General Information
M/S Beagle
The Beagle is a family owned 14 passenger sailing yacht with an excellent reputation. Ideal for those who want a comfortable but intimate experience in the Galapagos, or for family or private parties. While smaller than most first class yachts, the small group, excellent service and plenty of common space make this an exceptional option for your cruise.
Technical Information
- Classification: First Class
- Number of Passengers: 14
- Accommodations: Six double cabins and one slightly smaller double cabin, all with private bath and A/C
- Features: Spacious teakwood decks with comfortable seating, dining area, salon
- Crew: Captain, helmsman, steward, chef, engineer and bilingual naturalist guide.
- Diving offered: No
- Length: 32 m
- Beam: 6.8 m
- Speed: 9 knots
- Built / Renovated: Built in the 1970's in England; renovated 2012
- Engines: Twin John Deere 235 HP
- Construction Type: Steel hull brigantine
- Safety and Navigation Equipment: 2 Furuno GPS Navigator Systems, 2 magnetic compasses, 1 EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon), 1 Boston Whaler dinghy, 1 inflatable Caribe dinghy, 2 double kayaks, 1 Elliot 20-person life raft, 1 Shanghai 20-person life raft, 1 cellular telephone (Movistar), 1 satellite telephone (Iridium), 2 Furuno radars (36 N/M), 1 70-band HF DSC radio (ICOM), 1 70-band VHF DCC radio (ICOM), 1 Hummingbird VHF radio, 2 portable VHF radios (ICOM), 2 bidirectional ACR radios, 1 vessel positioner (Hunter), 1 ZART ACR radar responder, 1 Furuno Navtex receiver (climate status), 1 Furuno echo-sounding fathometer (500m)
- Energy: Two generators, 33 and 23 kw. 110V / 220V AC and 12V / 24V DC
- Water Capacity: Watermaker
Itinerary
Galapagos yachts all operate on a 14 day (2 week) circuit. This circuit is broken into shorter itineraries which can be combined; depending on the yacht, cruises can be as short as 4 days and as long as 15 days.
Starting or ending days are highlighted in the 15 day itinerary (day 1 and day 15 have the same activities); passengers arriving on these days will do the afternoon activity and passengers departing on these days will do the morning activity.
The Beagle offers two itineraries of 8 days, which can be combined to form a complete circuit of 15 days. One itinerary includes the northwest area of the Galapagos, including Isabela and Fernandina, and the other visits the southeast and central portion of the islands.
All itineraries listed below are subject to change or modification due to park regulations, airport restrictions, weather conditions, or other circumstances beyond the control of Eos or the yacht operators. They are listed as a service to provide general information as to which places in the Galapagos are typically visited by each yacht cruise.
Itineraries for 2013:
- 15 day circuit
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Operation days: Tuesday - Tuesday
DAY 1 Arrive Baltra - Las Bachas DAY 2 Genovesa: Prince Philip's Steps - Darwin Bay DAY 3 Santiago: Puerto Egas - Navigation in the afternoon DAY 4 Isabela: Punta Vicente Roca - Fernandina: Punta Espinoza DAY 5 Isabela: Tagus Cove - Urbina Bay DAY 6 Isabela: Elizabeth Bay - Punta Moreno DAY 7 Isabela (Puerto Villamil): Sierra Negra Volcano - Breeding Center DAY 8 Santa Cruz: Highlands - Charles Darwin Station DAY 9 Floreana: Puerto Velasco Ibarra - Punta Cormorant DAY 10 Española: Punta Suárez - Gardner Bay DAY 11 San Cristobal: Punta Pitt - Isla Lobos DAY 12 Santa Fe - South Plaza DAY 13 North Seymour - Bartolomé DAY 14 Chinese Hat - Cerro Dragón DAY 15 Black Turtle Cove - Baltra airport - 8 Days Northwest
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Operation days: Tuesday - Tuesday Download Detailed Itinerary
DAY 1 Arrive Baltra - Las Bachas DAY 2 Genovesa: Prince Philip's Steps - Darwin Bay DAY 3 Santiago: Puerto Egas - Navigation in the afternoon DAY 4 Isabela: Punta Vicente Roca - Fernandina: Punta Espinoza DAY 5 Isabela: Tagus Cove - Urbina Bay DAY 6 Isabela: Elizabeth Bay - Punta Moreno DAY 7 Isabela (Puerto Villamil): Sierra Negra Volcano - Breeding Center DAY 8 Santa Cruz: Highlands - Depart Baltra - 8 Days Southeast
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Operation days: Tuesday - Tuesday Download Detailed Itinerary
DAY 1 Arrive Baltra - Charles Darwin Station DAY 2 Floreana: Puerto Velasco Ibarra - Punta Cormorant DAY 3 Española: Punta Suárez - Gardner Bay DAY 4 San Cristobal: Punta Pitt - Isla Lobos DAY 5 Santa Fe - South Plaza DAY 6 North Seymour - Bartolomé DAY 7 Chinese Hat - Cerro Dragón DAY 8 Black Turtle Cove - Baltra airport