OF CHARTERING Tristan da Cunha to Cape Town. Now that's what we call a sailing adventure! For full details and more about the ship's history, see www.barkeuropa.com. Half a world away, in the bath-water-warm waters of Belize, former Bay Area sailors Cliff and Sherry Wilson would like to invite Latitude readers to consider sailing aboard their luxury charter cat Aubisque. Before relocating to their new tropical home, Cliff and Sherry both did a great deal of racing on everything from 505s to 70-ft maxis. Cliff was an owner/driver in several TransPacs, and Sherry's bio explains that she is proud to have been the first female maxi skipper. This does not mean they will be racing through the shallows of Belize, past all the great dive spots and cozy anchorages if you decide to charter the three-cabin HAJO OLIJ
Antarctica are scheduled between mid-November and mid-February. Each will include several landings, if possible, at such places as the Shetland Islands and Deception Island, both renowned for their animal and bird life. "Further South we sail through enormous ice masses and an Adelie penguin colony will be visited," writes Reinoud van der Heijden from the company's Rotterdam, Netherlands home office. "In previous seasons, we were often visited by curious humpback whales, minky whales and even curious orcas or killer whales, swimming alongside the ship." Trips begin and end at Ushuaia, Argentina. The ship sails with a professional crew of 14 and 48 voyage crewmembers of all ages and nationalities. Accommodations are in four- or twoperson cabins.
Needless to say, the 'Europa' really does sail whenever possible. And wow! Do they ever get to some amazing places.
The season's fifth expedition is a seven-week voyage from Ushuaia via Antarctica, to South Georgia and
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