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35.9m  /  117'9 | sfcn | 1989 / 2000.

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Special Features:

• Impressive 5,000nm range
• Ice-class hull
• BV (Bureau Veritas) classification
• Award winning
• Sleeps 14 overnight

The award winning 35.9m/117'9" sail yacht 'Tara' (ex. Antarctica) was built by SFCN in France. She was last refitted in 2000.

Guest Accommodation

Tara has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 14 guests in 8 suites. She is also capable of carrying up to 7 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience.

Range & Performance

Tara is built with a aluminium hull and aluminium superstructure, with aluminium decks. Tara comfortably cruises at 10 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 11 knots with a range of up to 5,000 nautical miles from her 32,000 litre fuel tanks at 10 knots. Her low draft of 1.15m/3'9" makes her primed for accessing shallow areas and cruising close to the shorelines. Her water tanks store around 10,000 Litres of fresh water. She was built to BV (Bureau Veritas) classification society rules.

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• La Belle Classe Explorer Awards (Y.C.M.) 2019 Coup de Cœur Winner

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The origins of tara: the only schooner of its kind in the world.

The heroine of Tara

After having been imagined by Jean-Louis Etienne and then led by the great sailor Sir Peter Blake, it is under the impulse of the French designer Agnès Troublé, known as agnès b., and her son Étienne Bourgois that the unusual schooner has continued its journey since 2003.

When they decided to take the schooner over, their intention was to extend the work of Sir Peter Blake for the benefit of the protection of the ocean. Tara, designed to navigate in the polar regions, set out for the first time in the ice in 2004 with an expedition to Greenland and then carried out an Arctic drift in 2006.

With the strength of a collective experience made of rich encounters and unchanging friendships, the adventure of the Tara Ocean Foundation began, carried by a passionate and committed team on land and at sea, and mobilized by an incredible desire to serve the science of the Ocean and to share it with as many people as possible.

• 2 Masts on the schooner Tara
• 500,000 km already covered and it’s not finished yet!
• 36 metres long
• – 41°C the lowest temperature to which the schooner was exposed

Characteristics

A floating laboratory

3,50 metres

400 square metres

4.5 centimetres

300 litres/hour

500 nautical milles

Technical log — 2 MB

The expeditions of the schooner

Microbiomes

Current expedition

Better understanding the invisible life of the ocean

Having identified, studied and decoded all the inner workings of the ocean, this new mission decided to take a global approach and treat the ocean ecosystem as a whole. To do that, we needed to get back to basics, to the most important actor present in every aspect of this ecosystem: the microbiome.

Current position

The schooner Tara

Tara Arctic

A high-risk 18-month expedition drifting with the sea ice on the edge of the North Pole to see the effects of climate change.

2006 – 2008

Tara oceans.

An expedition to the heart of the biodiversity of the planktonic world, with the Ocean under the microscope.

2009 – 2013

Microbiomes mission.

Unravel the mysteries of the first actor present in all facets of ocean biodiversity, its fundamental basis: the microbiome.

2020 – 2022

Fighting to protect marine biodiversity from pollution

How can we reduce pollution in the ocean?

Discover our history and our commitments

Asking $ 1,150,000

TARA Yacht for Sale

TARA is a rock-solid expedition yacht, easily managed by two crew without the frills of today’s production vessels. Naval architecture was done by Ulf Rogeberg, noted as the original Deerfoot designer; he pioneered the use of a canoe-body shape as the most easily driven hull form. His sailing yacht designs carried relatively short, easily managed rigs yet outperformed larger yachts that required much more sail handling. TARA brings that concept into cruising under power with two relatively small (150 HP) diesels that provide a 9.5-knot cruising speed burning an astonishing 3.5 gallons per hour. At eight knots, TARA can cruise non-stop from the Caribbean to Maine. In the transition to ecologically conscious yachting, TARA is leading the pack.

TARA’s interior is bright and open, finished off in Herreshoff style with mahogany trim and white panels, Sisal carpets, large windows and white headliners. Headroom is generous throughout.

The hull and deck are foam-cored fiberglass, molded by Lyman-Morse, one of the finest composite shipyards in the US, painted with Awlgrip. TARA’s superstructure is a custom aluminum weldment that has been left natural. While there is no such thing as a maintenance-free vessel, TARA is very close to that ideal.

TARA’S arrangement plan includes five separate cabins. Owner’s quarters are aft and full beam with a centerline queen berth, ensuite head and shower. Forward are port and starboard cabins, each with upper/lower berths. These two cabins share one head compartment, which also serves as the day head. Common space amidship is given over to upper and lower salons. The upper salon is a bright open space with a full helm station, ship’s control panels and a raised dinette. The lower salon has a galley and L-shaped dining and lounge area down four steps. Further forward are two additional cabins, each with an ensuite head and shower.

Aft of the deckhouse is a comfortable cockpit with angled seating protected from the weather. The flybridge with the upper helm station offers excellent sightlines and could be enclosed and climate-controlled.

• Easily driven hull shape with remarkable efficiency: 3.5 gph at 9.5 knots
• Fin stabilization plus keel ensures a stable ride
• Berths for 10
• Low machinery hours: 100 on main engines, 130 on generator
• Zero maintenance exterior
• Great access to the water
• Highly efficient solar array
• One of the most eco-friendly vessels of her size available today

Specifications

Accommodations, dimensions & capacity, construction.

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Description.

For a short-handed crew or cruising couple, it is worth noting that TARA easily spins in her own length with a powerful thruster and the rudders sited well aft of the center of effort. Comportment around marina docks is far better than most 70+ foot yachts. 

The hull and deck are foam-cored fiberglass, molded by a prestigious New England shipyard, one of the finest composite shipyards in the US, painted with Awlgrip. TARA’s superstructure is a custom aluminum weldment that has been left natural. While there is no such thing as a maintenance-free vessel, TARA is very close to that ideal.

Main Characteristics

Type: Expedition

Builder: Ocean Voyager

Hull No: Custom

LOA: 22.86 M/75’00”

LOD: 21.34 M/70’00”

Beam: 5.65 M/18’06”

Draft: 1.67 M/ 5’06”

Gross Tonnage: 57GT

Displacement (Fully Loaded): 34 tons/30,800 kg

Hull Material: Vinylester resin Divicell Foam core

Hull Configuration: Displacement

Superstructure: Aluminum Alloy

Decks: Vinylester resin Divicell Foam core

Flag: Antigua and Barbuda

Naval Architect: Ulf Rogeberg

Exterior Designer: Ocean Voyager

Interior Designer: Ocean Voyager

Main Engines: 2 x Volvo D3-150 hp (112kW) EPA tier II engines

Max Speed: 12.5 kts

Cruising Speed: 9.5 kts

Range: 1,400 nm

Guest Accommodations: 8 Guests in 4 Staterooms

Crew Accommodations: 2 Crew in 1 Cabin

TARA’S naval architecture was done by Ulf Rogeberg who is noted as the original Deerfoot designer; he pioneered the use of a canoe-body shape as the most easily driven hull form. His sailing yacht designs carried relatively short, easily managed rigs yet outperformed larger yachts that required much more sail handling. TARA brings that concept into cruising under power with two relatively small (150 HP) diesels that provide a 9.5 knot cruising speed burning an astonishing 3.5 gph. At 8.0 knots, TARA can cruise non-stop from the Caribbean to Maine. In the transition to ecologically conscious yachting, TARA is leading the pack.

