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<H1>Antarctic Cruise and DXpedition </H1>
<P><FONT face=Verdana><STRONG>Mehdi, F5PFP</STRONG>, organizer of an upcoming
Antarctic Cruise / Expedition for about 4 weeks in 2009, has informed OPDX of
the following Antarctic bases, that and the main goal of the expedition is to
operate about 5 to 7 hours from each base, BUT also have a great adventure,
sailing, trekking, photos, etc. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>The Antarctic Cruise and Expedition will start in
February, departing from Ushuaia on the 18th and returning to Ushuaia on March
17th. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Mehdi states, "Our plan is very extensive and several
bases could be cancelled due to weather and sailing conditions,<BR>but each area
will be visited." <BR><BR>The list of areas and bases are as
follows:<BR><STRONG>AN-016</STRONG> - ANTARCTICA (Mainland); Videla Station
(Danco coast) and Almirante Brown Station (Danco
coast)<BR><BR><STRONG>AN-012</STRONG> - PALMER Archipelago; Yelcho Station
(Doumer Island) and Port Lockroy (Wiencke Island)<BR><BR><STRONG>AN-010
</STRONG>- SOUTH SHETLAND Archipelago; Macchu Picchu Station & Republica del
Ecuador Refuge (King George Island), Gurruchaga Refuge (Nelson Island),
Maldonado Station (Greenwich Island), Juan Carlos Station (Livingston Island),
Station B (Deception Island) and Risopatron Station (Robert Island)</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>The expedition team will travel on the yacht "Le Boulard".
The "Le Boulard" home page can be viewed (in French) at: <BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.croisieres-boulard.com/index.php?page=antarctique"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://www.croisieres-boulard.com/index.php?page=antarctique</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>The French skipper is Jean Monzo who lives in Ushuaia and
speaks English/ Spanish and is probably one of the most experienced sailors of
the Antarctic Penninsula sailing every summer season in that zone since 1992
with the same yacht.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>The "Le Boulard" is 14 meters long with automatic pilot,
phonesat, GPS and can accommodate 6 passengers + 1 or<BR>2 crew members.
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>It is possible to be part of this expedition as an
operator or just as a tourist. If interested in being part of this Cruise /
Expedition, please contact Mehdi at: </FONT><A
href="mailto:f5pfp@aliceadsl.fr"><FONT
face=Verdana>f5pfp@aliceadsl.fr</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Also, for information about the expedition and amateur
radio activities in the Antarctica, please visit: </FONT><A
href="http://f6kdf.ath.cx/f5nod/" target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://f6kdf.ath.cx/f5nod/</FONT></A> </P></BODY></HTML>