Easter Island - Chilean Channels - Cape Horn - Ushuaia - South Georgia - Buenos Aires - Punta Del Este - Rio de Janeiro - Antigua

Offshore Sailing...

                      What we do best

Combine a sturdy proven offshore boat with a crew that has a passion for long distance voyaging and you get a winning combination of adventure and challenge.  This year’s voyages are for those looking for extreme adventure. These voyages are the heart and soul of what Alaska Eagle was built to do, sail extended offshore voyages to exotic destinations.

Alaska Eagle crew members share a passion for sailing, learning and adventure.  Our skipper/mate teams work with each crew member in fulfilling individual learning goals.  Hands-on experience keeps the learning fresh and relevant.  Alaska Eagle is the perfect platform for learning underway.
Subjects taught underway include navigation, radar, watch standing, provisioning, sail trim and sail changes, reefing, weather and anchoring.
For additional information and registration please contact Karen Prioleau at 949.645.9412 or send an email to karen@occsailing.com

Full descriptions follow the itineraries 

Leg 1 – Newport Beach to Easter Island
Oct 30 – Nov 23, 2010

Leg 2 – Easter Island to Puerto Montt, Chile
Nov 24 – Dec 13, 2010

Leg 3 – Puerto Montt  to Ushuaia, Argentina
Dec 19 – Jan 11, 2011

Leg 4 – Ushuaia to Cape Horn to Ushuaia
Jan 18 – Jan 28, 2011

Leg 5 – Ushuaia – South Georgia Island to Buenos Aires, Argentina
Feb 4 – Mar 7, 2011

Leg 6 – Buenos Aires to Punta del Este to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Mar 14 – Mar 28, 2011

Leg 7 – Rio de Janeiro to English Harbor, Antigua
Apr 1 – Apr 29, 2011

Leg 8 - Antigua to Panama
May 3-20, 2011

Leg 1 - Newport Beach to Easter Island
Sail to the world's most remote inhabited island, Easter Island.  This 24 day trip starts at Alaska Eagle's home port of Newport Beach.  Sailing south into the northeast Trades, Eagle will pick her way through the doldrums and squalls of the ITCZ as she closes in on the equator.  For days on end there will be no land in sight.  The equator crossing will be a highlight.  Entering the southeast trades, Alaska Eagle will sail onward to one of the world's most unusual landfalls, where the moai statues rise above the island, looking out to seas.

October 30-November 23, 2010

Leg 2 - Easter Island to Puerto Montt, Chile
Another long, beautiful sail awaits the voyagers on this adventure.  Leaving Easer Island in her wake, Alaska Eagle will jump into the southeast trades and head to Puerto Montt, Chile.  There will be plenty of time to practice celestial and other traditional sailing skills.  Landfall will be off the coast of Chile, working up Reloncavi Bay to Puerto Montt.  To the north stretches the Pan American Highway, to the south, the endless channels and fjords of southern Chile.  Time permitting, a few spectacular anchorages will be visited.

November 24 - December 13, 2010

Leg 3 - Puerto Montt, Ushuaia, Argentina
This area of the world is less traveled than Antarctica but has some of the most spectacular scenery in the world.  Glacial bays, abundant sea life and areas that appear untouched by human contact are encountered on this leg.  Conditions are varied with literally sun and snow on the same day.  Days will be spent exploring the inlets where glaciers, waterfalls and snowcapped peaks are found.  Nights will be spent at lonely anchorages, sometimes securing the lines ashore and multiple anchors.

December 19, 2010 - January 11, 2011  

Leg 4 - Ushuaia - Cape Horn - Ushuaia, Argentina
Covering three hundred miles in ten days sounds easy unless the itinerary is a rounding of notorious Cape Horn.  Like a summit of Everest, there are no guarantees that Alaska Eagle will make the rounding.  While on many sailors list, this is not a trip to be taken lightly.  The Horn has gained its reputation as an inhospitable place with good reason.  The expectation is to 'round the Horn, the reality is that the conditions need to be right.

January 18-28, 2011 

Leg 5 - Ushuaia - South Georgia Island - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Made famous by one of the most incredible survial stories ever told, South Georgia Island is where the dauntless Ernest Shackleton sailed in a 22' lifeboat to obtain help for his men stranded on Elephant Island.
This leg is a combination of extreme sailing and an exploration of a unique sub Antarctic island, followed by a grueling stretch of Southern Ocean sailing to Buenos Aires.  This is a difficult trip under the best circumstances.  The rewards of passing Cape Horn and visiting a rugged island replete with spectacular vistas and extraordinary wildlife can't be achieved without working for them.

February 4 - March 7, 2011 

Leg 6 - Buenos Aires - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Stopping in Punta del Este and Rio de Janeiro, Alaska Eagle's will be returning to two of the ports that were part of her Whitbread Racing Career

March 14-28, 2011
 

Leg 7 - Rio de Janeiro - English Harbor, Antigua
Southeast trades, an equator crossing, then on to the Northeast trades!  Arriving in Antiqua will be the culmination of nearly a month at sea and Alaska Eagle's South American adventure.

April 1-29, 2011 

Leg 8 - Antigua to Panama
Antigua will still be recovering from Race Week when we cast off.  This is often a rollicking good downwind sail. Canal operations require us to arrive in Panama before our transit, allowing for time to explore the neighboring area which is filled with history.