Details of the Ship The Santa Maria Australis was designed and equipped to sail long distance cruises in comfortable conditions. She was built in 1998 in Gdansk, Poland as an aluminum ketch training vessel. Her safety equipment is monitored every 2 years. The SMA has the CE certificate category A (high seas). In 2004 she was further equipped for high latitude operations in Southampton, England. On this occasion she was adapted to modern standards and the strict English MCA requirements as a sail training vessel. The SMA is designed for a maximum of 12 persons and sails under German flag with home port Berlin. In 2006, the SV SMA reached the high southern latitudes and to date 40 sailing expeditions to Antarctica have been accomplished and in 2011 she sailed through the Northwest Passage. The Santa Maria Australis has a StarLink satellite internet connection. Year of construction: 1998 Shipyard: Euro Aluship Ltd, Gdansk Type of ship: Hydra Duo 66 Length: 20,20 m Width: 5,50 m Draft: 2,30 m Designer: Horst Glacer & Kurt Reinke Sail area: 220 qm Cabins 4 Guests: max. 12 35 € per day operational costs included, payable in cash at the spot. Dates Route Fare from Route No. 04/07/2025-05/09/2025 Sailing Expedition Ring of Fire: Puerto Williams/ Chile - Falkland Islands - Itajai/ Brasil 6,765 € EX18-5553 09/01/2025-09/26/2025 Sailing Expedition Ring of Fire: Rio de Janeiro/ Brazil - San Salvador - Recife/ Brazil 5,330 € EX18-5554 10/01/2025-10/31/2025 Sailing Expedition Ring of Fire: Recife/ Brazil - Belém - Amazon Delta - Macapá/ Brazil 6,355 € EX18-5555 11/03/2025-11/30/2025 Sailing Expedition Ring of Fire: Macapá/ Brazil - French Guiana - Grenada 5,740 € EX18-5566 01/05/2026-01/30/2026 Sailing Expedition Ring of Fire: Grenada - Windward Islands - Saint Martin 5,330 € EX18-6661 02/02/2026-03/13/2026 Sailing Expedition Ring of Fire: Saint Martin - Jamaica - Cuba - Belize 8,200 € EX18-6662 03/16/2026-04/30/2026 Sailing Expedition Ring of Fire: Belize - Central America - Panama 9,430 € EX18-6663 05/14/2026-07/24/2026 Sailing Expedition Ring of Fire: Panama - Marquesas Islands - Tuamotu - Tahiti 14,760 € EX18-6364 08/24/2026-10/07/2026 Sailing Expedition Ring of Fire: Tahiti - Niue Island - Tonga - Viti Levu/ Fiji 9,225 € EX18-6332 10/12/2026-12/18/2026 Sailing Expedition Ring of Fire: Viti Levu/ Fiji - Vanuatu - Solomonen - Madang/ Papua New Guinea 13,940 € EX18-6333 01/08/2027-02/19/2027 Sailing Expedition Ring of Fire: Madang/ Papua New Guinea - Palau - Manila/ Philippines 8,815 € EX18-7231 03/04/2027-04/08/2027 Sailing Expedition Ring of Fire: Manila/ Philippines - Taiwan - Nagasaki/ Japan 7,380 € EX18-7222 04/12/2027-05/03/2027 Sailing Expedition Ring of Fire: Nagasaki/ Japan - Osaka/ Japan 4,510 € EX18-7223 05/17/2027-06/07/2027 Sailing Expedition Ring of Fire: Osaka/ Japan - Hokaido/ Japan 4,510 € EX18-7224 06/14/2027-07/29/2027 Sailing Expedition Ring of Fire: Hokaido/ Japan - Attu - Dutch Harbor/ Alaska - Kodiak - Prince William Sund/ Alaska 9,430 € EX18-7275 04/07/2025-07/29/2027 Sailing Expedition Ring of Fire: fare upon request EX18-5881 Gallery Booking To book your Sailing Expedtion with the SANTA MARIA AUSTRALIS, please send back the following documents (see the links for the pdf-files) filled-out and signed by email: Booking Form Passenger Information Form Scheduled Expedition Contract Passport: send us a copy of your passport valid at least six months counting from voyage commencement. After receiving your booking forms, we will send you the booking confirmation and invoice whereupon a deposit of 1/3 is due. The second third is payable until 3 months prior departure and the last third until 1.5 months prior departure. If you pay from outside the EURO-zone, paying by credit card might be the cheapest option. But still we have to charge a non-refundable credit card fee of 2.5%. Further Documents required not later than 30 days prior departure (without those it will not be possible for the skipper to accept you for the expedition): Expedition Medical Form: The earliest 60 days prior departure. It might be helpful to fill out the form together with your medical doctor. Travel Health Insurance Waiver of Liability For further details we refer to: Expedition Gear List Code of conduct on board Terms & Conditions Besides to those please read the following leaflets and explanatory notes referring our behaviour at the Antarctica, how to protect the environment and reduce our ecolocical footprint: Cetacean Watching Guidelines of the IAATO Seal Watching Guidelines of the IAATO Bird Watching Guidelines of the IAATO General Information for Wildlife Watching of the IAATO Help Protect Antarctica's pristine environment from non-native species (do not pack a pest) Boot Washing Guidelines of the IAATO Guidelines for Visitors to the Antarctic Yacht Outreach Pamphlet of the IAATO You will travel on a modern Sailing Vessel. Please keep in mind, that safety first is the highest priority for all sailors on board. For this reason the exact route cannot be predicted and has to be adjusted by the captain/ skipper continuously according to the conditions - for the well-being of the whole team.