What We Do
Working in the Western Pacific
Our regular voyages are planned for the warmer part of the year in NZ waters so that in the future we can take ships offshore to work in the Western Pacific islands during our winter, which is out of cyclone (hurricane) season.
Some youngsters will be invited from training weeks to take part in these adventures, extending what they have learned on their previous voyages.
This work will be with organisations already working in nations such as Vanuatu, Fiji, the Solomon Islands, and the islands of Papua New Guinea.
Activities
Existing areas developed in our local adventures such as:-
- life skills
- core values
- team building
- overcoming fears
- leadership skills
- character development
- seamanship and navigation
will be augmented with short- and medium-term cross cultural experiences through projects like building, re-building, reading classes, health care, practical help, agriculture, infrastructure development.
We can bring in many practical skills such as carpentry, engineering or plumbing, but our whole attitude is one of coming alongside, to support the local people, not to take over.
Transport is always a major obstacle in the Pacific. Many islands cannot provide an airstrip and usually the cost of air travel is prohibitive for any project or aid work. Sail is still the most economic and practical solution.
In the Pacific a sound, small ship that can sail in just over a metre of water is ideal for getting through coral passages, over shallow reefs and up rivers to meet with the local folks and provide whatever assistance they need.
What we do
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- Adventure voyages
- Custom cruises
- Corporate cruises
- Special events
- International voyages
- Where we work
Thoughts
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A tourist remains an outsider throughout his visit; but a sailor is part of the local scene from the moment he arrives.
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- Anne Davison
thoughts
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We are not too far away to help- right on our doorstep are 22,000 islands of the South Pacific