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Conceived and sailed by visionary explorers, Tara is a unique ship for scientific discovery and adventure.
Dockyard: SFCN at Villeneuve La Garenne
Architects: Luc Bouvet and Olivier Petit
Former owners: Jean-Louis Etienne and Sir Peter Blake
Flag: French (French international registry)
Classification: Bureau Veritas – 1 3/3 (E)
Length: 36 metres
Width: 10 metres
Draught: 1.50 metres – 3.50 metres
Weight: 120 tons
Hull Material: Aluminium
Masts: 2 - 27 metres each
Sail aera: 400 square metres
Propulsion: 2 x 350 HP
Power: 2 x 17 kW and 1 x 50 kW
(“Environmental Protection Agency II
Standard”)
Watermaker: 300 litres/hour
Fuel tanks: 40,000 litres
Water tank: 6,000 litres
Soiled tank: 7,000 litres
Number of berths: 14
Autonomy: 5,000 nautical miles
3 kW windgenerator power system
Means of communication: Eutelsat, Fleet Broad Band, Radio HF, Standard C
Meteorology: Station Bathos II Météo France, thermo salinometer
Oceanography: 3,000 m oceanographic winch capstan
Science: Dedicated microscopy and IT, wet laboratory
Equipment: Diving compressor and equipment for 4 persons, two semirigid
30 and 40 HP
Heating: 150 mm polyurethane isolation, central heating
Garbage treatment: 1 crusher and 1 compactor of garbage
Home port: Lorient
Positions on board :
Crew :
- Captain
- First Mate
- Chief Engineer
- Deck officer
- Cook
- Journalist
- Artist (sometimes)
Scientists :
- Chief scientist
- Oceano engineer
- Biology Engineer
- Image engineer
- Scientist specialized in Bacteria/Viruses/Girus
- Other scientist
Onboard journalist
Conceived and sailed by visionary explorers, Tara is a unique ship for scientific discovery and adventure.
Dockyard: SFCN at Villeneuve La Garenne
Architects: Luc Bouvet and Olivier Petit
Former owners: Jean-Louis Etienne and Sir Peter Blake
Flag: French (French international registry)
Classification: Bureau Veritas – 1 3/3 (E)
Length: 36 metres
Width: 10 metres
Draught: 1.50 metres – 3.50 metres
Weight: 120 tons
Hull Material: Aluminium
Masts: 2 - 27 metres each
Sail aera: 400 square metres
Propulsion: 2 x 350 HP
Power: 2 x 17 kW and 1 x 50 kW
(“Environmental Protection Agency II
Standard”)
Watermaker: 300 litres/hour
Fuel tanks: 40,000 litres
Water tank: 6,000 litres
Soiled tank: 7,000 litres
Number of berths: 14
Autonomy: 5,000 nautical miles
3 kW windgenerator power system
Means of communication: Eutelsat, Fleet Broad Band, Radio HF, Standard C
Meteorology: Station Bathos II Météo France, thermo salinometer
Oceanography: 3,000 m oceanographic winch capstan
Science: Dedicated microscopy and IT, wet laboratory
Equipment: Diving compressor and equipment for 4 persons, two semirigid
30 and 40 HP
Heating: 150 mm polyurethane isolation, central heating
Garbage treatment: 1 crusher and 1 compactor of garbage
Home port: Lorient
Positions on board :
Crew :
- Captain
- First Mate
- Chief Engineer
- Deck officer
- Cook
- Journalist
- Artist (sometimes)
Scientists :
- Chief scientist
- Oceano engineer
- Biology Engineer
- Image engineer
- Scientist specialized in Bacteria/Viruses/Girus
- Other scientist
Onboard journalist
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see also
Newsworthy
05/18/2013
Exhibition - Tara Expeditions discovery of a new world : the Ocean
05/18/2013
Discover the exhibition "Tara Expeditions discovery of a new world : the Ocean", on the Eric Tabarly Cité de la Voile Esplanade In Lorient, France.
Free entry on May 18th and 19th for Taras departure.
Exhibiton until Septembre 29th 2013.
Free entry on May 18th and 19th for Taras departure.
Exhibiton until Septembre 29th 2013.
05/13/2013
Taras' new flash
05/13/2013
To learn more about Taras new expedition in the Arctic, click here to read Taras' flash journal.
04/25/2013
Explore Google Ocean with Tara
04/25/2013
Write "Tara" on the research of Sylviaearlealliance's website
or click bellow
04/11/2013
PARIS APPEAL FOR THE HIGH SEAS
04/11/2013
Discover and sign Paris Appeal for the High Seas !
03/05/2013
Tara live
03/05/2013
02/12/2013
Tara in Nowness by Spencer Lowell
02/12/2013
09/10/2012
Tara Expeditions Blogs
09/10/2012
06/21/2012
Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General of the United Nations speaks to Tara at Rio +20
06/21/2012
Part of the speach :
"Earlier this year, I had the chance to board the Tara Expeditions when it docked in New York.
The crew was really inspiring. They shared so much information with me about oceans and climate change. I am really grateful that they are raising awareness around the world … and I am very proud that the United Nations is supporting them.
As I stood on the Tara that day in February, I stood on the deck and looked out at downtown Manhattan. We were surrounded by skyscrapers but we had a window on the deep blue sea. It was a reminder that our worlds are connected.
I promised the crew that I would continue working with dedication for the planet’s oceans.
Now, Rio has to put more wind in our sails, so we can navigate the waves to a better future.
Let us advance for our oceans and our world."
Rio de Janeiro, 21 June 2012
"Earlier this year, I had the chance to board the Tara Expeditions when it docked in New York.
The crew was really inspiring. They shared so much information with me about oceans and climate change. I am really grateful that they are raising awareness around the world … and I am very proud that the United Nations is supporting them.
As I stood on the Tara that day in February, I stood on the deck and looked out at downtown Manhattan. We were surrounded by skyscrapers but we had a window on the deep blue sea. It was a reminder that our worlds are connected.
I promised the crew that I would continue working with dedication for the planet’s oceans.
Now, Rio has to put more wind in our sails, so we can navigate the waves to a better future.
Let us advance for our oceans and our world."
Rio de Janeiro, 21 June 2012