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R. Tucker Thompson Sail Training Trust The Tucker is back in the Bay and the painted deck is looking awesome! Now to get the timber laid and rebuild the bulwarks!

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R. Tucker Thompson Sail Training Trust Steve, Sophie and Nic will be bringing the Tucker back to the Bay of Islands tomorrow. ETA early Thursday am.

on Tuesday

R. Tucker Thompson Sail Training Trust Decks have now been painted on the R.Tucker Thompson so she'll head back to the Bay shortly. Then we can start laying new decks!

on Monday

R. Tucker Thompson Sail Training Trust The Tucker and crew have arrived safely in Whangarei and work will begin tomorrow.

July 18

R. Tucker Thompson Sail Training Trust The Tucker has sailed down to Whangarei last night for blasting and painting.

July 17

R. Tucker Thompson Sail Training Trust Maintenance on the R.Tucker Thompson underway - photos of the decks and bulwarks being stripped off http://ow.ly/2beuN

July 15

R. Tucker Thompson Sail Training Trust Ripping in to maintenance! 9 people pulling the R.Tucker Thompson apart. Half the bulwarks are now gone....

July 12

R. Tucker Thompson Sail Training Trust Photos from the Drag Race on Friday and Russell Birdman on Saturday http://ow.ly/29L0a bayofislands

July 11

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Youth Trip 0810...day 6

Its been a day full of activities, as we started off this morning hunting for cockels in the mud flats of Parakura Bay.
A successful return with a bucket full to add to our collection of fish for lunch.
From there we sailed to Palm Tree Bay located on Motorua, and everyone jumped ashore for a mi

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Posted by Adam Prendergast on July 10, 2010 at 8:37pm — 1 Comment

Youth trip 0810 ...Day 4

Halfway between Army Bay and Waipiro Bay - 7 knots, all sails set, trainees at the helm, up the rigging, and pulling on lines...this is what we are here for!!!

Its been another wonderful day weather wise, and the wind has been perfect for us to go out sailing. We lifted anchor at Oke Bay this morning and sailed out towards Bird Rock, then headed back towards Army Bay where we stopped for lunch and a walk. Some of the trainees went for a swim, and Kayak, while the others collec… Continue

Posted by Adam Prendergast on July 9, 2010 at 12:30pm

Youth Trip 0810....Last trip before maintanence

We were in one day, and out the next with a new bunch of trainees - a mix of 8 boys and girls all a bit nervous and excited about what lay ahead for the next 7 days.

Before we had even left the wharf we had Captain Steve (Sir Captain Skipper Steve to all you land lubbers) handing out rags and brasso for everyone to polish the brass till he could see his reflection and have his morning shave!!

As we headed towards Russell we played a couple of games for everyone to introduce them

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Posted by Adam Prendergast on July 6, 2010 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

Youth Trip 0710 ..... Day 5

Sorry about missing the updates for the last two days, we have been to busy having a good time!!!

We sailed from Oke Bay around Cape Brett and into Whangamumu Harbour on day 4 or our trip, and went ashore to the beach for a walk around.

Some of the boys found an octopus in the rock pools which we mixed with some butter and garlic and turned into an entrée, and it disappeared within seconds!!!

This morning we got up, had our swim and the

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Posted by Adam Prendergast on July 2, 2010 at 7:21pm — 2 Comments

Youth Trip 0710 ..... Day 2

Day two, and our first morning swim of the trip!! Its amazing how fast you wake up when you hit the water!

We started off the day with breakfast and chores:

Scrubbing the deck, sweeping and moping, polishing brass...and for all the parents reading this, these boys know how to clean and tidy, regardless of what they might lead you to believe ;)

The wind picked up for us, so some of the boys climbed up the rigging and unfurled the Topsails so we could hea

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Posted by Adam Prendergast on June 29, 2010 at 10:56pm — 1 Comment