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May 6, 2010 -- Heraclitus in Dominican Republic preparing for Atlantic Crossing

Current Schedule: Bahamas June 2010, Azores July 2010, Tangiers July/August 2010 then on to ports in Spain ...

and visit the ship's blog for the latest news.

http://latestnewsfromthervheraclitus.blogspot.com/

February 3, 2010 -- Heraclitus Returns to San Juan, Puerto Rico after 17 years!

Click here for Press release

Film and images of the ships arrival

September 21, 2009 -- Ship arrived in Trinidad.

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Articles from RV Heraclitus arrival in Capetown, South Africa

March 2008

Dear Friends of the R/V Heraclitus,

As children, inspired through stories by Jules Verne, Jack London and the great adventures of Jacque Cousteau, Thor Heyerdahl and the movies of Errol Flynn, we dreamed of one day living the romantic life of a sailor. We found much more than we were looking for. Heraclitus is a ship that many fall in love with. It is more important than ever to keep this dream alive.

What is the Heraclitus?
Movable architecture, sculpture, a floating dream,
A temporary autonomous zone roaming the world's oceans,
A magical space for inner and outer adventure,
A training space for people to learn the ways of the sea,
Yes and much more!

The Heraclitus never fails to impress or move people. A vessel with a great tradition of performing theatre in ports of call around the world, Heraclitus is a fantastic bridge to other cultures - not only those on foreign shores but also those on board. The Heraclitus is a unique ship. Designed after a Chinese junk, made of ferro-cement, built in Oakland, California, named after a Greek philosopher, and with the looks one would rather expect in a fantastic comic book. She began her dramatic life sailing out under the Golden Gate Bridge of San Francisco in 1975. It is a vessel that enables whoever sails on her to truly perceive and understand the world as one, the earth as a blue planet, as Planet Water.

Heraclitus has sailed the world's oceans more than once, hosted hundreds of crew from all over the world, ran aground several times, wrecked twice on reefs, sunk once in a hurricane; she has seen anger and happiness, fear and joy, faithfulness and deceit, love and hate but somehow always sailed on. She has grown tremendously richer in spirit and character in those decades and is now more than an exceptional ship and unusual home for theatre, science and adventure - some say she has a soul.

Heraclitus has become a legend, a piece of art herself, molded by many hands, from many lands, functional and at the same time a symbol of our common desire for freedom. She has become a planetary heritage and deserves to be maintained, kept up, repaired and restored, to continue an almost extinct life style, to enable a future generation to experience what she has to offer, to give others opportunities to live on the world's oceans.

Heraclitus, launched in 1975, is now 35 years old and has sailed over 300,000 nautical miles during her adventurous life. Over the years countless individuals, and many corporations have helped to “keep the voyage going, going and never gone.” Every little bit helps: volunteers skilled and/or eager to learn, logistics support, and of course, cash of any amount. We also welcome building materials, paint, cement, steel, machinery, tools, housing and food for the crew while the ship is high and dry. For cash donations, please see the information at the end of this letter, and for in-kind donations, we can supply you with a more detailed plan and supply list. Anyone joining us during the dry dock will receive room and board for the duration, plus a special rate for those of you who wish to sail on future voyages.

Please support the expedition and the maintenance and operation of the R/V Heraclitus- every $5 will carry the Herclitus 1nm along it's voyages of adventure- we appreciate your consideration and help!

All donors will be gratefully acknowledged on our web site.

Thank you
Crew of R/V Heraclitus

SPECIFIC CURRENT NEEDS FOR DRYDOCK AND PREPARATIONS FOR NORTH ATLANTIC CROSSING -- CLICK HERE

Please contact christinehandte@gmail.com for further information and participation.

For tax deductible donations, you can send a check to the Institute of Ecotechnics in the US or UK, or you can make a payment online via Paypal. To pay online, go to our web page at www.rvheraclitus.org/support1.html and follow the instructions. (If you have a Paypal account, you may pay directly though Paypal by using the address: support@ecotechnics.edu.) For US donations, please make your check payable to the Institute of Ecotechnics and mail to the Institute at 1 Bluebird Ct., Santa Fe, NM 87508. For UK donations, please make your check payable to the Institute of Ecotechnics and mail to the Institute at 24 Old Gloucester St., London, WC1N 3AL, UK.