AND THEY’RE OFF!
Owner of Atalante
“The Tuamotus Islands… I think that’ll be one of the highlights of the trip – I’ve heard that they’re very pristine, as not many boats get there”
DEPARTING: March 2020
ON THE ITINERARY: The Marquesas, the Society Islands, the Cook Islands, Bora Bora
HIGHLIGHT: Exploring the Tuamotus Islands
I have wanted to sail the Pacific for a long time, so for me the America’s Cup is just an extra reason to go. It’s exciting to be doing some real exploration – after all, it’s what Atalante was built for – and we’ve never taken her on a trip this long before, or this far off the beaten track.
We’ll leave from Saint Martin and sail down to Panama, and we’ll see the San Blas Islands on the way. Next, we’ll go through the Panama Canal to the Galápagos, but we won’t go round the islands themselves in – a) because the permits would be too expensive, and b) it would be more difficult to access what we want to see. Instead, we have chartered a local motor yacht for a week with friends. The locals know
