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South Pacific I: Auckland to Bay of Islands
South Pacific II: Bay of Islands to Tongatapu
South Pacific III: Tongatapu to Vava’u
Arctic: Ilulissat to Nuuk
Antarctica: Puerto Williams to Antarctic Peninsula and Back
2027 EXPEDITIONS
Caribbean I: St Lucia to Sint Maarten
Caribbean II: Sint Maarten to Curaçao
Caribbean III: Curaçao to Aruba
North Pacific I: Hawaii to Vancouver
North Pacific II: Vancouver to Seattle
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Round the World 2019-2021
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Round Britain 2017
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South Pacific I: Auckland to Bay of Islands
South Pacific II: Bay of Islands to Tongatapu
South Pacific III: Tongatapu to Vava’u
Arctic: Ilulissat to Nuuk
Antarctica: Puerto Williams to Antarctic Peninsula and Back
2027
Caribbean I: St Lucia to Sint Maarten
Caribbean II: Sint Maarten to Curaçao
Caribbean III: Curaçao to Aruba
North Pacific I: Hawaii to Vancouver
North Pacific II: Vancouver to Seattle
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