1519-1522
FIRST WorldTour
relived in
2019-2022/2026
by ÁLVARO DE MARICHALAR
Fifth-Centennial of the world‘s First Circumnavigation
Fifth-Centennial of the World‘s First Circumnavigation
Fifth-Centennial of the World‘s First Circumnavigation
Fifth-Centennial of the World‘s First Circumnavigation
TRACK ÁLVARO’S POSITION
NAVIGATING AROUND THE WORLD ABOARD THE SMALLEST VESSEL EVER!
FIRST WorldTour INTERVIEW
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Check the interview Álvaro gave to amazing journalist Dawn Dawson on March 25th 2022 in Pensacola, Florida.
Dawn gave Álvaro the opportunity to share his passion for the sea talking about his current maritime expedition around the World on-board his tiny 11ft vessel seadoo named NUMANCIA, solo sailing spreading hope, awareness, values, principles and Love.
STOP PLASTIC POLLUTION
Álvaro is fighting against plastic pollution since 1982 and currently collaborates with several institutions:
The University La Sorbonne, Paris, France
Foundation Prince Albert II de Monaco
University of Tomsk
The Garbage Patch State
Álvaro talked several times in the United Nations about the terrible consequences of the plastic pollution in the oceans, seas, lakes and rivers: Read more.
Álvaro's participation at the conference:
Expeditions and Plastic Awareness
(Ocean Recovery Alliance
& EARTH DAY, TX)
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IN THE PRESS
Rio Boat Show announces Álvaro's talk in May 2024
SEK School, Santiago de Chile
March 2024
Peru media
February 2024
Argentinian media:
LA NACIÓN
February 2024
Uruguay media
February 2024
Peru, February 2024
December 2023:
Homage to Álvaro's ancestor Miguel Francisco de Marichalar, Governor of Panama in 1671
COSTA RICA media
March 2023
Nicaragua media
February 2023
LA PRENSA LIBRE Guatemala
December, 2022
HONDURAS Press
December 2022
HONDURAS Press
December 2022
Álvaro‘s Route.
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VIDEOS
Samsung joins Numancia
in the fight against Plastic Polution
March 2024
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MOTIVATIONAL TALK AT THE PRISON OF COZUMEL, MEXICO (August 2022)
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Mexican Media August 2022
Álvaro de Marichalar mantiene su viaje por todo el mundo a bordo de la embarcación más pequeña en la historia de la navegación, en esta ocasión visitó la isla de Cozumel
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ReFormulando Álvaro de Marichalar 18 junio
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First World Tour:
Stopover in Cancun, Mexico - July 2022
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Interview with Mexican journalist Joaquin Lopez Doriga
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Mexican TV Program:
Detras de la noticia con Ricardo Rocha
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Radio Fórmula Mexican Radio interview
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The captain and the crew of a big oil tanker saw Alvaro in the middle of the ocean and filmed him.
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Another stopover in Florida
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Departing from No Name Harbor, Key Biscayne, Florida
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Extreme sailing conditions:
March 29th and 30th 2022
From New Orleans to Houston, Texas
407 NM (767Km)
31 navigation hours
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Another day in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
(…only calm transatlantic journey the drone could fly and film)
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Refueling in the Atlantic
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Touring the World aboard the smallest vessel ever
PHOTOS
The world‘s First Circumnavigation
The world was first circumnavigated by the Magellan-Elcano Expedition, starting from Seville, Spain in 1519 and completed three years later in 1522.
Fifth-Centennial of the world’s First Circumnavigation
500 years later, in 2019 Álvaro de Marichalar started his Solo circumnavigation from the same place and on the same date Magellan and Elcano did in 1519.
INSTITUTIONS Backing up the Expedition
Yacht Club Monaco
Real Liga Naval Española
Russian Geographical Society
Explorers Club New York
Real Federación Española de Motonáutica
Real Academia de la Mar
Main Goals of the Expedition
One of the main goals is to honor Juan Sebastián Elcano, Ferdinand Magellan, HM King Charles of Spain and all the brave European sailors who participated in the First Circumnavigation for their courage, strength and determination.
THE ROUTE
MOTIVATIONAL LECTURES
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2018: Álvaro shares his endeavours at sea with the Marines in Pensacola where he also spoke about his ancestor, Tristán de Luna, founder of the first European settlement in the USA in 1559: Pensacola, Florida.
Álvaro is offering motivational lectures based on his 40 years navigation experience.
Álvaro‘s lecture at Houston Yacht Club
SPONSORS AND COLLABORATORS
Current Sponsors
Collaborators
Álvaro de Marichalar
Guided by his passion and spirit of exploration, Álvaro follows Magellan and Elcano’s watermark, Solo sailing around the globe aboard his tiny 3m. long vessel NUMANCIA.
FIRST WorldTour 2019-2022/24
Circumnavigation Aboard the Smallest Vessel Ever
ENDEAVOURS ACCOMPLISHED IN THE PAST
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Year 2002:
First Transantlantic crossing accomplished aboard a PWC (a Sea-Doo XP)
From Rome to New York
10.000 nautical miles
World Record
With this maritime expedition, Álvaro celebrated the Fifth-Centennial of the fourth and last voyage of Christopher Columbus to the Americas (1502-2002)
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Year 2002:
First Transantlantic crossing accomplished aboard a PWC (a Sea-Doo XP)
From Rome to New York
10.000 nautical miles
World Record
(long version video)
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Year 2004:
From Barcelona to Odessa (Ukraine)
A tribute to Spanish Admiral José de Rivas, founder of
Odessa in 1794 (210th anniversary)
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Year 2006:
In Monaco with SAS Prince Albert of Monaco next to the NUMANCIA. Álvaro navigated from Hong Kong to Tokyo; from Barcelona to Odessa and around Sri Lanka
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Year 2013:
Caribbean Sea Tour
From Puerto Rico, along every Caribbean country
Álvaro celebrated the Fifth-Centennial of the European discovery of Florida and the Pacific Ocean by Juan Ponce de León and Vasco Núñez de Balboa, both in the year 1513
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