Ahoj from the Good Ship R. Tucker Thompson. Waking in Awaawaroa bay was a little chilly, in the shade for the morning swim. Duties were soon completed, breakfast consumed, anchor up mainsail hoisted and out into the brilliant sunshine and a good looking day. We were...

Ahoy friends and family, from the R. Tucker Thompson. Today has been an action packed day starting off with the usual freezing morning bath in the ocean. Chores completed above and below deck, and breakfast devoured, we set off out to sea to drop our scraps past the 3...

Ahoy from the Good Ship R.Tucker Thompson, the morning swim was the best start to the morning of the week, calm and cool with the sunrise and promise of blue skies. After a nice toasty shower, the morning duties and a hearty breakfast the trainees were ready to begin...

We awoke to the normal routine of the morning swim, before the bad weather arrived then gathered into our cleaning duties which was shortly followed by breakfast. Throughout the day we taught safety at sea, learnt the ropes of the ship, found out a lot about the R...

Ahoy from the Good Ship R.Tucker Thompson, cosy up at anchor ready for a wild night and wet day to follow.  We stretched the day out to the maximum, starting with a morning swim in the calm of the sunrise over Pukehuia. Duties and breakfast and anchor up and heading...

Today has been a really good start to the voyage. With calm seas and sunny skies, we set off from Opua and played a name game on our way over to Moturua Island. After the anchor was dropped, we had a yum lunch of mac’n’cheese to fuel us for our walk around the island....