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YTH2207 – Day three
Kia Ora Whanau, Anchored off the golden shore of Motokawanui. Our crew awoke this morning with a spring in their step. Knowing we had a jam-packed adventure day ahead, the sailors worked hard through their chores to get the ship moving as quickly as possible. With a...
YTH2207 – Rua Ra
Today we had the opportunity to explore the outer Bay, as we made our way up to the Cavalli Islands for the night. It’s been smooth sailing thus far as we have been blessed with calm seas and light breeze. We arrived at Motukawanui Island, the biggest island in the...
YTH-2207 Tahi Ra
Kia Ora whanau, We miss you already. Nah just kidding, we are living the dream. We have had a lovely day learning the ropes and ways of ship life. We are happily parked up at the Te Pahi islands, home for the night. Afternoon antics included a bit of information...
YTH 2206 – Ono Ra
Kia ora Koutou, What a great day. After breakfast the crew were sent ashore check out some spots leaving only the captain behind. While they were gone we (captain & trainees) attempted to steal the ship. We didn’t get far the crew caught up with us. On our way...
YTH 2206 – Wha Ra
Kia Ora Whanau. Sorry it’s been a few days. We are all rugged up in Whangamumu harbor, after a few days of fun in the rain. Today’s antics included a super clear dive, some painting, a good ol rain dance, games and a wee bit of ship knowledge. This evening the weather...
YTH 2206 – Rua Ra
Ahoy, we are alive! We have done fun things, Goodbye. Taha
YTH2206 Tahi ra
Kia Ora Whanau. What an incredible day 1. We are stoked with how the group has come together! After we waved you goodbye, we set sail for the Te Pahi islands. Underway we had a mean feed of mac and cheese, got settled into bunks and played a few games. The afternoon...
YTH-2205 Ono Ra
Kia Ora Whanau This morning we motored over to deep water cove and went for a snorkel, we saw a puffer fish and a whole heap of other sea life, while we were snorkelling a few of our fellow trainees stayed behind and made some banana bread . After our snorkel we ate...
YTH-2205 Rima Ra
Kia Ora Whanau, Today we met up with Project Island Song and DOC on Moturua Island. We sat in for a korero with Miriam from DOC, with her two dogs Will and Ahu, they patrol the islands for pests and keep them predator free for the native birds that have been...
YTH-2205 Wha Ra
Kia ora, today was our fourth day on the boat and we woke up early as usual. We had our usual swim this morning and then did our chores. After that we got on the dingy and went for a walk at Rangihoua, we saw heaps of cool views and learnt about the history of the...
YTH-2205 Toru Ra
Our third day on the boat and Jullian is still snoring loud as!! We started the Tucker Challenge today, we climbed up the ropes and Amy, Maddie and Ben got their bracelets because they touched the end of the wood (lower topsail yard) at the top. Then we had to get...
YTH2205 – Rua Ra
Kia Ora whanau, our second day on the boat was pretty good. We woke up early as and no one got much sleep because Jullian was snoring too much. When we all jumped in the water in the morning it was pretty warm. We did our duties we even cleaned can you believe that?...