M/S ALTA

Technical Specifications:
Type: Three Masted Staysail Schooner
Category: Deluxe Class
Builder: Titleness, Norway
Capacity: 16 passengers
Length: 140 feet / 46 meters
Beam: 21 feet / 6.8 meters
Draft: 10.5 feet / 3.4 meters
Main Engines: 4 cylinder Alpha diesel, 280 BHP. One 1500 pound thrust Arcturus bowthruster
Generators: 2 35 Kw 120/240 volt A/C single phase with 2 5KW inverters: 24v D/C to 120/240 volts A/C
Speed: 9 knots under power
Electricity: 110 volts AC / 60 Hz
Crew: 8 plus naturalist guide

Equipment:
Sperry Gyrocompass, Furuno 21 mile Si-tex radar, Robertson AP 7 autopilot, knot log, wind speed and direction indicator, Raytheon Loran C, Si-tex, GPS Satellite Navigator, forward looking echo Sounder, NVI (Night Vision Instruments, depthfinders, Decca Navigator, Si-tex video sonar, Furuno weatherfax, Taiyo RDF Simrad watch receiver, two VHF radios, EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon), life jackets, flares and signals, 2 x 18 man life floats. In short, safety equipment on board either meets or exceeds USA Coast Guard Regulations.

Facilities and Accommodations
The boat has 4 cabins with twin beds and 4 cabins with double beds. All cabins have private facilities has with fresh, hot and cold water showers. Furthermore it has a 1200 gal/day watermaker, air-conditioning throughout, icemaker, stereo, TV, a salon, a cabinet holding the TV/Video system and sundecks with lounge chairs. VCR Communication Equipment: Furuno single sideband radio, VHF radio, SSB radio.

Departures: Sunday

Itinerary:
Sun.- Arrival at San Cristobal Galapagos - San Cristobal (Lobos/Kicker Rock)
Mon.- Tower (Genovesa) Island: Prince Phillip's Steps - Tower: Darwin Bay
Tue.- Isabela (Albemarle) Island: Punta Vicente Roca - Fernandina (Narborough) Island: Punta Espinosa
Wed.- Santiago (San Salvador, James) Island: James Bay - Bartolome (Bartholomew) Island
Thu.- Santa Cruz (Indefatigable) Island: Charles Darwin Research Station - Santa Cruz: Highlands
Fri.- Floreana (Santa Maria, Charles) Island: Punta Cormorant - Floreana: Post Office Bay/Devil's Crown
Sat.- Hood (Española) Island: Punta Suarez - Hood: Gardner Bay
Sun.- San Cristobal: Interpretation Center

The operator reserves the right to change the itinerary without warning due to weather National Park regulations or notifications and unforeseeable circumstances.