2011: Pacific islands, Indonesia, Asia

Sauvage cruises in the Pacific Ocean from Antarctica to Asia, following the seasons. We'll switch from the magical spectacular world of ice and snow in Antarctica, forests and glaciers of Patagonia to the easy going Polynesia, the beauty of the lagoons in Tuamotu, superb dives in the passes, the volcanoes and waterfalls in Vanuatu, the traditional world of Melanesia, the North of Australia, the exotic Bali and southern Indonesia to the world of consumerism in Singapore.

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5. Ushuaia - Antarctic Peninsula - Ushuaia

January 4 to 31 , 2011
28 days
Discovery Active Cruise, Sailing to the spectacular White Continent via Cape Horn and the Drake Passage, action snowboard and kayaking, amazing wildife...                    
Adventure cruise ; departure from Ushuaia ,city of the tip of South America, "The End of the World" to sail passed Cape Horn and cross the Drake Passage to reach the spectacular world of Ice. Mountains, glaciers, amazing wildlife to observe : whales, penguins, killerwales, seals, sealions, leopard seals. Every day a different anchorage according to the weather and exploring ashore, in the snow,skiing, snowboarding, sleds among the penguins, kayaking, Supping surrounded by icebergs, visits of the scientific bases and return to Ushuaia via the Drake Passage,big party on arrival.  

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6. Ushuaia - Cap Horn - glaciers, chilean Channels - Ushuaia

February 3 to 17, 2011
15 days
Discovery, Active cruise, Rounding of Notorious Cape Horn and exploration of the glacier valleys, approaching the faces of the calving glaciers...

Coastal Sailing and fun action hiking, kayaking, Supping. Departure from Ushuaia, coastal sailing in the Beagle Channel, Nassau Bay to round Cape Horn and sail back up to the Chilean Channels and magnificent glacier area to combine sailing and hiking, exploring ashore, looking for beavers, guanacos,condor and superb views over the chain of mountains and Beagle Channel. Approaching the calving glaciers, the waterfalls, the colonies of sealions, observing whales, sometimes killerwhalesand dolphins.

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7. Ushuaia - Castro, Chiloe

February 22 to March ,2011
25 days
Offshore Discovery,fast sailing cruise with stops according to the weather in the wildest and less travelled area of the Chilean Channels, spectacular scenery of glacier valleys, waterfalls and snowcapped peaks...

Fast sailing, day and night watches, in the Chilean Channels from Ushuaia via Beagle Channel, Magellan Strait in a Pleistocene style scenery and crossing the infamous Golfo de Penas with stops along the way in the inlets and in front of the glaciers,fishing for "centolla", hiking up the peaks, Sup, kayaking when the weather forecast brings too strong headwinds.

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8. Castro, Chiloe (chili) - Gambier, Rikitea (Polynesia)

March 22 to April 20, 2011
28 days
Offshore, Open ocean sailing to the West and the Tropics, troll fishing for tuna and mahi mahin and beautiful landfall in Rikitea, Gambier Archipelago, mixture of mountains and lagoon...


Offshore sailing from Chile, the Island of Chiloé via Canal CHacao to cross the Pacific Ocean and slowly feel the warmth of the Tropics, possible encounters with whales and sperm whales. Day and night Watches, sharing the chores and helping for the manoeuvers troll fishing for tuna and mahi mahi, magnificent sunrises and sunsets at sea and finally superb landfall in Polynesia, Gambier Archipelago, mixture of mountains and lagoon.

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POLYNESIA

9. Gambier, Rikitea - Pitcairn - Gambier

April 22 to May 7 , 2011
15 days
Discovery, Active cruise for a unique adventure to a mythical destination, Pitcairn Island, only accessible by boat, to meet the descendants of the Bounty mutineers...                    
Offshore sailing from Rikitea,Gambier to Pitcairn, 300 NM passage, staying in stand by in Bounty Bay; the Pitcairners come to pick you up aboard their surfboats to take you safely in the small inner bay of Bounty Bay. Exploring this fertile , volcanic island, filled with fruit trees, English style cottages, a friendly welcome from the Pitcairners, a fabulous history and if the weather and swell forecast allow it : 2 or 3 days spent with the Pitcairners and sailing to Henderson, unihabited island, lots of tropic birds and excellent fishing and return sailing to Rikitea, troll fishing for mahimahi,wahoo.

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10. Gambier, Rikitea - Fakarava, Tuamotu

May 10 to 26, 2011
15 days
Offshore discovery, Fast interisland sailing between the atolls, entering some passes, remote lagoons, troll fishing and during the stops snorkeling, kayaking, Supping and surfing, scubadive in the passes...

Offshore sailing between the atolls, day and night watche,sharing the chores and helping for the manoeuvers, short stops in the lagoons,entering the passes, scubadives in the passes, snorkeling, kayaking, Supping, surfing in magnificent blue water lagoons, amazing underwater life in those crystal clear waters.

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11. Tuamotu, Fakarava - Tuamutu atolls - Fakarava

June 1 to 12 , 2011
12 days
Discovery active cruise, fun /gliding sports /scubadive in the Tuamotu Atolls ...

Sailing between the islands and exploring the remote lagoons of the Tuamotu Archipelago, some uninhabited, reef exploration, spearfishing, snorkeling, drift dives in the passes, amazing underwater life, beautiful healthy corals, sharks in the passes, kitesurfing in the flatwaters or catching waves in the passes without the crowd , SUp, surf,Kayaking, visits of the Pearl farms, meeting the people, easy going polynesian lifestyle.

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12. Tuamotu, Fakarava - Bora Bora, Society Islands

June 14 to 26 , 2011
12 days
Discovery active cruise, fun /gliding sports /scubadive in the atolls and the mountaineous Society Islands...

Sailing and stops in the flat coral islands and the mountaineous islands enjoying snorkeling, scubadives, kitesurfing, surfing the passes without the crowd, Sup, troll-fishinng, reef exploration, visits of pearl farms. When we reach the Society islands and their combination of mountain and lagoon, we combine hiking in the jungle, up the peaks for beautiful views over the lagoon, interesting polynesian history through the sacred sites, the polynesian paddle canoes, visits of a vanilla plantation, meeting the people,easy going polynesian lifestyle.

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Program 2011 (continuation)

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