7-Day Youth Voyage
If you’re aged between 13 and 18, you can sign up for an adventure of a lifetime. Your 7-day voyage will take take you places that you normally can’t reach by road. You’ll have the opportunity to explore the amazing Bay of Islands, you may even get the chance to sail up or down the coast and visit some of the coastal communities there. But wherever the wind takes you, it will be an experience you will remember forever.
- Learn about sailing, general seamanship and safety at sea
- Learn about the environment and marine ecology and visit some amazing places
- Find out about navigation and how to read charts
- Learn how to fish, and if you are lucky catch your supper (don’t worry, we have other food available if you’re unlucky!)
- Take a turn at cooking in the galley
- Go tramping, snorkeling and play games ashore
- Meet new people and make new friends
- Find out about Taitokerau Northland’s history and our culture
- And above all have fun while you get to sail an amazing tall ship!
R. Tucker Thompson Youth development voyages from R. Tucker Thompson on Vimeo Music written by a Trainee: Lyrics written by Maea Shepherd, Produced by "King Music" (Maea Shepherd & Adam Roycroft), a Young Enterprise Company.
Costs
The actual cost of a 7-day voyage is $2,461 GST inclusive. For students from the Taitokerau Northland region, we provide a subsidy to reduce the price to $1,450 from our tourism surplus if available, and general donations. In addition to this, we have a large number of grants and sponsorships available specifically for eligible students from Taitokerau.
This means that for individual applicants, the voyage fee is:
- A minimum of $1,450 to be contributed by the applicant (please note we are able to offer a range of grants and sponsorships depending on individual circumstances)
- The Trust will contribute $1,011 per person by the ship using surplus from trading activities, grants, or the ship’s own fundraising efforts
- Where a student is able to pay more, we ask that they do. Any additional payment is receipted as a donation and used to support other students
Students from outside Northland are welcome to undertake a voyage, however we cannot provide the same level of subsidy, nor can we provide grants or sponsorships. The cost to students from outside Taitokerau Northland is $1,950 and we encourage them to seek out their own sponsors and carry out their own fundraising efforts.
International students may participate however they will be expected to pay the full $2,461 voyage cost.
Please note, we do not provide subsidies to corporate or government funded placements, who are required to pay the full amount.
2021 voyage dates are provided below:
Voyage ID
Voyage Dates
Dep/Ret Port
Availability
YTH-2101
Thur 8 April - Wed 14 April
Opua - Opua
Fully Booked
YTH-2102
Sat 17 April - Fri 23 April
Opua - Opua
Places Available
YTH-2103
Mon 26 April - Sun 2 May
Opua - Opua
Places Available
YTH-2104
Wed 5 May - Tues 11 May
Opua - Opua
Places Available
YTH-2105
Fri 14 May - Thurs 20 May
Opua - Opua
Places Available
YTH-2106
Mon 24 May - Sun 30 May
Opua - Opua
Places Available
YTH-2107
Wed 2 June - Tues 8 June
Opua - Opua
Places Available
YTH-2108
Fri 11 June - Thurs 17 June
Opua - Opua
Places Available
YTH-2109
Mon 21 June – Sun 27 June
Opua - Opua
Places Available
YTH-2110
Wed 30 June - Tues 6 July
Opua - Opua
Places Available
YTH-2111
Fri 9 July – Thurs 15 July
Opua - Opua
Places Available
YTH-2112
Mon 19 July – Sun 25 July
Opua - Opua
Fully Booked
YTH-2113
Tue 27 July – Mon 3 August
Opua - Whangarei
Places Available
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