ΔΙΕΘΝΗΣ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΗΛΕΚΤΡΟΝΙΚΗ ΕΦΗΜΕΡΙΔΑ ΠΟΙΚΙΛΗΣ ΥΛΗΣ - ΕΔΡΑ: ΑΘΗΝΑ

Ει βούλει καλώς ακούειν, μάθε καλώς λέγειν, μαθών δε καλώς λέγειν, πειρώ καλώς πράττειν, και ούτω καρπώση το καλώς ακούειν. (Επίκτητος)

(Αν θέλεις να σε επαινούν, μάθε πρώτα να λες καλά λόγια, και αφού μάθεις να λες καλά λόγια, να κάνεις καλές πράξεις, και τότε θα ακούς καλά λόγια για εσένα).

Τετάρτη 23 Δεκεμβρίου 2015

Australia & NZ to welcome Ecuadorian Tall Ship ‘The Guayas’


After seven months at sea, the Ecuadorian Navy Training Ship ‘The Guayas’ will arrive on Australian shores. The Guayas embarked from the Ecuadorian port of Guayaquil on 12 May 2015, and is set to arrive in Perth on the 21st of December. The ship will be visiting the Australian and New Zealand ports of Perth, Sydney and Wellington in December and January as part of its “Vuelta al Mundo / Round the World 2015-2016” tour.

The Guayas, affectionately known as Ecuador’s ambassador ship, seeks to strengthen relations between Ecuador and visited nations whilst promoting Ecuadorian tourism. The ship is also important for the training and academic development of Ecuadorian Navy personnel. The ship displays the Ecuadorian national flag and a banner with the Ecuadorian tourism slogan ‘All You Need Is Ecuador.’

On this occasion, the instruction cruise 2006 will include visits to fifteen ports in eleven countries. The cruise   will extend  for  a period   of 292 days, in which 74 midshipmen will complete their navigation course to become officers of the Mexican Navy. On each visit the vessel’s crew conveys a message of peace and goodwill from Mexico, proudly flying their national flag.

On this occasion, the instruction cruise 2006 will include visits to fifteen ports in eleven countries. The cruise   will extend  for  a period   of 292 days, in which 74 midshipmen will complete their navigation course to become officers of the Mexican Navy. On each visit the vessel’s crew conveys a message of peace and goodwill from Mexico, proudly flying their national flag.

Guayas will arrive & depart each port at 9:00am local time.  She will be open for inspection for all to visit her.

ArrivalDepartureOpen to the publicBerth
PerthMon 21st Dec 2015Fri 25th Dec 2015Mon 21st13:00-18:00
Tue 22nd11:00-18:00
Wed 23rd11:00-18:00
Thu 24th11:00-16:00
TBC
SydneyWed 6th Jan 2016Sun 10th Jan 2016Wed 6th15:00-18:00
Thu 7th11:00-18:00
Fri 8th,  11:00-18:00
Sat 9th11:00-18:00
Wharf 7, Pirrama Road Pyrmont (ANMM)
Wellington NZSun 17th Jan 2016Thu 21st Jan 2016Sun 17th13:00-18:00
Mon 18th11:00-18:00
Tue 19th11:00-18:00
Wed 20th11:00-18:00
TBC

Following her departure from Wellington, Guayas will continue on to the ports of Valparaiso, Chile and Callao, Peru, before returning home to Guayaquil on the 1st March 2016.

Escort Ships

At 9am on Wed 6th January 2016 at Sydney Heads, she will be escorted in by the Sydney Ports Fire Tug & local tall ships – South Passage, James Craig & Southern Swan