Accomodations

Interior finished in Antique White composite, with Dark African mahogany joinery, composite panel ceilings and vinyl sisal carpets. Interior is roomy, light and spacious with high ceilings. Although fully air conditioned, natural ventilation may be preferred with appropriately located hatched and portlights.  

ARRANGEMENT: Large, full beam aft master stateroom with king size berth, Theford electric toilet, en suite head, desk, closets and storage, opening hatch, two opening portlights with two hull windows. Closets and drawers for storage.  Two additional staterooms with upper and lower bunks (starboard and port location) with shared heads. Closets and drawers for storage.  

Forward:Queen berth cabin to port with en-suite head, and shower. One double berth cabin to starboard, with upper bunk, en-suite head and shower.All shower and sinks hardware high polished Italian hardware.All heads have multiple storage, cabinets and mirrors.3 black water tanks (40 gallons each) with Whale discharge pumps for pump out.

Headroom: All staterooms 6’7 (2 m) Galley 10’ (3 m ) salon 7’ (2.2 m) 

Galley (Mid-Ship):

• Large stainless galley on the starboard side with a 6 to 8 person dinette opposite.
• Double stainless steel sink with carbon filter drinking water faucet
• Dickinson stainless steel LPG stove with oven and broiler, 3 burners
• Sea frost 24vdc refrigerator with custom stainless box and plastic shelves
• Sea frost 24vdc freezer with custom stainless box and custom cutting board top.
• Microwave Panasonic

Dinette (Mid-Ship):

• Opposite of the galley on the Port side is a U-shaped dinette with a table (aluminum and mahogany) and seating upto 8
• TV 55’ Samsung

Pilothouse:

• Raised salon with an “L” shaped settee to port, and the lower inside helm station to starboard. Seating up to 6, with aluminum/mahogany coffee table
• Pilothouse Helm control station with Plotter, VHF, joy stick controls, Volvo engine controls, and Stabilizer controls
• On Port 30 gallon 240 VAC stainless hot water heaters
• Starboard Norsap adjustable helm chair
• Splendide combo washer/dryer
• 3 x diving tanks
• Very large lazarette that houses the Steering gear, Steering pump, Spectra water maker, crane hydraulics, and multiple storage areas
• California Air (hookah compressor) with hookah hoses and mouth piece

Forecastle:

• Very Large Focastle houses spare anchor, 8 (covered) bumpers, mooring lines.
• Thruster batteries, windlass batteries and charger

Deck Seating Area:

• Outside seating for 12, with Folding dining table for 6/8, sunbrella, closed cell foam cockpit cushions
• This is protected from the sun by a 12’ (3.65m) x 12’ (3.65m) hard, aluminum framed awning, which supports the (5) 320 Watts solar panels
• Hull and deck; Vinylester resin Divicell Foam core, 1 14” deck and 1 7/8”hull
• Carbon stringers 6” X 2”
• Resin infused (scrimp system) hull and deck
• PPG epoxy and linear polyurethane paint system
• Aluminum pilothouse, 1/4” plating and framing, spray foam polyurathane insulation
• Aluminum fuel tanks ¼ inches plate
• 4 3/8” polyethylene water tanks
• Vessel was heavily constructed and insulated for Northern latitude cruising
• Tonnage : 57 GT
• Net Tons : 51 T
• Displacement tons: 34 tons/30,800 kg
• Fuel Capacity (2 x aluminum 1/4” tanks):2,422 L / 640 USG
• Fresh Water Capacity (4 x heavy 3/8” polyethylene tanks): 2,220 L/560 USG
• Water Maker: 1 x 1,500 L/p/D / 400 USG/p/D
• Black Water: 3 x 150 L/p/D / 40 USG/p/D
• Speed / Consumption p/h / Range / RPM
• Maximum: 12.5 kts / 5USG/p/H / 1,200 nm / 3,000
• Cruising: 9.5 kts / 3.5 USG/p/H / 1,400 nm / 2,300
• Economical: 8 kts / 2.5 USG/p/H / 2,000 nm / 1,700

Mechanical Equipment

• Main Engines:2 x Volvo D3-150 hp (112kw) EPA tier II engines
• Engine Hours: 100
• Engine Controls: Volvo
• Generator: 16kW Northern Lights (mechanical)
• Generator Hours: 125 (October 2021)
• Stabilization: Active hydraulic stabilization: Kobelt actuators with 7.5 sqft fins, powered by generator mounted 10ga/minute hydraulic pump with 24 VDC Ogura clutch, an 8 gallon reserve oil tank with filter and sight gauge
• Thruster: 10” Side-power 24 VDC with 2 x 240amp/hr dedicated AGM batteries for thruster and windlass, charged by 30amp/120vac Simplex dedicated charger
• Propellers: blade Michigan DQ propellers on 1/34” Aquamat shafts
• Steering: and manual steering: Kobelt 24 VDC HPU200 with 24 VDC autopilot solenoid for power steering and upper helm Kobelt 7005 manual steering pump with a 3 gallon reserve oil tank with filter and sight gauge, plus a Lewmar steering wheel
• Filtration: Dual Racor for each engine with/crossover
• Rudders: 3” solid rudder shafts with Kobelt tiller arms and steering ram and tie-bar (shafting above rudder bearing machined to 2”) double lip shaft seals and heavy upper thrust roller bearing. Heavy welded steel plate rudders
• Oil Pumps: Reverso oil change pump 24 VDC
• Controls: Dual control station w/ wheel at upper station and Kobelt joy stick steering at upper and lower station
• Water Pumps: Dual 24 VDC fresh water pumps with pressure tank
• Fire Suppression System: 380 cu/ft Seafire Novec automatic/manual fire suppression system for engine room
• Output/Electricity: 120/240 1 phase 60hz system
• Panels: Custom dedicated electrical distribution panels w/ fiber optic lighting, isolated 110v inverter distribution panel
• Monitoring System: Mastervolt distribution and monitoring system
• Solar System: 2000 watt system with circuit protected joiner box, consisting of 5 x 320 watt panels on the sun awning, and 1 additional 320 watt panel on the foredeck. Capable of 75 amps at 24 vdc at peak power. Basically will run all domestic functions except hot water and HVAC in most weather conditions
• Solar Controller: Outback 80 amp solar controller
• Chargers:2 x inverter chargers: dual Magnum 4000watt inverter from 24vdc and 120vac 120amp battery charger
• House Batteries: 8 x 460 amp/hr 6vdc ROLLs L/16 lead acid
• Start Batteries: Dedicated start batteries for each main engine and generator and Anchor windlas/thruster
• Lighting: Interior and exterior is 100 % LED lighting
• Shore Power: 50 amp shore power with 50’ cable
• Air Conditioning: 5 x Dometic reverse cycle marine air conditioners 2/12,000 btu, 2/6,000 btu, 1/10,000 btu with 4 Cal Pump cooling pumps
• Spectra Watermaker: 400 ga/day Spectra 24vdc watermaker

