Tall Ship Avatar

06/11/2023

There she goes, sailing out of our life, sailing into a new future.

03/11/2023

This afternoon the Avatar was handed over to her new owner. A wonderful decade has come to an end. During these ten seasons we made many beautiful sailing trips in the Baltic Sea area, the Stockholm archipelago, along the west coast of Sweden, in the Oslofjord, to England and around the Channel Islands. We welcomed many nice guests on board, many of whom returned on board regularly. We would like to thank you all, as well as all our wonderful crew members, suppliers and everyone else who helped, for this wonderful time with the Avatar.

A new era has begun for us: the construction of the classic sailing yacht Quadra. We would love it if you followed the construction at Quadra Sailing or via the website https://quadrasailing.com/. And who knows, we might see each other again in a port or on board the Quadra.

The Avatar continues under the name Ocean Sherpa. The Blaak family, the new owners, will organize trips in Norway and Spitsbergen in 2024. They will be heard from soon. Are you curious yet? Then take a look at Ocean Sherpa Expeditions . We wish family Blaak every success, fair winds, and smooth sailing!

André and Evelien

01/11/2023

Order your Avatar souvenir or gift now for the last time with a 20% discount! Valid from November 1 to 5, 2023.

English shop: https://TallShipAvatarEN.myspreadshop.co.uk
Deutscher Shop: https://TallShipAvatar.myspreadshop.de
Nederlandse shop: https://TallShipAvatarShop.myspreadshop.nl

28/10/2023

This week we received some beautiful photos from one of our guests, who sailed along in the Oslofjord. These pictures bring back good memories. Thank you, Annette!

22/10/2023

Avatar returned to her home port Franeker this weekend. A wonderful season has come to an end. We visited many places in the Baltic Sea area, the Stockholm archipelago, along the west coast of Sweden and in the Oslofjord. We welcomed many returning and new guests on board. We’d like to thank all of you, our crew, suppliers and everyone else who helped, for this beautiful 10th sailing season.

07/10/2023

A nice article about the Avatar and Quadra. Read the article here:

https://quadrasailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Wilhelmshavener-Zeitung_20231004_web2.pdf

03/10/2023

02/10/2023

Wilhelmshaven-Sailing-Cup. Das war es also mal wieder für dieses Jahr. Montagmorgen ist kurz vor Sonnenaufgang die Avatar als letztes von 14 Segelschiffen ausgelaufen - begleitet von den beiden Krabbenkuttern, die ebenfalls zu Gast waren.
Ein besonderer Moment, da die Avatar wohl das letzte Mal am Cup teilgenommen hat und somit ein letztes Mal die geöffnete Kaiser-Wilhelm-Brücke durchfahren musste.

Ahoi und munter bleiben
Bildwerfer • Stephan Giesers

02/10/2023

Wir danken Wilhelmshaven Sailing-CUP für eine wundervolle Zeit in Wilhelmshaven. Und wir haben uns sehr gefreut, dass zwei fantastische Fotografen mitgesegelt sind: Rainer Ganske Fotografie und wattgeknipst. Wir sind sehr gespannt auf alle Bilder!

13/09/2023

Sailing through a narrow passage between two islands south of Marstrand in Sweden.

31/08/2023

New in our shop: Two new designs in honour of the 10th and final season of Tall Ship Avatar.
Now until 4 September 20% discount when ordering 2 or more products!

English shop: https://www.tallship-avatar.com/en/shop/
German shop: https://www.tallship-avatar.com/de/shop/
Dutch shop: https://www.tallship-avatar.com/nl/shop/

30/08/2023

We received a very warm welcome at the Oslofjordmuseet in Vollen!

Vi har fått fint besøk i båthavna vår! Det nederlandske Tall Ship Avatar har seilt fra Göteborg til Oslo og bestemte seg for å legge til kai her i Vollen og vente på mer vind til å frakte dem videre💨 Vi ønsker dem en god tur!

19/08/2023

Avatar was spotted near Mölle, Sweden, yesterday.

06/08/2023

We had a challenging sailing trip from Stockholm due to a lot of headwind. But today we arrived in Hohe Düne/Warnemünde, where we were surprised by the visit of a few dolphins just off the coast! On the way we visited Nynäshamn, Kalmar, Christiansø, Svaneke, Klintholm Havn and Stubbekøbing. Tomorrow it will continue to our final port of Rostock.

