SARAH W. VORWERK
Owner:VICTORY ADVENTURE TRAVEL
Address: Box 70, Teniente Munoz 118
Town: Puerto Williams
State: Tierra Del Fuego
Country: Chile
Tel: 56-61-621010
Fax: 56-61-621092
E-mail: sailing@victory-cruises.com

Boat Particulars:
Country of Listing: Chile
Type: charter
LOA: 53 feet
Year Built: 1988
Speed: knots
Fuel Consumption: liters/hr
Sleeps: 6
Cabins: 3
Crew: 2 (Skipper + crew)

Other Information:
Expeditions to the Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia, Cape Horn, Falklands & Tierra Del Fuego
The S/Y SARAH W. VORWERK Skippered by Capt. Henk Boersma, she sails to Antarctica, Patagonia, Cape Horn, the Glaciers of the Beagle Channel, South Georgia and Brazil.
A Skorpion IV, a 53 ft. steel yacht with ample space to accommodate a crew of 10. For the somewhat heavier expeditions we take a maximum of 6 guests. For these six guests there are three equal two bunk cabins, with lots of storage space and bedside lamp.
The boat was build in 1988 at the Feltz shipyard in Hamburg, a boatbuilder with a long reputation for building sturdy and reliable ships. Apart from numerous certificates with which it was issued, the well planned technical installation is clear evidence of the quality of the ship.
For communication a SSB radio is available, not only covering marine bands, but for amateur (ham) frequencies. A telex, eventually combined with an inmarsatC system ensures permanent contact with family at home.
Practicality and coziness of the interior layout have been given preference over the use of expensive materials. Since the crew will be organized in watches during the longer trips, the social life on board will largely take place in the salon at the back of the ship. Separated from the salon are the sleeping quarters, where part of the crew can retire to enjoy their well earned rest.
Two toilets, a shower and a generous supply of hot water are essential to ensure the necessary comfort for all, and a good spirit on board. One has to take into account the outside temperature, and the possibility of an unexpected salt water shower of 2 degrees C at times. As fresh water can't be brought along in unlimited quantities, but we do intend to undertake longer voyages, a water maker has been installed to ensure a permanent supply of fresh water. The ship's central heating system is designed to work day and night in order to avoid condensation, and ensure ample possibility to dry oilskins, clothing and boots.
ABOUT HENK & BETTINA BOERSMA
They are both 36, Henk is Dutch and Bettina is from Germany.
Between them they have over 20 years of sailing experience.
Translating is done in English, German, Dutch, Friesian, French, Portuguese and Spanish.
After graduating in Economics, Bettina worked for 4 years as a strategy analyst for a multinational company in Rotterdam.
Henk worked 6 years as a freelance advertisement photographer in Amsterdam.
While on a sailing trip of two years, we decided to give our nautical life a more permanent footing.
The attraction of the extreme isolation and the beauty of unspoiled nature made it easy to take that decision.
The following countries are familiar to us due to previous sailing voyages:
United Kingdom, Portugal, Morocco, Madeira, Canary Islands, Azores, Cape Verde, Senegal, Guinee Bissau, St. Helena, South Africa, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Antarctica.
Sarah W. Vorwerk was Bettina's great-grandmother.
She had by 1850 already accompanied her husband, a ship owner, on the guano trade with Chile several times on sailing voyages around Cape Horn.
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