Electronics

• Radar: Simrad HALO 64mi radar
• Plotters: 16” Simrad EVO 3 plotter with integrated autopilot, chirp sounder and Halo radar 12” Simrad EVO 3 plotter with integrated autopilot, chirp sounder and Halo radar
• Alarm: Wireless bilge alarm
• EPIRB: ACR global fix EPIRB
• ICOM: Icom m242g GPS
• AIS: Simrad AIS class B
• Display: Kobelt color stabilizer control/display

Deck Machinery & Equipment

• Flybridge: 9’ X 9” with a composite console/helm station. 2 person helm seat and awning
• Anchors: 175# Lewmar claw anchor 75# Rocna anchor plus 250 feet of 1 inch nylon rode Stainless bow roller ½ inch plates with dual nylon anchors
• Anchor Chains: 350 feet 7/16 G4 chain
• Anchor Winch: Lewmar 3500 24vdc
• Crane: Nautical Structures HMC 1100 pound capacity with 3 function hydraulics, boom up/down, 350 degree rotation, winch up/down, 120vac, cable remote control
• Lifelines: Dyneema
• Pilot House Windows: Double glazed tempered pilothouse windows (two layers nitrogen fill) 3/8 tempered glass
• Hatches: 6 x stainless steel Pompanette deck hatches with Oceanaire privacy/bug screens
• 1 x Lewmar (aft)
• 1 x large custom fiberglass lazarette hatch
• Chocks: Custom dinghy
• Tanks: Dual large LPG tanks with crossover valve, galley remote solenoid control, and vented LPG storage
• Swim Platform: Aluminum swim-platform with composite deck, swim ladder, and dinghy dock
• Bollards: 4 x large 14” stainless
• Cleats: 4 x 12” stainless cleats
• Rub Rail: Hard poly rub rail w/ stainless half round
• Navigation Lights: LED

Tender & Toys

Tenders: 12’ Highfield alloy inflatable rib with heavy plastic/ teak style sole, storage locker, double floor, Dyneema

lifting harness, 20hp Yamaha outboard

Exclusions include all of Owner's personal effects. A detailed list of inventory and exclusions will be provided upon request.

Mechanical Disclaimer

Engine and generator hours are as of the date of the original listing and are a representation of what the listing broker is told by the owner and/or actual reading of the engine hour meters. The broker cannot guarantee the true hours. It is the responsibility of the purchaser and/or his agent to verify engine hours, warranties implied or otherwise and major overhauls as well as all other representations noted on the listing brochure.

The company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.

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French designer Agnès B. Photo: P. Plante

Tara Expeditions: On a mission to understand our oceans

Romain Troublé explains how passion is the key driver behind him and Agnès B.’s non‑profit foundation.

French designer Agnès B might be best known for her eponymous fashion brand, which is still going strong four decades in, but she has far more going on besides. As well as heading up all manner of art and film projects, she is also the co-founder of Tara Expeditions , a foundation which organises scientific research voyages on board Tara , a 36 metre sailing yacht. Since launching 15 years ago, her foundation has pulled off 11 successful expeditions across the globe – gathering data everywhere from the Arctic to the Mediterranean.

Today, Agnès, now in her seventies, supports the project from the sidelines, with other backers like the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation; funding half of the work that goes on, without spending a lot of time on board. It remains a family affair, though. Along with her son Etienne, her partner in the foundation, there is also Romain Troublé, her nephew who, rather helpfully, is a molecular biologist. “My aunt grew up with a father who was really passionate about the ocean,” he explains. “He communicated this to the whole family – that’s why I’m also passionate today.”

Romain Troublé. Photo: V. Hilaire

The boat is currently sailing around the Pacific as part of a two-year expedition to study coral reefs. Alongside its scientific purpose, there is also a real drive to educate en route. “Everywhere that we stop, we get kids on board,” says Troublé. “We were in Hong Kong last week and next we’ll be stopping in Shanghai.” Once the kids are engaged with the boat and its projects, the team tries to teach them that there are things they can do to help. “What do we do, and what can you do? That is really our message,” says Troublé.

The fact that the ocean plastic problem is now hitting the headlines on a regular basis must help to spread that message? “The plastic problem is the biggest driver for change. It’s very powerful, that’s why all the press are catching on,” agrees Troublé. “But it’s very easy to make a splash about the problem – what we need to do is talk about the solutions and explain to people that it is reversible.”

Tara near Abaigan Island, Kiribati. Photo: Nicolas De La Brosse

Troublé likens the plastic problem to the hole in the ozone layer, discovered back in the 80s. After phasing out the chemicals that were causing the problem, there were gradual improvements. “The plastic issue is one of the very few problems on the planet that could be reversible in a generation or two, as long as we identify the right way forward.” Identifying that roadmap by better understanding ocean health today is a major part of Tara ’s work.

One of Troublé’s most memorable expeditions was to study the ecosystem of plankton to determine how marine life was responding to climate change. Nearly 1000 days were spent at sea, sailing across the Arctic, the Pacific, the Indian Ocean and beyond. “The idea of studying plankton might sound boring, but I can tell you that over the four years of sailing, the energy and excitement of the scientists was steady throughout. They knew they were going to discover millions of new things.”

The scientists are likely not the only people enjoying an adrenalin rush on each expedition. For every trip, the team invites a journalist and an artist to come along for the ride.  “A jury chooses between hundreds of artists for every trip,” explains Troublé. “There is no agenda, they come on board and they do whatever they are inspired to do.” With them, the scientists and the sailors, a tight knit group of 16 makes up every expedition team, along with visiting scientists from each destination.

Scientists on board Tara process water samples to collect plankton. Photo: Noëlie Pansiot

Troublé himself tends to spend up to two months a year on board – and no doubt both crew and scientists find it helpful when he does. Aside from his biology credentials, he is also a prolific sailor, who has competed in the America’s Cup on a number of occasions.  “I spent my life on the ocean for five or six years,” he says, “but you live many lives.” Today, his life is centered the development of the Foundation and his family. Both his son Nemo (named in homage to the Jules Verne story) and daughter Fleur join the expedition at times, and with his father Bruno, the family have another sailing yacht, which they use for holidays together, often heading out to the Greek islands.

Troublé is hopeful that more and more superyacht owners will get behind charitable or scientific causes, either using their boats for research, or simply by putting pressure on the right people. “This ocean playground gives owners a lot of pleasure and quiet time,” he explains, “and they can all do something to help it.” He points to the growing trend for expedition travel as a positive force for change. “People are bored of sailing between Porto Cervo and Monaco – they want to reach more remote places – that goes hand in hand with learning about science and having an awareness of the environment. This is luxury today.”

Find out more at  oceans.taraexpeditions.org

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Science in School

Tara: an ocean odyssey understand article.

