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Classic Swan 47, built for offshore sailing. Max 5 crew & RYA Yachtmaster Instructor. Full crew involvement and training. Good training trip for all levels.

🌊 Hands-on Blue Water Passage Making.
⛵️ Swan 47 Ocean Miles Builders.
💨 Heavy Weather Offshore Sail Training
🌎 Off the Beaten Track sailing Expeditions
🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Small crew (max 4) + Skipper & 1st Mate.
⚓️ Real Sea Miles - Full crew Involvement. Suitable for all levels, novices are welcome. An adventure sail on SAGA is a working passage/trip and the crew share all duties on board incl cooking and cleaning. Crew contribution includes food onboard, diesel, marina fees and sail training (No Hidden fees). Not included: Food & drinks taken on shore, Wet gear & travel to/from the yacht.

27/09/2026

Indian Ocean - Have you crossed it?

26/09/2026

𝘼 𝙏𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘽𝙧𝙖𝙯𝙞𝙡 𝘽𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙒𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙩 𝙎𝙖𝙞𝙡 🇧🇷🎵

Last night at Caudan Arts Centre, we enjoyed a fantastic live performance by P**a Brasey, accompanied by talented Mauritian musicians.
What a wonderful warm-up for our upcoming adventure in Brazil! We moved to the rhythm of Bossa Nova and got a little taste of the musical magic awaiting us.

Can't wait to spend a few months cruising along the Brazilian coast, discovering its beautiful landscapes and immersing ourselves in its rich music and culture. 🎶⛵🇧🇷

25/09/2026

𝙎𝙀𝙏 𝙎𝘼𝙄𝙇 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝘼𝘿𝙑𝙀𝙉𝙏𝙐𝙍𝙀
We do "hands-on" Blue Water sailing adventures, with full crew involvement, on a classic S&S Swan 47.

🌊 Hands-on Bluewater passage making
⛵️ Swan 47 Ocean mile builders
💨 Heavy weather offshore sail training
🌎 Off the beaten track sailing expeditions

𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘: https://www.saga47swan.com

👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 Small crew (max 4) + skipper & 1st Mate
⚓️ Real sea miles - Full crew involvement
🤷‍♂️ No experience needed, beginners welcome
🧭 Full training given onboard - Real Seamanship skills
🥗 Food onboard included
💸 All onboard cost included, no hidden costs
📸 Make new friends and memories that will last a lifetime

25/09/2026

Set Sail for Adventure

10/09/2026

𝐌𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐮𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 - 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐎𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞

Our Swan is on the hard in Trinidad and we are spending some “time off the boat” in Mauritius.

We have been enjoying life ashore - done some great hiking. It is winter here, so lots of rain & wind and big waves.

The South East trade winds are blowing, which is good for Surfing and the yachts making the passage across the South Indian Ocean . We have already seen - on Noforeignland.com, a few yachts on the way to Mauritius 🇲🇺 and in Port Louis.

31/08/2026

⛵ 𝙎𝙚𝙩 𝙨𝙖𝙞𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚- 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙊𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝘾𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘 𝙊𝙘𝙚𝙖𝙣 🌍

This is your opportunity to join Saga47swan sailing on a transpacific voyage that few sailors ever experience.

From the dramatic coastline of Chile to tropical islands of the Gambier this 3,800+ nautical mile journey is a true test of skill, endurance, and adventure. Stops at Easter & Pitcairn Islands adds to the magic of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝟮𝟮𝟬𝟬 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲
🗓 Dates: 27 March to 16 April 2028
📍 Route: Puerto Montt, Chile ➡ Robinson C ➡ Easter Island 🗿
🌊 2200 + NM Trade-wind blue water passage
💷 Price: Contribution per crew: GBP 6,900.- EUR 7,800.- USD 9,000.-

𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝟭𝟲𝟬𝟬 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱
🗓 Dates: 23 April to 11 May 2028
📍 Route: Easter Island ➡ Pitcairn Island ➡ Rikitea, Gambier
🌊 1600+ NM Trade-wind blue water passage
💷 Price: GBP 6,300.- EUR 7,200.- USD 8,200.-

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲
⛵️ Set sail for adventure on a classic Swan 47, Designed for Blue Water Sailing and Ocean Racing
👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 Small crew (max 4) + skipper & 1st Mate
⚓️ Hands-on sailing - Full crew involvement
🤷‍♂️ No experience needed, beginners welcome
🧭 Full training given onboard - Real Seamanship skills
🥗 Food onboard included
💸 All onboard cost included, no hidden costs
📸 Make new friends and memories that will last a lifetime

🎓𝗡𝗼 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱: You don’t need prior offshore experience - just the willingness to learn. You’ll gain hands-on training in navigation, weather routing, sail trim, watch systems, and ocean passagemaking from Nathalie and Chris, who will guide you every step of the way.

