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20/01 FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Delivery Voyage?

A delivery voyage, sometimes described as a ‘Mile-builder’, is a sailing trip from one port to another without much hanging around in between. Often

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Eye of the wind with Classic Sailing

20/01 FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

Will I Get Seasick?

The prospect of feeling nauseous on board ship puts a lot of people off sailing. Famous cases don’t help matters. Darwin called his mal-de-mer

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Pair of guillimots in flight

20/10 FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

Flights for Voyages

We are not experts on flights, keeping up with ships all round the world is quite enough. BUT for the BEST source of advice

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15/09 FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

Seafarers of All Sorts: Bringing out your inner Mary Patten

I was once asked to do an interview in which I would have to espouse the struggles and achievements of my time as a

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Santa Maria Manuela Sail in the Tall Ships Race

14/07 FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

Single and Solo Travellers are Welcome

The majority of people on Classic Sailing holidays are single or solo travellers and there are no additional charges. We have many women travelling

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Classic Sailing

24/08 FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

How fit do I have to be?

How strong and agile do I have to be? Our benchmark for arm strength is based on whether you could get from below decks

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Classic Sailing

24/08 FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

Age Requirements

Is there a minimum age? From time to time we have specific voyages for parent and child and there may be no lower limit.

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