OCC announces 2022 award winners and recognises the Schwartz family adventures with the Barton Cup
, 2023-01-28 08:31:00,
OCC announces 2022 award winners and recognises the Schwartz family adventures with the Barton Cup
by Daria Blackwell 28 Jan 14:31 UTC
Daxton, Megan, Ronan, and Jon Schwartz (left to right) © SV Zephyros
Now that cruising has returned to somewhat normal territory, the OCC Awards Subcommittee has found numerous achievements to recognise.
Firstly, the Barton Cup.
For 2022, the OCC has awarded the OCC Barton Cup to Jon and Megan Schwartz and their young sons Ronan (15) and Daxton (13), an American family, who, with their two cats Poseiden and Athena, left France on their new Boreal 47 Zephyros at the end of 2018 bound for the Caribbean.
In mid-2019, they headed to Panama, from where they transited to the Galapagos, on to Ecuador, and down to Easter Island, before continuing east to Chile, arriving before Covid hit the world. They enjoyed their exploration of Patagonia for more than a year. The boys grew up quickly, becoming capable crew and sailors as they explored and raced dinghies with the local Chilean kids.
At the end of 2020, Zephyros headed across the Drake Channel for their FIRST trip to Antarctica. They had a great time exploring before returning for another year in Chile (all done legally, with full permits and no bending of Covid restrictions). At the end of 2021, they returned to Antarctica, then sailed back up to…
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