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.
2022 voyage dates are provided below:
Voyage ID
Voyage Dates
Dep/Ret Port
Availability
YTH-2201
Wed 30 March – Tue 5 April
Opua - Opua
Available
YTH-2202
Fri 8 April – Thu 14 April
Opua - Opua
Available
YTH-2203
Tue 19 April – Mon 25 April
Opua - Opua
Available
YTH-2204
Thu 28 April – Wed 4 May
Opua - Opua
Available
YTH-2205
Sat 7 May – Fri 13 May
Opua - Opua
Available
YTH-2206
Mon 16 May – Sun 22 May
Opua - Opua
Available
YTH-2207
Wed 25 May – Tue 31 May
Opua - Opua
Available
YTH-2208
Fri 3 June – Thu 9 June
Opua - Opua
Fully Booked
YTH-2209
Sun 12 June – Sat 18 June
Opua - Opua
Available
YTH-2210
Tue 21 June – Mon 27 June
Opua - Whangarei
Available
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