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To the Black Sea – Episode 5

Finn and Tereza finally have enough wind to put up their sails

The Wind Picks Up and JILL is Sailing– Launching 9-25-19
Averaging about 17 miles a day, Finn and Tereza work their way up the Main River and reached Würzberg. They still have many more miles of the Main ahead of them before they reach the first canal along the route to Russia. Our young travelers are getting into their groove.

To the Black Sea – Episode 4

Finn and Tereza packed up and on the water

Summer heat, torrential rain and the first week on the water. – Launching 9-18-19
Their destination, Sochi, Russia, was 1,500 miles away as the jet airliner flies, but Finn and Tereza are in no hurry and determined to travel in a manner that’s kind to the environment. They have been underway for a week now.

To the Black Sea – Episode 3

Finn and Tereza trailering their boat JILL to Germany

Getting JILL to Germany – Watch Now
With no car, Finn and Tereza have to figure out how to get their boat to Mainz, Germany. With all their supplies (and a guitar) aboard JILL, their goal was to get her in the water and spend their first night under the open sky.

To the Black Sea – Episode 2

Finn and Tereza Finish Their Boat – Watch Now
JILL, the boat Finn and Tereza have been building for their journey across Europe to Russia, is still not finished. Watch this video to see the challenges finishing JILL and the final stages of the pre-trip preparations.

To the Black Sea – Episode 1

Introduction to Finn and Tereza’s Adventure – Watch Now
While students at Brockwood Park School in Hampshire, UK, Finn Cameron-Turner and Tereza Deminova, both 17, built a 16’ Matinicus double ender. They’ll cross Europe on inland waterways, the last of which, the Danube, will deliver them to the Black Sea.

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