosalie B. consulted a Magic 8 Ball and declared:
-hh wrote:


Anonymouse wrote:

I am planning my first cruise and was SERIOUSLY
considering a Windjammer type cruise.

any ocean going sailing ships left?

Blackbeards is still running, although they're more of a scuba
liveaboard:

http://www.blackbeard-cruises.com/

There's also some other sail-powered scuba liveaboards around the
world -- IIRC, the Lammer Law in the Galapagos, the Naiia (sic) in
PNG?, etc.


I've seen sail powered dive boats in the Bahamas.


Of course, if you have deep pockets and want to go purist, go to:

http://www.coastwisepacket.com/private-charters.shtml

...and look into chartering the Shenandoah. She's a 108' square
topsail schooner with no auxiliary power (yes, no engine, no
electricity), which makes her absolutely unique in the American
schooner fleet.

Here she is at anchor earlier this summer. You can't see it in this
smaller photo, but there's an anchor light hung up forward, and it is
literally kerosene lantern:

http://www.huntzinger.com/photo/2007...(IMG_5039).jpg


Some people on sailboats DO use a kerosene lantern as an anchor light.

There's lots easier and cheaper ways to cruise on a sailboat other
than chartering the Shenandoah. There are a number of sailboats that
can be chartered with a captain and crew for a week or so - ranging
from just the captain and one couple on a smaller monohull to four
couples each with their own cabin on a catamaran.

A lot of them in the Virgin Islands, but also in Belize and other good
sailing locations Even some in Florida or other parts of the US.



There's a fleet of sailboats that plys the waters from Dubrovnik to
Venice. I forget the name but they are quite nice, not too big and not
too small.

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