NEWS

Phuket (Thailand), January 18th, 2012         

Sauvage is in Thailand, back from an exploration charter cruise in the islands around Phuket, West Coast Thailand in the bay of Phanga and islands of KHO Lanta, Kho Phi phi leh. Beautiful karst formations and caves that end up in beautiful internal lagoons with tropical vegetation. Ideal for kayak and SUP explorations. We leave for another cruise in those islands in February, departure from Phuket.

Bali (Indonesia), October 18th, 2011          See the slide show

Sauvage has arrived in Indonesia Bali, after a fantastic cruise in the Islands of Nusa Tengarra , east of Bali. We had good fishing on our way, not much wind but that's the season. We saw the Komodo dragins in the beautiful Island of Rinca, and had great SUping and surfing in uncrowded waves in remote islands. The people, muslim , christian or hinduists are so nice and smiling.

Darwin (Australia), September 27th, 2011         

Sauvage has left Cairns, to sail up the Queensland coast, along the Great Barrier, to Cape York and Darwin. Tomorrow we leave for Kupang, Timor for a great cruise in NUsa Tengara islands, from Roti to Flores, Komodo, lombok and Bali.
We have bunks available.

Luganville (Vanuatu), August 30th, 2011

Sauvage has arrived in Vanuatu, Santo island , after 20 days of non stop sailing from Tahiti. It was a fast ride in strong trades. We got red tuna...The Ni vanuatu are so friendly, we spent a week in Santo anchorages, enjoying tribal traditional dances and hikes in the bush. We leave today for Cairns, Australia. We 'll be in October in Indonesia available for exploration cruises, scuba diving and surfing from Timor to Roti, Lombok, Komodo and Bali.

Tahiti (Polynesia), July 20th, 2011          See the slide show

Sauvage is leaving Polynesia, heading West to Fiji, and Australia for Action surf/Sup/kite /scubadive cruises and exploration in the Fiji Islands, then along the Great Barrier and crossing of the Arafura Sea to the Indonesian islands. Loads of fun and good memories in the Tuamotu and Society Islands.
It's so hard to leave this paradise.

Tuamotu (Polynesia), May 13th, 2011          See the slide show

Sauvage is back in Polynesia after a 1month offshore passage, 4000 NM from Puerto Montt to Tahiti, great fishing during the crossing: 1 mahi mahi and 1marlin.We are so happy to be back in the blue lagoons, ready for beautiful dives in the passes of Tuamotu, SUP, surf and kite, sailing between the atolls with the tradewinds from May to July.

Puerto Montt (Chili), March 29th, 2011          See the slide show

Sauvage has arrived in puerto Montt after 1 month of sailing through the Chilean Channels with a Great team of girls. We enjoyed great hikes up the mountains and kayaked up the rivers or SUPed when bad weather was forcing us to find shelter in nice little creeks , in deep fjors at the foot of glaciers. The crab pot was always full either with centollas (King Crabs) or Dungeness style crabs. Now we are preparing Sauvage for the non stop Pacific Crossing to Tahiti. We plan a 1 month crossing. We'll be available for Active Discovery cruises, scubadive, surf, kitesurf... in the Tuamotu Islands in May/June.

Chilean Channel, February 27th, 2011          See the slide show

We have 3 young female crew this time for the beautiful sailing trip up the Chilean Channels to Puerto MOntt. Didier is the captain of an all femal crew then, 5 girls including myself and Cloe, he's quite happy and the administrative processof clearing in and out from Argentina and Chile goes smoothly this time with our gang of female crew.
The sailing and exploration of the Channels has started with a beautiful sunny weather. We can see all the peaks of the Darwin Cordillera,the blue glaciers, the dolphins follow us and we approach the sea lions colonies. As soon as we are stuck in an anchorage in a
fjord ecause of bad weather(headwinds) we'll have the kayaks and SUP boards ready for some exploration in the fjords as well as the crab pots to catch some delicious"centollas.

Ushuaïa (Argentina), February 2nd, 2010          See the slide show

Sauvage is back from the Antarctic Peninsula, 1 month Expedition cruise with a wonderful weather.WE saw lots of icebergs, amazing wildlife :penguins, whales, orcas...beautiful scenery of high mountains, ice shelf, excellent snow for snowboarding . WE leave tomorrow for a Cape Horn-glacier trip from Ushuaia.
WE have spaces available for the sailing cruise up from Usuaia , through the chilean channels to Castro. Great cruise in a wild area of Patagonia, along the Darwin Cordillera and Campo Hielo Sur.

Ushuaïa (Argentina) , December 25th, 2010

Sauvage has arrived in Ushuaia, getting ready for the Antarctic trip on the 4th of January.
There´s 1 bunk available for this unique cruise to the Peninsula.
We had a 15 day crossing from Rapa Nui to the entrance of Golfo de Penas and we transited in the Chilean Channels surrounded by moutains. We got fresh snow on the deck...

Rapa nui (Easter Island) , November 22th, 2010          See the slide show

Sauvage has made a beautiful landfall in Rapa Nui, after 23 days of  crossing from Puerto Vallarta.. WE had  couple of birdie visitors on board, boobies staying for the night and ...egrets ??? We got 2 mahi mahi, no tuna. We crossed the Doldrums with squally conditions and it was very cold when we were close to Galapagos. Approaching Rapa Nui is really emotioanal, we saw our first Moais as we were preparing to anchor in Hanga Roa, facing the interior of the Island. The swell conditions are good , the anchorage is not too rolly .

WE explore the island the whole week and we'll be leaving next week for a non stop crossing to Puerto Williams and Ushuaia.

Enesenada , October 8th, 2010

Sauvage has just finished the bottom paint job in Enesenada Mexico, with a new look, new logo for the Round the World expedition cruises.. We leave tomorrow for Puerto Vallarta, have a surfing break before crossing to Easter Island in NOvember.

Spaces available for Rapa Nui to Magellan Strait , Antarctica trip and Patagonia.

San Diego , 29th of September, 2010

Sauvage has arrived in San Diego, California after an offshore crossing of 16 days with good wind except a bit of headwinds on the arrival .We reprovision for the Antarctica and Patagonia season . We'll have a stop in Mexico for a quick bottom paint job and we'll sail to Easter Island in october.

Some unks are available for the crossing Mexico o Rapa Nui , and from Rapa Nui to Punta Arenas . 

Alaska, 20th of August, 2010

We are leaving Valdez for another 15 day exploration of Prince William Sound, Alaska for a great sailing cruise at the foot of the Chugach Mountains. We ‘re going salmon fishing, to observe the black and brown bears, hiking in the forest and alpine zone and approach the calving Glaciers, then we’ll leave early September for a non stop offshore sailing across the Gulf of Alaska to San Diego, 2000NM offshore passage to California, following the whales migration to warmer climate.

You can join us for the Ocean Passage, departure Sept 6 from Whittier, Alaska.

Alaska, 15th of August, 2010

Sauvage is embarking in a new adventure cruise Programme : a Round the World Trip with legs, offshore crossings and discovery cruises in the the less travelled regions of the World. Meeting new cultures and exploring wilderness starting from Alaska now , ending in 2013 in Alaska after a North West passage. We'll sail North to South for adventure cruises in Patagonia and Antarctica and back up in the Tropics for discovery cruises in the remote islands, sailing, exploring and fun gliding sports in uncrowded spots like in Tuamotu or Vanuatu, South Indonesia, Archipelago of Mergui, Andaman, Tanzania, Mozambique, Madagascar and more...

To inaugurate This Round the world programme the crew decided to relook the Sauvage's Website.

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