Tall Ships Adventure!

[nedspencer]

We are planning an adventure For early Summer, 2024
We are going to re-create a pilgrimage as it would have been done 500 years ago
(We - are members of the Confraternity of St James)
This will include sailing in a Tall Ship to A Coruna, then walking Ingles

There is further information in the attached file
Plus my contact details if you are interested

 

[Arctic_Alex]

What an exciting thing. If I was living in the UK I would be really tempted

 

[MainelyStina]

How cool is this?!?! I’m a former tall ship sailor myself (I spent a year sailing on a 3-masted barquentine), who is about to begin my first camino (in less than 20 days!) This is the best of both worlds!

Please keep us posted on this endeavor - it’s pretty awesome!

Stina

 

[Arctic_Alex]

Certainly not the type of ship used 500 years ago ... but still, intriguing

 

[malingerer]

We are planning an adventure For early Summer, 2024
We are going to re-create a pilgrimage as it would have been done 500 years ago
(We - are members of the Confraternity of St James)
This will include sailing in a Tall Ship to A Coruna, then walking Ingles

There is further information in the attached file
Plus my contact details if you are interested

Brilliant! Best of luck. Buen Camino.

Samarkand.

 

[dbier]

Heck, I *don't * live in the UK, but my husband and I were talking about doing an approved extension and then walking the Ingles. And he *loves* sailing, and tall ships.

If you're serious about this, I think we could guarantee 2 members. I'll try to contact you.

Woo-hoo!

 

[nedspencer]

How cool is this?!?! I’m a former tall ship sailor myself (I spent a year sailing on a 3-masted barquentine), who is about to begin my first camino (in less than 20 days!) This is the best of both worlds!

Please keep us posted on this endeavor - it’s pretty awesome!

Stina

If you would like to e-mail me I can share further details

 

[tominrm]

Love the idea, but for 1500 pounds? How many days would it take?

 

[nedspencer]

Hi Tom
We are talking to a few different ships and hope to reach agreement with one of them next week.
They are all quoting roughly the same cost - it varies slightly dependant on port of departure and number of passengers
The voyage should be 6 - 8 days but they add a couple of days in case of bad weather
Yes - I agree it seems expensive - but for the adventure of a lifetime?!
By the way this cost is just for the sail - you need to allow for walking Ingles and returning home.

 

[Kathar1na]

@nedspencer, that is a great project and I wish you the best of luck! This is as close as it can get to the (erstwhile) real thing for pilgrims from Ireland and from the UK.

Just curious: I guess you will not be sailing a straight line from the English port to Coruña? More along the coast of France and Spain? Or will it depend on the weather and how rough the legendary Biscay is?

 

[nedspencer]

Hi
I believe the direction of the ship depends on the weather and in particular the prevailing winds.
The most likely scenario is that the ship will sail west from out of the English channel and then south to NW Spain - it probably won't sail in a straight line!!

Interested?

 

[nedspencer]

We are planning an adventure For early Summer, 2024
We are going to re-create a pilgrimage as it would have been done 500 years ago
(We - are members of the Confraternity of St James)
This will include sailing in a Tall Ship to A Coruna, then walking Ingles

There is further information in the attached file
Plus my contact details if you are interested

We hope to reach a decision on ship / dates / costs etc on Wednesday
Then people who have said they are interested and have given me their email address will be sent "booking details"

Don't miss the boat!!

 

[falconbrother]

We will be there in summer 24 as well. We plan to fly to Madrid and meet family there. Probably be on the trail at the end of May and walk through June, including walking to the coast (Muxia). This ship thing has my attention.

 

[nedspencer]

We have had lots of interest in this Camino! I think there are more people interested than available places.
I think we need a bigger boat!

 

[gollygolly]

WELL DONE to Peter Hore, Simon Jenkins and Ned Spencer who initiated this as an idea and which has now become a reality in the form of the Tall Ship Camino Inglés. Sailing out from Fowey, Cornwall in England aboard the ship Morgenster, the planned voyage sees 36 participating crew/peregrinos on the ship so as to arrive in La Coruña, Galicia in the middle of June.

From La Coruña, the peregrinos will walk to Santiago de Compostela in time for the celebration of the Pilgrim Mass at midday on Thursday 20 June.

Really looking forward to participating in this amazing and quite distinct Camino - and a very big thank you to those who initiated this idea.


The Morgenster under sail

 

[Arctic_Alex]

WELL DONE to Peter Hore, Simon Jenkins and Ned Spencer who initiated this as an idea and which has now become a reality in the form of the Tall Ship Camino Inglés. Sailing out from Fowey, Cornwall in England aboard the ship Morgenster, the planned voyage sees 36 participating crew/peregrinos on the ship so as to arrive in La Coruña, Galicia in the middle of June.

From La Coruña, the peregrinos will walk to Santiago de Compostela in time for the celebration of the Pilgrim Mass at midday on Thursday 20 June.

Really looking forward to participating in this amazing and quite distinct Camino - and a very big thank you to those who initiated this idea.


The Morgenster under sail

Will the walking be in a group with a schedule or is everyone on his or her own before finally arriving on June 20?

 

[gollygolly]

The Morgenster under sail

 

[gollygolly]

Will the walking be in a group with a schedule or is everyone on his or her own before finally arriving on June 20?

For this year all the places were reserved a while back. My understanding is that there is significant interest in the venture being repeated in a future year.

Suggest to keep a weather eye on the Confraternity of St James (CsJ) web site :

https://www.csj.org.uk/news/tall-ship-camino

 

[gollygolly]

Will the walking be in a group with a schedule or is everyone on his or her own before finally arriving on June 20?

In the undertaking for 2024 the walking element is as each person chooses - with no obligation to walk as part of a group.

 

[dbier]

Really hoping there's a repeat in 2025...my husband and I were/are very interested, but couldn't afford the trip/time off work in 2024.

 

[falconbrother]

Where do I get more information?

 

[trecile]

Where do I get more information?

In this post:

For this year all the places were reserved a while back. My understanding is that there is significant interest in the venture being repeated in a future year.

Suggest to keep a weather eye on the Confraternity of St James (CsJ) web site :

https://www.csj.org.uk/news/tall-ship-camino