October 2011 Dear Voyager

50% Off Noumea - Sydney / Weekend Sale
and Helping Lucinda

No Photoshop required - Soren at Iles des Pines, New Caledonia

V340 Challenge: Passport and credit card in date?

Able to move fast? Then join us next week for our last Pacific voyage this season.

Soren Larsen is now in New Caledonia and Captain Matt and the crew have berths available for the 18 night Blue Water Passage Noumea to Sydney via Lord Howe Island.

HALF PRICE: was NZ$5695 so now NZ$2845 or AU$ 2265,
Monday 10 Oct to Friday 28 Oct 2011.

This is a one-off offer as it is the last Pacific voyage under the Bridgewater flag as Soren delivers to her new operators in Sydney, so be a part of a significant moment in the ship's history if you can..

NB Qantas have Sydney/Noumea on special this Sat 8 Oct QF91 for AU$358
Air Calin and Air NZ all have flights too.

Read Bosun Heather's account of last year's voyage into Sydney: 'A Ship on the Ocean' - it so clearly captures that rare joy of ocean passage making.

Email or
Call us in Melbourne or Auckland..

Helping Lucinda -

Many of you will have sailed with Lucinda Reynolds, our cook over several seasons. She joined the ship in Fiji this year but was medivac'd home to NZ from Santo with what was thought to be a herniated ulcer. Sadly the diagnosis turns out to be much more serious and scans revealed advanced pancreatic cancer and the news couldn't be much worse.

"So, nothing trivial then.." said Lucinda as only she can, with blinding matter of factness.. Conventional treaments, surgery and chemo are not deemed appropriate but Lucinda is determined to fight back with alternative therapies including Budwig Protocol Cancer diet and RIFE treatment.

These are not funded by the NZ healthcare system and we're hoping you can join us in raising some urgent funds for Lucinda. A proportion of the Noumea-Sydney special sales will go to her - but if you'd just like to express some solidarity and support for Lucinda and make a donation you can do so via the ship's office. Either call of fax a credit card number (fax ) and we'll pass it on. She also has a which explains more and has links to a donation site.

Those who know Lucinda will understand how very courageous and practical she is being in her challenge but all messages of support via Facebook, or us, will be much valued.

Pacific 2012 & current logs

We wanted to make this Between the Masts a quick one - but a full 2012 schedule and round up of news will follow in a separate email before too long. In the meantime:

Marsha's Voyage Log Log
		Sept 2011 SNAKES ON A PLAIN - Rah Island Vanuatu Purser Marsha's vivId account of a kustom 'Snake dance' on Rah in the Banks Islands... What can she mean? Find out here.

South Pacific 2012 Press
		Forward plans and schedule for next year Published here is the April to November 2012 South Pacific voyage plan. Bookings are now being taken for this with Early Bird Specials for berths sold before the end of this month.

Thanks, we look forward to seeing you on deck again soon (see above...)

Fair winds,

All the Soren Crew.

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