Author(s): Andres Peyrot

After four years travelling around the globe, the schooner Tara has returned with a world’s worth of scientific results.

It’s October 2011 and I’m on night duty aboard the schooner Tara as it glides across the Pacific Ocean’s dark and seemingly infinite waters. Tomorrow seems far off, but two things keep me awake: the smell of salt hanging in the air and specks of light scintillating in the wake of our boat. These ‘stars of the sea’ are in fact bioluminescent plankton – drifting micro-organisms so strange-looking that some of them inspired the design of creatures in the 1979 film Alien . Yet as tiny and bizarre as they may seem, plankton represent nine tenths of the living mass in the oceans and form the base of the global food web. Through photosynthesis, they generate half of the oxygen we breathe, draw carbon from the atmosphere into the deep sea, and play a crucial role in the global nitrogen cycle.

At dawn, the deck is abuzz with scientists who comb the upper ocean in search of plankton with thin nets, water pumps and a ‘rosette’, an instrument that traps water at different depths and measures its properties (mainly temperature, pressure and salinity). They catch all kinds of plankton, from tiny viruses 0.02 micrometres in diameter, to animals as ‘large’ as two millimetres across. This is roughly the ratio of the size of a golf ball to ten Olympic-sized swimming pools! Marine biologists funnel the specimens caught in the nets into test tubes, label them and freeze them to avoid chemical and enzyme degradation.

Down in the ‘dry lab’, a cabin filled with microscopes and computer screens, the imaging expert, Jérémie, places a drop of sampled water under a microscope. Suddenly, the boat is caught in waves that turn the entire lab into a swinging pendulum. I look for the edge of a table, anything, to keep my balance, while Jérémie, seemingly unaware of the complete havoc around us, sways in time with his microscope. He’s captivated by what he sees beneath the lens – this single droplet is teeming with improbable life forms….

An explosion of data

Over the course of Tara ’s oceanic odyssey (2009–2013), more than two tonnes of frozen genetic material from plankton were shipped across the world to different laboratories for analysis. In the labs, researchers used chemicals to break open the specimens and extract their DNA molecules. They scanned the strands at an extremely high rate (a method known as shotgun sequencing) to generate a staggering list of 7.2 trillion pairs of nucleotides – the famous building blocks of DNA (adenine, thymine, guanine and cytosine) – and then used specific genes as ‘barcodes’ to identify different sorts of plankton, such as bacteria, Archaea and eukaryotes. Viruses, however, do not have a universal molecular identifier to be used as a barcode. Instead, researchers used protein clusters – groups of similar genetic sequences – to identify different viral populations.

Eric Karsenti, scientific director of the Tara Oceans project, explains the significance of this massive census. “The data we collected enable researchers to look in unprecedented detail at the populations, environments and dynamics of the oceans’ vital life support system.” He adds, “This is the first global description of the complete plankton ecosystem.”

Experts from different fields analysed the sequenced data using advanced imaging, bioinformatics and the latest physical modelling technologies – techniques that are rarely used together. “This is the emergence of a new type of research in life sciences,” says Eric. “Five years ago, this was science fiction!” And together, the teams of researchers have begun to tackle questions that explorers of the past could not have even dreamed of addressing: What types of plankton populate our oceans? How do they interact with one another and their environment? How will they react to climate change and how will this affect us?

Back on dry land

The labs of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany, might seem an unlikely place for ocean studies – they are a six-hour drive from the nearest coastline. But it’s here that Shinichi Sunagawa, a researcher in computational biology, helped create an ocean microbial gene catalogue of 40 million genes from microbial plankton, 80% of which are are new to science, indicating a huge biodiversity of unknown plankton in our oceans. Scientists found a strong correlation between the species that were found and the temperature of the habitat, identifying water temperature as the main environmental factor in shaping oceanic microbial communities. Further studies will determine how changes in water temperature could impact our oceans’ ecosystems and, consequently, our planet’s environment.

Most of the genes from Shinichi’s catalogue belong to eukaryotes – organisms (like us) whose DNA is coiled within a nucleus. This complex and stable cell structure was a milestone in evolution, enabling multicellular beings to form, and some eukaryotes have astounding properties as a result. Diatoms, for example, are single-celled organisms that synthesise a protective layer of glass at low temperatures, something we can only do using heat! Colomban de Vargas, a marine biologist who participated in both the expedition and the analyses, identified a total of 150 000 genetic types of eukaryotes – one hundred times more diversity than previously known. The key to this hyper-diversification lies in the species’ interactions.

An oceanic social network

On board Tara , scientists nicknamed the specimens they ‘met’ under the microscope: there was Hubert the protist and Dana the diatom. Later, Gipsi Lima-Mendez, a postdoc at the University of Leuven, Belgium, revealed the ‘social’ interactions between Hubert, Dana and their friends by helping create the oceanic interactome: a sort of planktonic Facebook that tells us which plankton are ‘friends” – always found together – and which are not. Then, she used computer-generated models to predict specific interactions between species, such as the symbiotic relationship between a flatworm and a photosynthetic microalgae: the microalgae lives inside the flatworm, safe from predators, and in exchange synthesises nutrients to feed its host. This predicted interaction was later observed using advanced microscopy of samples from the Tara expedition.

Ocean interaction is far from ‘survival of the fittest’. According to Eric, “80% of interactions between organisms in the ocean are positive,” meaning that most organisms help one another to thrive. “This changes the way we look at evolution. Collaboration also makes life evolve and become more complex on Earth.”

The most abundant type of plankton is also the most elusive: viruses – so tiny that we could not see them with the microscopes on board the vessel. Ten million of them can squeeze into a single drop of seawater, and their impact is huge: they shape the populations they infect, drive evolution by transferring genes to different species, and “have global influences on the cycling of nutrients, organic matter and atmospheric gases”, says Jennifer Brum, a postdoc at the University of Arizona, USA, who took part in identifying more than 5000 viral populations, 99% of which were new. It’s like discovering a new underwater planet of alien life! The next step is to determine which viruses infect which organisms.

Collectively, these studies give us a benchmark against which to monitor the health of our oceans in the future. The 11.5 terabytes of data from the expedition – more data than Wikipedia – is stored at the European Nucleotide Archive, where it will remain in the public domain, available to current and future scientists. After all, scientists are still working with samples that Charles Darwin collected during his 1823 expedition on board the HMS Beagle . Who knows how long the Tara data will be answering questions that we haven’t even imagined yet.

 More about EMBL

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL w1 ) is one of the world’s top research institutions, dedicated to basic research in the life sciences. EMBL is international, innovative and interdisciplinary. Its employees from 60 nations have backgrounds including biology, physics, chemistry and computer science, and collaborate on research that covers the full spectrum of molecular biology. See: www.embl.org

EMBL is a member of EIROforum w2 , the publisher of Science in School . Check out the list of all EMBL-related articles in Science in School .

