Presentations on 13 December 2018 and 10 January 2019
Atlantic and Antarctica: Sailing and lessons learned
Antarctica
Following his return from the Atlantic round trip on his Ovni 385 S/Y “Zaria”, Kenneth Patterson will speak about experiences gained and lessons learned on his Atlantic circuit, mostly single-handed. This will cover boat preparation, technical issues, weather and wind patterns, single-handed boat handling, tourism and sailing in west Africa, Cape Verde, Suriname and eastern Caribbean
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islands (Grenada, Mustique, Saint Vincent, Saint Lucia, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique and Montserrat), returning via the Azores, south-eastern Ireland, Wales and Cornwall.
Zaria
He will also cover his preparatory trip to the Western Antarctic peninsula, as crew on S/Y “Paradise” from Ushuaia, across the Drake passage to the Gerlache Strait, Paradise Bay and nearby regions.
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Caribbean Islands
Place: European Commission,
99 rue Joseph II, 1000 Brussels (Metro Maelbeek), room 00/53 Dates: 13 December 2018 and 10 January 2019 Time: 19h00-21h00 PAF and registration per presentation: €5.00
The events are open to all, CNCE members and non-members alike.
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ATLANTIC CALLING
In the spring of 2017, seasoned CNCE skipper Ken Patterson embarked on the trip of a lifetime. He sailed his boat down the western coast of Europe to the Canaries and Cape Verde. In January 2018, he completed the first transatlantic leg of his journey. After cruising the Caribbean, he reached the Portuguese Island Ilhas das Flores (Azores) in May 2018. Back in the UK after another successful crossing, he invited sailors to join him on a cruise along the west coast of Wales. Ken recently completed the last leg of his amazing adventure, sailing Zaria safely back to Nieuwpoort, Belgium.