Sailing Sailing The Seven Seas
It’s a common phrase we’ve known for thousands of years, ‘Sailing, Sailing the Seven Seas’. The wonderful seven seas. Back in the times of the Romans and Greeks, the seven seas consisted of the Persian Gulf, the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea, the Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Adriatic Sea and the Arabian Sea. All of these were located in their ‘known world’. Many stories told of the great voyages heroes and villains made sailing these bodies of water. In modern times, the location of the seven seas has changed. Now we consider the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico to define that term.
People often dream of sailing, sailing around the world on these massive bodies of water. Right now, there is a sixteen year old girl on a quest to sail solo around the world. Her sailboat is a bright pink 34 foot boat named Ella’s Pink Lady. She’s vying for the title of youngest person to sail solo around the world. She started her journey in Australia. Before her, the youngest person to make this trip was a 17 year old Californian boy.
There are also races for sailing around the world. Most often these races are done in huge, high end, expensive yachts with massive multi person crews of up to 80 people with numerous stops along the way. There is at least one race that is dedicated to solo sailing, sailing around the world. Testing a person’s physical ability as well as dealing with the metal aspect of being alone on a boat for so long, this type of race is not for the faint of heart. Most world circumnavigation races last close to a year, as they are traversing over 40,000 miles of water and dealing with everything that Mother Nature sends their way. The racers face obstacles like hurricanes and typhoons, rouge waves, torrential rains, savage winds and sometimes no wind at all.
If racing isn’t something you are up to, you can sail in luxury on a around the world cruise. While they do not technically go around the whole world, these cruises can last anywhere from 80 to 157 nights. With one exception. In 2010 one cruise line is going to offer a 335 night cruise around the world. That’s almost two months shy of a full year taking in some 242 different ports in 59 countries. With a price tag starting at $233,995 for double occupancy… if that’s not luxury, I don’t know what is.
There are plenty of options to follow your dreams of sailing, sailing the seven seas. You just need to decide if you want to sail on your own, be part of an amazing race with fellow sailing enthusiasts, or sit in the lap of luxury on a cruise liner that caters to your every want and need. Whatever choice you decide, you will be in for a wonderful adventure.
