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PERSONAL EQUIPMENT LIST
Pelagic Expeditions supplies heavy duty Musto HPX foul weather gear for all guests on board Pelagic Australis, but not on Pelagic.
For expedition cruises to Antarctica, South Georgia, Spitzbergen, Greenland, Iceland and Labrador, bring:
* Sea boots – high top rubber, non slip sole (1to 2 sizes over normal).
* Thermal underwear, 3 to 4 pairs minimum
* Fiber pile jacket (Musto or equivalent)
* Fiber pile pants
* Windproof pants and jacket (lightweight Gore-Tex or nylon) onshore use, Musto not allowed on shore.
* 2 Balaclavas/wool hats
* Several pairs fiber pile/wool gloves/mittens
* Rubber or Gore-Tex overmits
* 4 to 6 pairs fiber pile or wool socks
* Boat shoes or slippers with rubber soles for below decks
* Hiking boots (Vibram sole) and gaiters
* Medium weight sleeping bag with full length zip – cabin temperature is roughly 10 to 15 degrees C.
* Soft travel bag (no hard suitcases)
* Glacier glasses with side flaps and one spare pair dark sun glasses
* Sun block-out and after sun cream
* Small rucsac
* Seasick pills (we recommend Stugeron)
* Personal photographic equipment (we charge 12 volt video batteries on board via 12 volt DC, 220 or 110 volt AC, but you should bring your own charger). We have UK electrical sockets for 220 volt and also European two pin adapters. Therefore, male UK or European plug ends are suitable. We also have normal two prong US sockets for 110 volts.
* Film, more than you think you need and/or memory – if you plan on downloading and editing on board, bring your own laptop.
* Collapsible ski poles for hiking ashore
* Personal medical kit to include personal medication and i.e.band aids, throat lozenges, lip salves and one course of antibiotics for chest and throat infections
* 1 liter water bottle and one pee bottle if necessary.
* Small selection of your favourite CDs
Also remember to submit the following documents to the Pelagic Office upon signing of the charter agreement:
* Waiver of Liability signed
* Medical Form with Doctors Section signed
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Personal Information Form
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Communication Agreement signed
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Proof of medical evacuation insurance
We have storage facilities ashore in Puerto Williams and Stanley for hard suitcases, shore clothes and extra unneeded gear.
Crew prepared alfresco dinner
Washing up after meals, however, is taken in turn. On deck, everyone will be expected to do a bit of steering, sail handling and help with launching and re-embarking the dinghy. No prior experience is needed for any of these activities.
Both vessels are fully equipped for comfort. It is dry and warm below, there are proper bunks and a spacious head compartments with hot water showers. We have a library and a good selection of music. In short, it is eminently suitable for expedition sailing in extreme environments.
Accomodation on Pelagic Australis
They are not, however, luxury 'yachts' in the sense they have no varnish work or fancy stainless steel fittings on deck, nor hardwood veneer bulkheads below. One client recently complained we had no shaver socket in the head. Well, we probably never will! Our philosophy is simplicity. When you keep a boat mechanically simple, you spend less time with your 'head in the bilge' and have more time to enjoy where you are going.
Since 1991 Exploring The "Uttermost Parts Of The Earth":
The Arctic, Antarctica and Cape Horn
Your Cruise Specialists at the "ends of the earth"
Phone/Fax (56)61-621092, Phone (56)61-621010,Box 70, Teniente Munoz 118, Puerto Williams,
Tierra Del Fuego, Chile 'The Gateway To Antarctica'
http://cape-horn.net
email: sailing@victory-cruises.com
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