01/08/2023

On our sailing voyage from Stockholm to Rostock, the Danish island of Christiansø is a must-see. Fortunately for us there was place in the harbour today.

27/07/2023

Tall Ship Avatar is sold and will change hands on 1 November 2023. For André it was time for something new after more than 35 years in the charter industry. And a new project is already underway: the construction of the classic sailing yacht Quadra. The Blaak family will become the new owner of the Avatar and under the new name Ocean Sherpa the ship will embark on expedition trips to Greenland and Spitsbergen.

We sincerely thank all our clients and business associates for the trust you have placed in us and for the many wonderful sailing trips we have shared together. We will enjoy the sailing trips that are still to come this season and hope to stay in touch with you afterwards.

Read more: https://www.tallship-avatar.com/en/sale/
Lese weiter: https://www.tallship-avatar.com/de/verkauf/
Lees meer: https://www.tallship-avatar.com/nl/verkoop/

29/06/2023

Beautiful view of the Avatar anchored off the Danish island of Christiansø.

25/06/2023

Kieler Woche 2023 aboard Avatar

17/06/2023

This week we participated in the Manta Trawl Week: with a device called manta trawl, we search for plastic in the Baltic Sea. Our "catch" and that of the other participating ships is examined afterwards in a laboratory and compared with the results of the past years.

10/06/2023

Today we have a wedding on board Avatar. Fortunately, no rain is predicted and the sun shows itself every now and then.

08/06/2023

Last-Minute-Angebot: 30% Rabatt auf Segeltörns ab Stockholm

Im Juli segelt die Avatar in den wunderschönen Schären nahe Stockholm. Und Sie können jetzt einen der letzten Plätze mit 30% Last-Minute-Rabatt buchen! Sie können zwischen einem 8-tägigen Segeltörn ab/an Stockholm mit Abreisedatum 14. oder 21. Juli oder dem 12-tägigen Segeltörn von Stockholm nach Rostock (D) vom 28. Juli bis 8. August 2023 wählen.

Nähere Auskünfte Abfahrt 14. und 21. Juli:
https://www.tallship-avatar.com/de/einzelbucherreisen/segelwochen-stockholm/
Nähere Auskünfte Abfahrt 28. Juli:
https://www.tallship-avatar.com/de/einzelbucherreisen/segelreisen-schweden/

08/06/2023

Last Minute offer: 30% discount on sailing trips from Stockholm

In July the Avatar sails in the beautiful archipelago near Stockholm. And you can now book one of the last places with a whopping 30% last minute discount! You can choose from an 8-day sailing trip from/to Stockholm with departure date July 14 or July 21, or the 12-day sailing trip from Stockholm to Rostock (D) from July 28 to August 8, 2023.

More info about departures Juli 14 and 21:
https://www.tallship-avatar.com/en/sail-along-trips/sailing-week-stockholm/
More info about departure Juli 28:
https://www.tallship-avatar.com/en/sail-along-trips/sailing-trips-sweden/

30/05/2023

Another month and then our summer sailing rambles from Stockholm through the beautiful archipelago will start again. Are you sailing with us on a discovery?

https://www.tallship-avatar.com/en/sail-along-trips/sailing-week-stockholm/

19/05/2023

Sailing in beautiful Denmark.

17/04/2023

Aufgrund einer Absage ist an kommendem Wochenende (21.-23. April 2023) ein Platz (für einen Mann) freigekommen. Und es verspricht schönes Wetter zu werden! Wenn Sie also Lust auf ein Segelwochenende auf der Ostsee ab Kiel (D) haben, melden Sie sich schnell an!
Mehr Info: https://www.tallship-avatar.com/de/einzelbucherreisen/segelwochenenden-ostsee/

08/04/2023

Season has started and we are on our way to the Baltic Sea!

02/04/2023

This summer, the game "Slag in de Rondte het bordspel" will also be played on board the Avatar in Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway!

30/03/2023

Happy with this year's crew:
chef René, sailor Anna, captain/owner André and ship's dog Da Vinci.

27/03/2023

It's been a week since the Avatar went into the water after hydrojetting and painting the underwater hull. These are the pictures of every stage of hydrojetting up to the last coat of paint. Didn't she turn out beautiful?

Shipyards Franeker B.V.