Last full day on the R Tucker Thompson, It started like most days, with the sun pointing its head over the hill, the soft lighting, and the famous morning swim followed by a steaming hot shower. This photo illustrates perfectly what our mornings look like on deck....

Greetings from all of us on the R Tucker Thompson, A unanimous decision was made last night about having a half hour sleep in, this morning, so it gave the sun enough time to shine on deck from behind the hills around Paradise Bay. So at 8am, the trainees slowly rose...

Greetings from the good ship, It’s been another beautiful day in paradise, with loads of sunshine, loads of fun, but very little wind. The morning swim was a bit cold as we jumped into the day, but it warmed up quickly as we did our lessons about weather patterns down...

Good evening from the R tucker Thompson, We had good weather today, not much wind but lots of sunshine. Waking up in Whale bay, the day started with morning swim, duties, breakfast as per usual. We then sat around the table for a lesson on Points of sail and rules of...

Waking up from our first night on board the R tucker Thompson, all trainees were ready for their morning swim and a warm shower before starting on the cleaning duties. Deck was scrubbed, floor was swept and toilet cleaned, just in time for breakfast to be served. The...

News from the R Tucker Thompson, After waving you all goodbye at the Opua wharf, we hoisted the foresail and away we went! The name game was played to introduce ourselves and get to know each other. Today we focused on familiarizing ourselves with the ship, after a...