🌬𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴: Experience the vast Pacific Ocean, handle weather systems, and feel the camaraderie that only comes from crossing an ocean with a dedicated crew.

🌟𝗕𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽𝘀:The rugged fjords of southern Chile, Robinson Crusoe island, Easter Island, Pitcairn Island and landfall in the off the beaten track islands of Gambier, French Polynesia.

𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞: https://www.saga47swan.com/schedule

#2028

22/08/2026

𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗧𝗢 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗡 𝗔𝗧𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗖 𝗖𝗜𝗥𝗖𝗨𝗜𝗧
𝗥𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 & 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲

Re-posting and sharing with fellow sailors doing their Atlantic crossing in the next months.

03/06/2026

𝘾𝙧𝙪𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖 🇨🇺🇵🇦🇨🇴🇧🇷

Believe it or not, Saga has reached Latin America.

Since arriving in Cuba and now cruising the beautiful San Blas Archipelago in Panama, Duolingo has become one of our most important pieces of navigation equipment! Learning Spanish has been a slow journey, but little by little a whole new world is opening up. What once sounded like a stream of unfamiliar words is now starting to make sense, making it easier to connect with people and experience the places we visit.

Out here in the islands, English is often the minority language, so our Spanish lessons continue daily as we prepare for the next chapter: Colombia. And beyond Colombia lies Brazil, Argentina and Chile.

If all goes to plan, Saga will arrive in Brazil at the end of January before continuing south along the spectacular South American coastline. Looking further ahead, our 2027-2028 adventures will take us from tropical Brazil to Patagonia, and onward across the Pacific.

It's exciting to see the route on a chart and realise that we're no longer planning it—we're living it.

If Latin America, offshore passages, remote anchorages and true sailing adventure are on your bucket list, we'd love to hear from you.

Adventure awaits with you at the helm.

26/05/2026

𝙃𝙞𝙩 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙣

Last night we experienced our first “Chocosana” storm also called C**o de Pollo.

In the region of Panama, the locals call these very particular clouds “Ass of the chicken”. They are dense storm clouds that look like an inverted funnel or cone pointing to the ground. They are usually accompanied by heavy showers, huge thunderstorms and hurricane winds that circulate in the cyclone direction, lasting between 30 minutes and a couple of hours.

We were hit by a C**o de pollo last night, the sea state picked up very quickly with gusting wind above 40 kts. - at 2 am, a yacht came flying past us towards the nearby reefs - their anchor was dragging. Lucky, the crew got the boat away from the reef and re-anchored.

Our anchor also dragged slightly and we got close to another vessel and decided to move our anchor, which was quite a task at 3 am in the morning in 40 kt of wind and heavy rain. Took us about an hour and we were safely anchored with 7 x scope with no yachts up wind.

At 4:30 am the wind died as quickly as it had started.

Luckily, no yachts went on the reef, this morning we spoke to another yacht, they had dragged and found themselves in less than 3 metres of water next to the reef - a close call, they are now anchored in 12 metres.

What’s our key learnings?
1. Always prepare the yacht for heavy weather ✅ ( stove away Bimini, sun cover, swim ladder, dinghy etc)
2. Chocosana usually blows from SE, so make sure you can swing 360, and especially to NW / N . ✅
3. Check if anyone are anchored upwind (SE ) from you - if they drag, you are likely to be in trouble. We were very lucky last night that the yacht didn’t hit or got their anchor dragging entangled in our chain.
4. Have headsets for safe communication ✅ Our worked perfectly despite the howling winds and heavy rain.
5. If hit by a Chocosana be ready to go on deck ( PFD handy ), keep look out, have spotlight and signal horn ready. ✅

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