spirit of adventure trust
Spirit sets sail for Sydney
BY DEAN LAWRENCE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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etailed planning is now well underway for Spirit of
New Zealand's trip to Sydney, Australia to participate
in the International Fleet Review and Tall Ship Festival.
Recognising the aspect of the event, the Royal New Zealand
Navy has joined with the Spirit of Adventure Trust to provide 40
young naval personnel to man and crew Spirit of New Zealand
to Australia. Spirit will still carry her regular crew however, like
all voyages the Spirit undertakes she still requires the manpower
of the 40 voyage crew on board.
This Spirit and navy co-ordination is an extension of our
long standing relationship with the RNZN, as each year Spirit
undertakes two, five-day training voyages for naval cadets.
This opportunity provides an excellent training ground for the
naval personnel to not only experience the challenges of a transTasman crossing, but sailing a square rigged ship in the process.
It is worth noting that many navies of the world own and operate
tall ships as part of their training programme. Recently the royal
navy of Oman announced the commissioning of a new 87m
square rigged ship for delivery in August 2014 to replace their
existing sail training vessel.
Spirit of New Zealand will depart Wellington on September
21, 2013, bound for Sydney and is required to
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meet the fleet of other tall ships off Sydney
Heads on October 3. At this time, Spirit
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is expected to berth in Cockle Bay – in
Darling Harbour by the convention centre.
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This will require the Pyrmont Bridge to be
opened to allow Spirit and the other tall
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ships to enter the bay. The naval fleet of
warships is expected in on October 4.
There are various activities planned
over the following days, with the major
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Shore party returns
naval fleet review taking place on October 5. We understand
that there are some 50-plus naval ships from around the world
to be in attendance. Ships will be open to the public in Sydney
from 6-8 October, with the tall ship fleet departing on October
10. The majority of the fleet will then head to Auckland (via
Opua) and arrive in the Waitemata Harbour, off North Head in
Auckland, on October 25 for the Auckland Tall Ship Festival
,
over Labour weekend.
The return l for Spirit of New Zealand will
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see a change of crew, with the naval
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personnel being replaced by young
New Zealanders, aged between 17
and 25 years, who will bring the
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ship home. There will also be a small
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contingent of international personnel
on board. At the time of writing, a
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number of spaces still remain for those
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Contact Sue Janett at the Spirit office on
09-373 2060 or email sue@spiritofadventure.org.nz if you're up
for this adventure of a lifetime.
These two trans-Tasman voyages will be the culmination
of the Spirit of Adventure Trust 40th Anniversary celebration
events and a great way to round out the year.
To find out more about the events in both Sydney and
Auckland, keep an eye on the Sail Training website:
www.tallshipfestival2013.com
As for the Tall Ship Festival in Auckland, the Voyager New
Zealand Maritime Museum are the organisers for this event.
Visit their website: www.maritimemuseum.co.nz
SKIPPER SCHOLARSHIP
In association with the Spirit of Adventure Trust, Professional Skipper magazine offers readers the
opportunity to nominate young men and women for two introductory ten-day youth development
voyage, that may lead to a Spirit cadetship for inshore masters qualifications.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT KEITH.
Email: keith@skipper.co.nz Phone 09 5334336 or write to the editor c/- of this magazine.
www.skipper.co.nz
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