Web References

• w1 – To learn more about EMBL .
• w2 – EIROforum   is a collaboration between eight of Europe’s largest inter-governmental scientific research organisations, which combine their resources, facilities and expertise to support European science in reaching its full potential. As part of its education and outreach activities, EIROforum publishes Science in School .
• The non-profit organisation Tara Expeditions owns the schooner Tara and provides a lot of interesting and accessible resources on its scientific achievements on its website.
• More specifically, their pedagogical team has also set up projects and activities for schools .
• Read all the details and the most recent developments about the Tara Oceans project on the website of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory.

Institutions

Andres Peyrot is a Swiss-Panamanian documentary film director and journalist, and a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. He has collaborated on numerous TV documentaries about art, history, culture and sciences. In autumn 2011, he embarked on a journey on Tara from Hawaii to San Diego, through the infamous Great Pacific Garbage Patch. During the voyage, Andres documented, photographed and filmed this unique expedition.

The Tara Oceans project brought together many fields of research that together produced the impressive Ocean Microbial Gene Catalogue, which will be used to monitor the health of our oceans.

The article offers the possibility to understand how scientists can characterise micro-organism populations and how environmental conditions shape ecological communities.

It can be used to study questions such as:

• What is the ecological role of plankton?
• Why are specimens frozen?
• What is DNA barcoding?
• What is the main environmental factor influencing ocean ecosystems?
• Why is the Oceanic Interactome compared to Facebook?
• What is the importance of viruses in ocean ecosystems?

Monica Menesini, Liceo Scientifico Vallisneri Lucca, Italy

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Explorer sailing yacht Tara visits Paris

The 35.9m explorer sailing yacht Tara is visiting Paris as part of meetings, debates and film projections to promote solutions and marine policies needed to ensure a future for our blue planet.

Tara is an explorer sailing yacht with an illustrious history. Built by the French yard SFCN in 1989 for the doctor Jean-Louis Etienne, she was especially designed by Luc Bouvet and Olivier Petit to be ice-resistant. Called Antarctica at that time, she participated in numerous expeditions in the poles where her curved aluminium hull allowed her to stay 'above' the ice.

Later she was purchased by Sir Peter Blake, who renamed her Seamaster . The famous sailor also organised some scientific expeditions, until 2001 when the yacht was attacked by pirates at Macapa on the Amazon river. Two crew members were injured and Peter Blake was killed.

Following this sad event, the schooner restarted activities in 2003 under the name Tara . Thanks to the initiative of the French designer agnès b. and Etienne Bourgois, she accomplished no less than eight expeditions in nine years around the world. The latest one was a first. Called Tara Oceans, this two-and-a-half year circumnavigation made a global study of marine plankton.

Tara is a real floating laboratory. She accommodates 14 passengers in eight cabins, including a crew of seven. Her schooner rig has a sail area of 400sqm, and her twin 350hp Deutz engines give a top speed of 11 knots and a range of 5,000 nautical miles.

The presence of Tara in Paris is a unique opportunity to visit this exceptional explorer sailing yacht, and to discover her past and future expeditions. She will be moored near the bridge Alexandre III until 27th January 2013. Following that, in May, Tara will attempt to reach the Arctic Ocean via the northwest and northeast passages.

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Sailing yacht Tara is currently visiting Paris in order to attend a number of forums as well as networks to promote solutions and marine policies needed to ensure a future for our blue planet. The 36-metre superyacht Tara is a breathtaking explorer, constructed by the French builder, Societe Francaise De Construction Naval (SFCN), in 1989 under the name ‘Antarctica’.

Expedition yacht Tara anchored at the Pont Alexandre III in Paris - Photo credit: J. Girardot / Sea & Co

In recent years, Tara Expeditions has been invited to national and international policy meetings concerning the ocean, for example “Le Grenelle de la Mer” in France, or the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development organized by the UN.

Aiming to bring together as many interested parties as possible, Tiara Expeditions are proposing a series of debates, meetings, and film projections on these specific issues.

Expedition yacht Tara and the exhibition in Paris - Photo credit: J. Girardot / Sea and Co

MEETINGS and DEBATES

– The series begins on November 27 at 18:30 with the meeting: “Towards a ‘Blue Society’: The ocean at the heart of sustainable development” attended by: Philippe Valette (director of Nausicaa), Catherine Chabaud (sailor, member of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council), Ludovic Frère-Escoffier (Sea for Society).

– Then December 11 at 18:30 “The potential of bio-marine resources in a sustainable economy of the sea”.

– January 8 at 18:30 “The integrated management of water: pollution, plastic and impact on ocean health and coastal areas” with Green Cross (The Surfrider Foundation) and also Serge Orru, Bruno du Montet and Nicolas Imbert.

– January 15 at 18:30 “Climate change, geopolitics and management of the Arctic high seas”.

– January 18 at 18:30 : High Seas an evening debate, co-hosted with IDDRI.

Superyacht Tara docked next to the Pont Alexandre III - Photo credit: J. Girardot / Sea and Co

FILM PROJECTIONS

– December 6 at 18:30 “Tara Oceans, the Secret World” (with film director Michael Pitiot). Viewed from the sky, the Earth is blue. But what do we really know about the world’s oceans? What lives there? Attempting to answer these questions, a team of scientists embarked on the superyacht Tara to explore the almost unknown world of plankton and its millions of different organisms. One thing is certain: these oceanic species play a vital role in the life of the planet.

– Friday the 14th of December at 18:30 “Tara, Journey to the Heart of the Climate Machine” (attended by director of Tara Arctic Etienne Bourgois, and coordinator of the Damocles research program Jean Claude Gascard). This film was made in extreme conditions and recounts daily life during this unique expedition. Tara Expeditions discovers how the crew, trapped in the ice aboard expedition yacht Tara, fought a battle against the cold, with endless nights or constant daylight exposure; movements of ice sheets and storms that regularly destroyed equipment; the threat of bears. But beyond this feat, the film shows that the scientific mission has revealed a reality much more alarming than expected for the climate of the planet.

– December 20 at 18:30 “Man on Land” (attended by the director Ariane Michel) At the edge of a frozen sea, a boat approaches land. Strange human silhouettes appear. Ice, stones and animals of Greenland witness from their unchanging world, the passage of scientists who have come for a summer to study them.

– January 17 at 18:30 “Mountains of Silence” (attended by Daniel Buffard, president of the Mountains of Silence Association and Catherine Chabaud). 2005 – a group of deaf people accompanied by sailors and mountain climbers on a forty-day expedition, following in the footsteps of legendary Sir Ernest Shackleton, legendary character in the conquest of the poles, who in 1914, saved his crew from death. Led by the sailor Catherine Chabaud and mountain guide Paul Pellecuer, the group of deaf people set sail aboard Tara yacht from the Falkland Islands to South Georgia, then hike and ski from King Haakoon Bay on the west coast to Stromness on the east coast. Beyond courage and endurance, the film highlights an intimate human adventure: non-deaf people entering the world of the deaf by learning to communicate in sign language.

– January 24 at 18:30 “The last dream of Sir Peter Blake” by Sir Peter Blake, legendary sailor killed in the Amazon, dreamed of going to the Arctic, the realm of the polar bear, threatened by global warming. As a tribute to their captain, former teammates decided to accomplish his last dream by embarking on the legendary polar sailing yacht Tara for a unique expedition.

