Sentences with phrase «clipper sailing ships»

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Before Chichester set out on his own around - the - world voyage in Gipsy Moth IV he read everything he could find in the way of first - person accounts of sailing the old clipper - ship route from Britain to Australia, and he has assembled the extracts in a stage - by - stage narrative with his own comments holding it together.

The general concept of sail - bearing spacecraft — akin to the clipper ships of old, hurled across the seas by wind — is not new.

The moniker harkens back to the clipper ships that sailed across the oceans of Earth in the 19th century.

K - 12 education might benefit marginally from bits of all this but mainly would sail on like a clipper ship of yore, powered by the same winds that had always propelled it.

Star Clippers offer the most relaxing cruise holidays, sailing to the finest destinations in the Caribbean and Mediterranean, all onboard authentic tall ships.

Meanwhile, for a taste of the splendour of sailing in days gone by an unforgettable ocean cruise to Rome, Sorrento & Sicily on the five - masted «Royal Clipper» tall - ship is truly unmissable.

The magnificent Royal Clipper is the world's largest fully - rigged five - mast sailing ship to have been built since the beginning of this century.

The 439ft SV Royal Clipper offers the ultimate sea - going experience, combining the grandeur and tradition of cruising under sail with all the creature comforts and the finest modern ship - yet with no formality.

Tall ship specialist Star Clippers is offering guests complimentary daily yoga and meditation classes in the middle of the Atlantic beneath 56,000 square feet of billowing sails, during the 2012 transatlantic crossing of the line's flagship, the 227 - passenger Royal Clipper, in April 2012.

Tall ship cruise specialist Star Clippers has announced new ports, new destinations and new itineraries for 2014 on board the line's three head - turning sailing ships, Star Clipper, Star Flyer and Royal Clipper, including a maiden season in Cuba, a sailing taking in the Monaco Grand Prix, new sailings from Mallorca and new port calls in Porto, Formentera and Corsica.

The Royal Clipper is the largest sailing ship in the world - based on the romantic and speedy tea clippers that sailed to and from the orient - but brought bang up to date with all modern amenities and refinements.

Star Clippers Flying Clipper This 300 - passenger (the world's largest) square - rigger sailing ship launches in late 2017.

You'll find a superb range of itineraries inside our new Ocean Cruise 2018/19 brochure, as well as a selection of brand new voyages including a tall ship adventure to Bali to see the Komodo dragons with Star Clippers, and two luxurious all - inclusive sailings with Regent Seven Seas Cruises ®.

Tall ship sailing specialist Star Clippers has selected ten of its most exciting, adventurous and romantic cruises for the 2014/15 season.

16th May 2012: Sail & rail to Hamburg & Amsterdam Enjoy the excitement of sailing on a fully rigged clipper ship as Star Flyer cruises from one great maritime port to another on a three day mini-break from Amsterdam to Hamburg, both cities in which the ship will attract a huge amount of attention.

Inspired by the tall ship Preussen, the Royal Clipper has the proud distinction of being the largest and only five - masted full - rigged sailing ship built since her predecessor was launched at the beginning of the last century.

What might entice you into sailing the Star Clipper tall ship fleet or trying another smaller ship such as the Hurtigruten ferry line offering similar charisma?

Tall ship cruise line Star Clippers is offering new 8 night «rail & sail» holidays that combines rail travel from London to Cannes, a one night pre-cruise stay on the French Riviera and a week's full - board sailing on board the fully - crewed tall ship Royal Clipper.

Other new small ships launching in the first half of this year include the Star Clippers» five - masted, 300 - passenger Flying Clipper; Seabourn's 600 - guest Seabourn Ovation; and Mystic Cruises» 200 - passenger World Explorer, which will also sail for Quark Expeditions.

Note: Employment opportunities provided by Southern Cross Sailing Adventures, Prosail Whitsundays, Australian Tall Ship Cruises, Whitsunday Bullet, Atlantic Clipper.

Tall ship sailing cruise line, Star Clippers is offering solo travellers a deal of NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT on select Mediterranean, Caribbean and Asia sailings in 2016 and 2017 on all three ships.

There are suggestions of tall ships, horses and carriages, tweeting birds, sailing clippers and villas.

Hemp has a long history in America, from the first plantings in Jamestown, where growing hemp was mandatory, to the hemp sails of 19th - century clipper ships and the hemp canvas covers of pioneer wagons, to World War II's massive «Hemp for Victory» program.