| Is there any sailing or is it all motoring? |
| Their aim is to sail the yachts as much as possible and only motor when necessary. All the captains and crew share a real love of sailing and are all fully trained. Tussock has won the Bodrum Regatta several times, competing against 70 yachts to take home the Bodrum Cup and won again in 2006 making Tussock a three-times winner in 1st place. At the end of the sailing season they organize their own Tussock Regatta. This is an official and spectacular event between all the Tussock yachts where the fleet is divided into two categories and the captains and their crew compete to win the Tussock Cup and, of course, passengers are allowed to help. |
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| Is there a crew on board? |
| Their yachts are excellent, & the same goes for each crew member on every yacht. The yachts comply not only with Tussock's high quality standards, but also all crew members have the necessary papers and licences on top of being excellent sailors. Their captains, chefs and sailors are employed by them all year round and not seasonally. |
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| Training of the crew |
| Winter is a great time for training and refresher courses on such subjects as safety, first aid, fire drill and hygiene, and general updating on services and standards. These special Tussock workshops are also an excellent time for the chefs to learn new recipes and the favourite dishes for our clients. |
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| Single, a couple, with friends or family? |
| Most of their passengers join either with a friend or partner or as a single traveller – about 50% of the passengers are single travellers and there is no surcharge with Tussock! It is exciting for everyone, especially those travelling on their own, to find out with whom they will be sharing the yacht. Tussock knows how important it is to create the right mix of people for each cruise. Therefore, having a fleet of nine yachts enables them to pay a lot of attention to each sailing party and they take into account things such as age, travelling status, and special requests when putting a group together. Tussock also has special weeks just for single travellers and in 2007 these commence on 30 June and 25 August. |
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| Or hire a whole yacht? |
| Groups of friends and/or families love to charter their own yacht for a special occasion such as a birthday party, a wedding anniversary or for a business event like a team building session or an incentive. Passengers have a choice of either chartering their smallest vessel for six people (excluding crew) or go for the eight, 12, 14, 16 and 18 passenger yachts. If you opt for a private charter you will get a substantial discount and this can be up to £1,460 per week, depending on the period and the size of the yacht. To make it easier for you, they have already included this discount in their prices. Also, once on board there is nothing for you to worry about, you set out the course together with the captain, the chef will take care of your appetite so all you need to do is sit back, relax and enjoy the sensation of wind in your hair. |
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| Where do they sail? The Greek islands? Antalya? Assos? |
| The Tussock sailing season is from the end of April until the end of October and each yacht sails to its own itinerary along the south west coast of Turkey and some of the Greek islands. The sailing area is divided into approximately fourteen different routes of one and two weeks´ duration, from Ayvalık, Kuşadası, Turgutreis, Bodrum, Cnidos, Marmaris, Fethiye and Kaş to Antalya. On 5 and 16 May and 3 November 2007 there is a special 10-day cruise in the direction of Antalya. Or if you fancy sailing around some Greek islands such as Samos, Leros, Patmos, Kalymnos, Rhodes, Symi, Kos and Nisyros special Greek weeks are on 19 May, 2, 16 and 30 June, 18 and 25 August and 15 September. All the captains and crew love sailing and together with the captain you will set the course for the day, therefore you will not find fixed daily itineraries . Besides the sailing, every journey offers opportunities for excursions and these trips vary in length from a few hours up to a whole day. Every itinerary is dependent on the wind and together with the captain you can make a choice of the possible excursions. However there is no obligation to join an excursion! You could do a week's cruise followed by a week ashore. |
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| What is the price for a sailing cruise? |
| Prices for a one week sailing cruise start at £468 including breakfast, lunch, all snacks in-between, five dinners and all drinks on board (two dinners are taken ashore). If you join for two weeks you will get a discount of 20% on the every consecutive week on an individually booked sailing cruise. |
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| Any special offers? |
| They have plenty of special offers including ‘fourth person free’, for children, for chartering a whole yacht and discounts for every fifth time you cruise with them. Every year they organise a special cruise for families with children, and during this week all children get an extra discount. Please contact us on 0044 (0)1962 777147 for latest offers. |
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| Special themed cruises? |
| Every year they organise a number of special themed cruises with professional guidance. This year they have a photography cruise with top photographer Richard Bryant on 5 May, a culinary cruise with the ‘Real Greek’ founder and chef Theodore Kyriakou on 30 June, a literary cruise accompanied by author Rosie Thomas on 25 August, an archaeological cruise to Nisyros, Tilos and Symi on 19 May, a Turkish language cruise on 7 July and a nature cruise to Samos on 12 May and 6 October. If you have a particular interest in subjects such as scuba diving, bridge, backgammon, navigation, personal development, painting, yoga, Pilates, fitness or beauty, let us know, and we can see what we can do about arranging this for you. If you have children, you might want to join the special annual children’s cruise. |
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| Monachus Monachus |
| In the Aegean Sea there is a small population of seals called the Monachus Monachus. Since 1993, a small foundation with World Wildlife Fund support has been working to protect these animals and study their way of life. The seals’ numbers are already on the increase and to support this project Tussock Cruising is donating a small sum from each booking to this fund. |
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