Learning for life through the sea
The R. Tucker Thompson is a working tall ship based in the Bay of Islands. We operate as a non-profit, providing Northland’s young people life-changing 7-day voyages. Over summer, we offer daily sailing trips to visitors to the Bay. All profits from our tourism activities help fund our youth development voyages.
Nau mai, haere mai, welcome on board!
Support the youth of Northland by sailing with us this summer. Experience a day on the water on the R. Tucker Thompson, a traditional gaff-rigged schooner with her own unique history. Choose to make it an active adventure, help hoist the sails, climb the rigging or just relax with a cold drink.
Looking for something different to do for you and your group this summer? Why not charter an entire tall ship? We charter the ship out privately for groups and schools.
We run 7-day Youth Development Voyages for the young people (aged 14-18) of Taitokerau Northland. These are life changing experiences, designed to build confidence, create teamwork and develop leadership.
it rained hard through the night but surprisingly we woke to an oily calm sea with an overcast sky. Pink and orange tinted the clouds in the east as the sun tried to make its self felt. The early morning …
An early start today up before the sun for our morning swim as we had places to be, guests to meet. We did our usual morning routine as we motored across from our anchorage to Russel to meet the team …
What a feast! Today we had a sleep in following a late night sailing around from Whangamumu to Paradise Bay. This was followed by a big pancake breakfast with caramelised bananas to get us ready for a big day. Unfortunately …