Opening of the Tara yacht's deck on weekends - Photo credit: J. Girardot / Sea and Co

VISITOR INFORMATION FOR ATTENDING MEETINGS-DEBATES AND FILM PROJECTIONS

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Location : The main exhibition “Tara Expeditions: Discovery of a New World: the Ocean.” Right bank, Pont Alexandre III, Port des Champs Elysées.

Access : Subway lines 1 and 13, Champs-Elysées/Clémenceau / RER line C, Invalides / Bus lines: 72, 83 and 93.

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Extraordinary boats: Baruna – stunning seven-year restoration

• Dan Houston
• January 24, 2024

Baruna is a 1938 S&S yawl that was relaunched this summer by owner Tara Getty after a seven-and-a-half-year restoration to return her to as close to original as possible.

Designed by Olin Stephens in 1938, at 72ft LOA Baruna was at the top of the size limit permitted by the Cruising Club of America (CCA) to race offshore. The year of its launch, Baruna took part in and won the biennial 635-mile Newport Bermuda offshore race, creating a storm of publicity on both sides of the Atlantic. Olin was the navigator, and Baruna got in eight hours ahead of the next boat.

Seven years previously Olin and his brother, Rod, with their crew had won the 1931 Transatlantic Race , as well as that year’s Fastnet Race in their revolutionary new 52ft (15.8m) yawl Dorade . Olin was then just 23, and America was so pleased with him, his crew and his design that they got a ticker tape parade in New York on their return.

Sparkman & Stephens, Olin and his brother’s company, went on to dominate yachting, from the early Corinthian days of the 1930s to designing six out of the seven successful 12-Metre America’s Cup defenders between 1958 and 1980. Dorade was followed by a series of highly successful yawls, including the famous Stormy Weather (1934). Olin was a rules-beating designer over a wide range of developing hull shapes, but when I interviewed him at the age of 80 in 1998 he maintained that Dorade and her type of hull and rig were still the best mix of speed and seaworthiness for sailing and racing offshore.

While these yawls are all slightly different and vary in size they can nevertheless be considered as a kind of special class boat. Being superbly comfortable and stable at sea they remain very popular with yachtsmen who want a great seaboat. This year at Les Voiles de Saint Tropez the Rolex Trophy was awarded for the yawls – 12 raced, of which seven were S&S designs, including Baruna .

Fully restored, Baruna is a slippery hull that requires up to 20 crew on deck to maximise performance. Photo: Kos

Tech test bed

Baruna was built at Quincy Adams yard in Massachusetts for the New York textile agent Henry C Taylor, with a twin skin of mahogany over cedar planks on oak frames. Taylor, an ex-wartime naval officer who served his country in both World War I and World War II, wanted a large yacht within the CCA rules to race offshore. But he also wanted a comfy cruising boat for his family. He’d gone to S&S and ordered her after spending a bumpy family night aboard his yacht in Massachusetts Bay; Taylor told Olin it was a matter of either giving up cruising altogether or getting a better boat.

The boat went on to win the Newport-Bermuda race again in 1948 – booming along at nine knots with Henry’s oldest son, Stillman, in command. Taylor owned Baruna , notching up a distinguished racing record, until 1953 when he was nearly 60. The yacht then went to California.

Baruna ’s long-term owner on the west coast was Jim Michael who, in partnership with Tim Moseley, formed the Barient winch company. Moseley was a fellow S&S fan, owning the 1938 cutter Orient , and the company was named after compounding the names of their yachts. Both boats were used for the development of deck hardware, especially winches and pedestal grinders, or innovative running backstay drums.

Work begins on dismantling Baruna to see the full extent of how much timber needs to be replaced. Photo: Kos

Pieces of wood

Tara Getty had wanted to buy Baruna since 2009. “We were looking for a suitable yacht to restore. But back then Baruna ’s owner wanted something like $2m in gold bars delivered to a place in Mexico and we were never going to do anything like that. We ended up buying Skylark at the end of 2010. And she has been a great boat.” Skylark is also an S&S yawl, a 53ft (16.3m) LOA 1937 design, which Getty also restored.

“But then in 2015 Baruna was for sale at a much better price,” he recalls. “I think it was $200,000 which is about the right price to pay for a few pieces of wood.”

At the time Baruna was languishing at Marina del Rey in Los Angeles, California, and when Getty’s long term Australian captain and shipwright, Tony Morse, went to pay for her he found she was dilapidated. “Lifting up the floorboards you could see the water coming in. And the pumps were running continually to keep up with it,” he says. “There were no headsails and it looked like the mast was going to go through the bottom of the boat – especially if you put any pressure on it. We could motor her but not sail her.”

The new planking, with yellow cedar above the mahogany, is in place under Baruna’s new frames. Photo: Kos

Baruna was moved by ship, first to Fort Lauderdale and then to the Robbe & Berking yard in Flensburg, Germany, which has a very high reputation for restoring wooden yachts. Robbe & Berking did the hull, and at first it was thought the team could preserve some of the timber, but Morse, who was project lead under Tara Getty, found that every frame, apart from some in the forepeak, was cracked under the bilge stringer.

“We had thought we could keep some of the original material, but as we started, we realised that almost everything would have to be changed out,” Morse says. “Plus there’s the problem that if it isn’t in good enough condition now then you’ll end up redoing it anyway in three years’ time.”

Work began with replacing the frames, laminating in new ones in white oak (as Baruna had originally) before the work of replacing her planking could begin. The double skin hull was replaced with mahogany planks outside a skin of yellow cedar. The cedar, all from one tree, saves weight but is only used from the sixth strake up to the strake below the sheer. The planks were fitted over the oak frames, in a style of a careful restoration. The sheer clamp, beam shelf and bilge stringer, all structurally vital, are made of Douglas fir from Oregon. In many places aboard, the hull structure is fully visible.

Wedges in place prior to dropping off the lead ballast keel, which appeared in remarkably good condition for its age. Photo: Kos

Morse was able to source an original builder’s plan which he used – and needed – to recreate the detail of the 1938 boat, especially where some material or joinery had gone missing over the years. To hear him and Getty talking about the work it sounds more like they were restoring the Mona Lisa. Asked how much it might have cost Getty says “It’s too much to mention,” before adding: “Let’s just say she is by far the most expensive 72ft boat ever built, modern or old.”

On the move

When the hull was finished Baruna was trucked to VMG Yachtbuilders at Enkhuizen in the Netherlands for her interior to be fitted. Even though VMG made a full-size model of much of the boat to see how all the installations could fit into it, craftsmen were challenged by the nature of a 1938 hull which had been restored with the original imperfections of the Quincy Adams yard replicated, with brand new materials.

The 100ft hollow main-mast is built of pieces of spruce that were sonic-tested to measure their elasticity. Photo: Kos

The modern way of working is to design using CAD drawings and then make things in a workshop before bringing them on site to fit. But Baruna is not completely symmetrical and so making something like a water tank for one side of the boat and then fabricating its mirror image for the other side created several headaches for specialists unfamiliar with traditional methods, such as making spiling patterns.

