Tall Ship Soren Larsen - star of The Onedin Line is now sailing in New Zealand - this was taken on a 5 day adventure on east coast of the North Island. See www.sorenlarsen.co.n z for full info and how to sail with her.
Tallship Soren Larsen ocean sailing in a gale between Easter Island and Pitcairn, making 9 knots in great ocean sailing conditions. Filmed by Poul Sodeman. See www.sorenlarsen.co.n z for more info.
Looking like gold..
Refit 2008 - Spray painting the hull of Soren Larsen in Whangerei, NZ - Mike T (seen in foreground) set up this shot of the starboard side being coated with International Paint's finest antifoul.
Preparations continue for our Pacific Voyage at Easter.
NZ to Easter Island 2007
An overview of our 2007 Southern Ocean sailing from New Zealand to Easter Island, April 07.
See www.sorenlarsen.co.n z for the whole story
Auckland into the South Ocean (3)
The crew is rugged up and the hatches battened down. The video mic exaggerates the wind noise but Mike captures the beauty of the building ocean swells as the watch stand aft by the helm.
Sailing in the Southern Ocean to Easter Island and repairs are required on the ship's course sail. Carl films Bosun Gareth's hand sewing aloft and later below decks.
Voy265A - Through the Tuamotu archipelago of eastern French Polynesia. Sunshine, coral, and local music... The crew explore ashore, go diving as invite a local band on deck for party.
Fiji to Vanuatu 08 - part1
Our 18 night trip in Sept 08. Hosting the locals aboard in the Yassawas, Beach BBQs in Vanuatu, Ken brithday under sail, introducing Canadian crab racing to Malakula..
Tallship Soren Larsen
Auckland NZ in to the Southern Ocean (4)
Changing sail under way in the traditional manner. Bending on the T'Gallant sail, the parceled sail is hauled up the yard and Dave and co sieze it on to the jackstay.
From the 2008 Vanuatu Banks Islands 11 night voyage.
At Ureparapara - sailing into the breached cone of a volcano - a flotilla of outrigger canoes greet the ship.
See www.sorenlarsen.co.n z/Vanuatu.htm for more info.
Two happy Shetlanders - Barry and Matt catch a tuna, which Maho turns into sushi. The wind is getting up and Soren is bowling along eastwards from New Zealand.
Cooks Islands - mooring off the lee of the lagoon at Pukapuka in the far north of the Cook Islands. Its the first time we have been to this dramatic anchorage on the voyage Rarotonga to Samoa..