Some 18 people were employed on the project with some craftsmen coming from Southampton Yacht Services in Hampshire, and naval architect Andre Hoek also consulted on the restoration.

Interior fit-out is traditionally sumptuous, but systems are fully up to date. Photo: Kos

Gleaming finish

Baruna ’s deck is swept teak with her teak deckhouses varnished in one-pack Epifanes, while the two-pack system is used for all the mahogany and joinery below. Her hollow main-mast was designed by Jim Gretzky, of Sail Spars Design in Connecticut, and then built of spruce by Ventis at Enkhuizen.

Morse says the 150hp engine, generator and watermaker are all as low as possible. The 950lt of fuel are carried in two main tanks plus a day tank. Water capacity is 540lt, with the watermaker able to produce 150lt an hour.

With Getty’s in-depth restoration knowledge of his motor vessels Talitha (1930) and Bluebird (1938), and the S&S yawl Skylark (1937), together with Morse’s undoubted appetite for detail, the project became highly specialised with every single piece of equipment or fitting being of bespoke design and make. Thus even the below-decks nickel-plated door handles and striker plates for the doors’ latch bolts are unique (nickel is the typical material for metal fittings on mahogany in traditional yachts).

Baruna has a suit of Dacron sails for Classic CIM racing. Photo: Kos

Baruna has a suit of 3Di North Sails for IRC racing as well as Dacron for classic CIM racing. Since her relaunch in late 2023 she has been put through her paces racing in classic fleets at Antibes, Argentario and Les Voiles de St Tropez, where she scored two podium places. The 1938 design also took on the moderns at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2023 in Porto Cervo, where Baruna averaged 9.6 knots over a 38-mile course in 9-ish knots of breeze.

Getty reports that he has got the boat he wanted, since the project began all those years ago, though notes that it is still early days to be getting the best from her. However, he maintains that tacking is a joy, she never gets stuck in stays and the sense of balance on the helm when trimmed is superb and much better than Skylark .

Baruna’s aft cabin retains the twin bunks layout Stephens designed, a surprisingly ascetic choice, though made slightly larger for comfort. Photo: Kos

Baruna sails with up to 20 crew on deck, four of them professional, and Getty and Savage, his tactician, have noticed that the yacht is not losing VMG while tacking.

“We have cameras on the mast and deck and we are running Expedition software during races,” Savage explains. “And interestingly the boat speed drops down and picks up again but the VMG line stays flat.”

Effectively the boat is being carried to windward by her weight in these conditions. “So that changes the strategy hugely,” Savage continues, “it means you can pop a tack in without worrying about it. In fact, provided you are up to speed, it can benefit you to tack.”

One of Baruna’s hatches in early morning light after rain, note the protected mushroom vents and blanked off dorade (cowl) vent. Photo: Kos

Baruna ’s hull and deck gear have been designed to take the full loads of her powerful rig as she was restored to be capable of racing or cruising offshore. The team has been able to push the yacht hard early on, sailing upwind with a full flattened main in 29 knots true wind.

“She’s a rocket ship. Beautifully balanced with mizzen lowered, the board [centreboard, original] deployed giving zero degrees of weatherhelm, pointing high, slippery as hell,” comments Savage on sailing her fully pressed. Getty envisages cruising her in the south of France before perhaps taking her to the Caribbean. “Then of course,” he says, “the Newport Bermuda Race is calling…”

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Cruising the Moskva River: A short guide to boat trips in Russia’s capital

There’s hardly a better way to absorb Moscow’s atmosphere than on a ship sailing up and down the Moskva River. While complicated ticketing, loud music and chilling winds might dampen the anticipated fun, this checklist will help you to enjoy the scenic views and not fall into common tourist traps.

How to find the right boat?

There are plenty of boats and selecting the right one might be challenging. The size of the boat should be your main criteria.

Plenty of small boats cruise the Moskva River, and the most vivid one is this yellow Lay’s-branded boat. Everyone who has ever visited Moscow probably has seen it.

This option might leave a passenger disembarking partially deaf as the merciless Russian pop music blasts onboard. A free spirit, however, will find partying on such a vessel to be an unforgettable and authentic experience that’s almost a metaphor for life in modern Russia: too loud, and sometimes too welcoming. Tickets start at $13 (800 rubles) per person.

Bigger boats offer smoother sailing and tend to attract foreign visitors because of their distinct Soviet aura. Indeed, many of the older vessels must have seen better days. They are still afloat, however, and getting aboard is a unique ‘cultural’ experience. Sometimes the crew might offer lunch or dinner to passengers, but this option must be purchased with the ticket. Here is one such  option  offering dinner for $24 (1,490 rubles).

If you want to travel in style, consider Flotilla Radisson. These large, modern vessels are quite posh, with a cozy restaurant and an attentive crew at your service. Even though the selection of wines and food is modest, these vessels are still much better than other boats.

Surprisingly, the luxurious boats are priced rather modestly, and a single ticket goes for $17-$32 (1,100-2,000 rubles); also expect a reasonable restaurant bill on top.

How to buy tickets?

Women holding photos of ships promise huge discounts to “the young and beautiful,” and give personal invitations for river tours. They sound and look nice, but there’s a small catch: their ticket prices are usually more than those purchased online.

“We bought tickets from street hawkers for 900 rubles each, only to later discover that the other passengers bought their tickets twice as cheap!”  wrote  (in Russian) a disappointed Rostislav on a travel company website.

Nevertheless, buying from street hawkers has one considerable advantage: they personally escort you to the vessel so that you don’t waste time looking for the boat on your own.

Prices start at $13 (800 rubles) for one ride, and for an additional $6.5 (400 rubles) you can purchase an unlimited number of tours on the same boat on any given day.

Flotilla Radisson has official ticket offices at Gorky Park and Hotel Ukraine, but they’re often sold out.

Buying online is an option that might save some cash. Websites such as  this   offer considerable discounts for tickets sold online. On a busy Friday night an online purchase might be the only chance to get a ticket on a Flotilla Radisson boat.

This  website  (in Russian) offers multiple options for short river cruises in and around the city center, including offbeat options such as ‘disco cruises’ and ‘children cruises.’ This other  website  sells tickets online, but doesn’t have an English version. The interface is intuitive, however.

Buying tickets online has its bad points, however. The most common is confusing which pier you should go to and missing your river tour.

“I once bought tickets online to save with the discount that the website offered,” said Igor Shvarkin from Moscow. “The pier was initially marked as ‘Park Kultury,’ but when I arrived it wasn’t easy to find my boat because there were too many there. My guests had to walk a considerable distance before I finally found the vessel that accepted my tickets purchased online,” said the man.

There are two main boarding piers in the city center:  Hotel Ukraine  and  Park Kultury . Always take note of your particular berth when buying tickets online.

Where to sit onboard?

Even on a warm day, the headwind might be chilly for passengers on deck. Make sure you have warm clothes, or that the crew has blankets ready upon request.

The glass-encased hold makes the tour much more comfortable, but not at the expense of having an enjoyable experience.

Getting off the boat requires preparation as well. Ideally, you should be able to disembark on any pier along the way. In reality, passengers never know where the boat’s captain will make the next stop. Street hawkers often tell passengers in advance where they’ll be able to disembark. If you buy tickets online then you’ll have to research it yourself.

There’s a chance that the captain won’t make any stops at all and will take you back to where the tour began, which is the case with Flotilla Radisson. The safest option is to automatically expect that you’ll return to the pier where you started.

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8 Yacht Clubs and Marinas in the Philippines to Moor Your Boat In

FoodfindsAsia.com | 8 Yacht Clubs and Marinas in the Philippines to Moor Your Boat In | Filipinos’ history as a maritime people date back to prehistoric times. In fact, the Philippines’ basic sociopolitical unit today, the barangay, traces its etymological origins to the balangay , the ancient outrigger boats that were used by precolonial Filipino communities to explore and conquer islands this side of the Pacific. As a people belonging to a seafaring culture, it’s no wonder that modern Filipinos are taking a retrospective look at their glorious past as Austronesian mariners and are developing a renewed love for the ocean and marinas as present-day yachtsmen.

Today, Philippine marinas look to accommodate more and more yachts and other pleasure watercrafts as the years go by. In 2017, an ASEAN Briefing op-ed piece named the Philippines as a country with high potential in yacht industry growth. The natural beauty of the Philippine islands and its fantastic bays, combined with a growing interest in leisurely sea travel, can explain the spike in yachting activities throughout the country.

Are you part of the demographic that’s become enamored of the yachting lifestyle? Do you want to know where in the country you can berth your watercraft? Leading sailboat and motorboat authority Europa Yachts is happy to enter the conversation, and recommends the following locations for discovering the Philippines through yachting. Here is a short list of clubs and marinas in the country, organized by island region.  

Manila Yacht Club and Marina, Manila, Metro Manila

Established in 1927, the Manila Yacht Club and Marina is one of the oldest yacht clubs in all of Asia, and is nestled in the scenic Manila Bay. It is also near other well-known landmarks in the city, such as the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), the headquarters of the Philippine Navy, and the US Embassy. Facilities in the marina include a launching ramp and a fueling center, and the club itself is host to a restaurant and gorgeous function rooms. The Manila Yacht Club only welcomes visitors who arrive by boat, and it charges an initial security deposit of USD 750 upon arrival. Club membership is mandatory for medium and long-term mooring of boats.

Subic Bay Yacht Club, Zambales

The Subic Bay Yacht Club, which was founded in 1998, upholds itself as the country’s premier yacht club. It operates in the deepest bay in the country, and can host vessels well beyond 50 meters in length. Already benefitting from the innate beauty of the Zambales mountains surrounding it, the club hosts a number of other attractions, including its luxury accommodations, swimming pools, and its own movie theater, bowling alley, and nightclub. Those who venture outside of the club’s premises can also shop for well-priced imported goods at the Subic Freeport Zone, engage in water sports , or sign up for diving excursions.

Punta Fuego Yacht Club, Batangas

Peaceful Punta Fuego is a mecca for those who love the sport of sailing. As per its official website, the Punta Fuego Yacht Club aims to serve “a dynamic and vibrant community of boat enthusiasts and yacht owners.” This it does by playing host to a diverse population of watercrafts, from large catamarans and mono-hull yachts to small boats. Non-members of the club may use the berths for up to 3 weeks, and can refuel at the marina’s fueling station. The yacht club offers other amenities such as locker rooms, shower rooms, Internet facilities, a chart room, and a restaurant called Barracuda Bar, which serves delicious fares. Outside of the yachting crowd, Punta Fuego Yacht Club also caters to those wishing to celebrate weddings, conferences, and corporate events in their opulent quarters.

Puerto Galera Yacht Club, Oriental Mindoro

Further south, yachtsmen may moor at the Puerto Galera Yacht Club in Oriental Mindoro, an island location that’s home to tourist attractions like the Sabang Wreck dive site, lively beachfront resorts, and the Malasimbo Music Festival. Puerto Galera Yacht Club has been in operation for almost thirty years and lends services such as refueling provisions and yacht repairs from its marina. Boat owners also enjoy optimal convenience if mooring here, as they can also shop for spare parts in the nearby Batangas port.

Busuanga Yacht Club, Puerta del Sol Bay Marina, Palawan

Beautiful Palawan is a bucket-list destination for many, especially those who dream of cruising its crystalline waters. Accommodating the yachting community in this island province is the Busuanga Yacht Club, which promises secure mooring amidst breathtaking white-sand beaches. Here, each vessel will benefit from a typhoon-safe harbor, easy refueling, and direct access to transportation hubs like the New Busuanga Airport. Adjoining this marina is the Puerta del Sol Bay Resort, which offers luxurious accommodations to visitors. When not atop the deck of a boat, travelers can also explore the lagoons and freshwater lakes of Coron, go shipwreck diving, or relax in the hot springs of Maquinit.

Iloilo Sailing Club, Arevelo, Iloilo City, Iloilo

Iloilo Province is home to some of the country’s most beautiful old-world architecture, a flourishing ecotourism industry, and delectably fresh seafood cuisine. What will round off an unforgettable visit to Iloilo, however, is an excursion to the Iloilo Sailing Club on a leisure watercraft. The club accepts visitors and encourages membership in the case of medium and long-stay mooring. It also hosts a number of amenities and activities, including a dinghy storage, a beach bar and restaurant, and classes for those who want to learn about sailing. In recent months, the Iloilo Sailing Club has also been a convenient meet-up point for big maritime events, such as the Iloilo-Guimaras Paraw Regatta and the Seafarers’ Job Fair.

Cebu Yacht Club, Mactan Island, Cebu

The historic Mactan Island in Cebu was the site of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan’s arrival in the Philippines. Now known as a commercial hub that hosts a prolific furniture and musical instruments industries, Mactan is also the location of the Cebu Yacht Club, an institution that is beloved by the locals. Aside from being an ideal spot to restock on much-needed fuel and supplies, the Cebu Yacht Club is also a trusted club to commission for boat repairs. There’s a good vibe in this club for everybody, as it sports both luxury accommodations and a waterfront strip of restaurants that laid-back diners can frequent. MINDANAO

Holiday Oceanview Marina, Samal Island, Davao del Norte

The Holiday Oceanview Marina is a major attraction of Samal Island in Davao del Norte Province, one that welcomes Filipino and foreign yachtsmen alike to moor within its premises. The space is quite roomy, in fact, with 56 berths that can fit vessels up to 15 meters in length. The club also has a boat ramp that can accommodate boats up to 18 meters in length. The well-guarded and weather-safe marina is a gateway to some of Mindanao’s finest attractions, such as the Pearl Farm, Hagimit Falls, and Giant Clam Sanctuary.  

There’s no better way to discover the Philippines from end to end than getting onboard a seaworthy vessel and going on a long cruise, with stops in some of the most beautiful places in the country. Find a safe harbor in any of these major clubs and marinas, and participate in the renaissance of sailing in the Philippines.

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