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25.01.2022 A brilliant week of sailing, swimming, hiking and camping on Quandamooka country with the Year 7 class of Noosa Pengari Steiner School. Six boats full of awesome young adventurers and excellent staff! We had epic sailing conditions, an accidental capsize, great food, campfires, beach games and so much fun! Thank you for such a great program Craig, Amy, Annie, Ghillie, Danni, Wade, Adam, Davi, Eva and Sam!

23.01.2022 "What I loved about Young Endeavour was that we were all equal and surrounded by like-minded people. No matter how much or how little sailing experience we’d ha...d, it was nothing like sailing a tall ship. The voyage was such an amazing learning experience specifically in terms of self-development, leadership, teamwork and commitment. Instead of being trite or corny the activities that focused on self-development were thought-out and enlightening, giving others the opportunity to help and encourage each other." - Millicent Nicholls, Young Endeavour Alumna https://www.youngendeavour.gov.au/amb/sailing-98-confidence #YoungEndeavour #YoungEndeavourYouthScheme #tallship #leadership #teamwork #adventure

23.01.2022 Sharing more mo’olelo on Mau Piailug and the meaning of pwo. What if we all adopted this mindset of a traditional navigator? The following is an excerpt from ...the book by Hokulea Crew member and documenter Sam Low - Hawaiki Rising - Hkle’a, Nainoa Thompson and the Hawaiian Renaissance. MAU PIAILUG - LIVING IN THE LIGHT When Mau was initiated into pwo on Satawal, he knew that it signaled not only a new status but also a new obligation. It is a navigator’s duty to serve his community, to help feed them, heal them (pwo are taught traditional medicine), transport them from one island to another and to always set a good example. Pwo is not just given, it must be accepted. When explaining pwo to an outsider, Carolinian navigators speak of following the light or living in the light. The rituals of pwo are not considered complete until a newly initiated navigator sails away from his island and returns with something of value. It is an act that symbolizes a pwo’s life mission - to sustain their island community. Gardens on Satawal provide plenty of starch and pigs and chickens add protein. But the island is small and without canoes and skilled men to sail them to fishing grounds, the people would starve. And Satawal sits in a dangerous part of the Pacific, directly in the path of tropical storms and typhoons. When a typhoon strikes the island, the people take to the trees. This is a time when the island’s navigators earn their keep. When a typhoon hits the island it takes everything down, Mau explains, the breadfruit tree, coconut tree, the taro patch nothing good after that typhoon. Then the navigators sail to a place where no typhoon. They bring food back. Sometime they take the people to where no typhoon and they are going to live there because on their island there is nothing. One of the many communal skills that Mau learned growing up was that of dividing the fish caught by members of the community. When a canoe returns from a fishing expedition, the catch is traditionally laid out on a woven mat for all to see. Everyone expects to share this food and the job of apportioning it is extremely complex. Mau must take into account the status of the recipient - chief or commoner - the number of people in each family and any special needs the family may have. He calls out the name of each family as he apportions the fish - so many reef fish, so many deep water species. Jealousy attends such an act and it is very difficult to please everyone but when it’s done right the bonds of community are drawn tight. Among ancient Hawaiians there is a word that expresses a similar sense of obligation and duty - kuleana. Kuleana has kaona - multiple meanings - it is the name for a particular kind of land holding, for example, but its most prominent meaning is both privilege and responsibility. Who do you sail for? Pinky had asked the men and women of Hkle’a. You don’t sail for yourselves, you sail for your children. You sail for your community. It was no longer, as Harry had said jump on and go. Voyaging aboard Hkle’a was a privilege that had to be earned by long hours of preparation, and it was a responsibility to all those Hawaiians left behind when the lines were cast off. I voyage for my family and all those on my islands, as Bruce Blankenfeld once put it. Just as Maui had fished up islands with his magic hook, from deep in the Hawaiian past an ancient value of service was being retrieved. With each day, the ohana of the canoe united around the concept of kuleana and gave themselves to their mission.

22.01.2022 Josh and Thomas have been doing a great job repairing the keel of Osprey, thank you!

21.01.2022 There are so many things to love about sailing with Steiner students... and then to recieve such personalised, thoughtful, creative and playful cards in the mail, it is truly uplifting, thank you!!

19.01.2022 Learning alongside dugongs and dolphins with Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award candidates, what a fantastic crew!

18.01.2022 The speediest of the Churchie crews prepare to catch the rest of the fleet today, great sailing conditions! Bon Voyage!

18.01.2022 Duke of Edinburgh Award expedition 15-18 December Please share this post! Join on our website... www.bluepeteraustralia.com

16.01.2022 Ever wondered what going on board South Passage would look like? South Passage is a two-masted 100 foot (29.5m), gaff-rigged schooner. She is a modern ship, lau...nched in 1993, but built on the design of the 19th century pilot schooners that operated off the east cost of America. She is sailed the traditional way where everything is done by hand. South Passage runs various regular trips including day sails, twilight sails, overnight voyages and extended weekend / week long voyages. Also offering Christmas parties and private charters for the holiday seasons. Check out our event page or our website to see up coming trips. Why not challenge yourself and have an advenure under sail while taking in the gorgeous surroundings. Come by yourself or grab a group! Can't wait to see you on board soon!

16.01.2022 Update from the bay... all is well out there in fresh breezes. They have been visiting the southern islands and camping on the beach at Minjerribah. One more sunset in paradise and they aim to be back for lunch tomottow as planned... parents feel free to call 0428868169 for further information.

16.01.2022 Thanks to Dominique photography for sharing her lovely pics of our visit to Minjerribah during the Samford Valley Steiner School Yr11 cartography camp earlier this month.

12.01.2022 South Passage is awesome! We cant wait to sail with her for the Churchie boys expedition in November!

11.01.2022 Welcome aboard to the second group from Churchie as they put their navigation skills to the test during a sunset sail in Moreton Bay.

08.01.2022 Wonderful saling conditions last week for the Churchie year 10 expedition. Our long held dream of working alongside the South Passage came alive!

08.01.2022 The McGowan Government has awarded a $140,000 grant to Leeuwin Ocean Adventure to help build the resilience and skills of young people living in regional Wester...n Australia. The funding will enable regional youth from the Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne and Goldfields-Esperance regions to take part in a Leeuwin Youth Explorer Voyage Read the full media release on our website: https://sailleeuwin.com//mcgowan-government-helps-regiona/

07.01.2022 Fly the Blue Peter! Great sailing conditions for beating back to camp on day 3. This group will board the South Passage for the next stage of their training tomorrow!

05.01.2022 A wonderful initiative, here, bring on more of this...

03.01.2022 Two great moments of sailing: the anticipation of heading into the unknown, and the relief in finding a safe anchorage.

03.01.2022 An eventful day, dealing with all sorts of dramas on the high seas. Made it to Blakesleys for sunset. What an awesome crew! Well done skippers! Noosa Pengari Steiner School

02.01.2022 Thank you Pelican Slipways for the great support, and venue for our awesome Blue Peter Skippers and Friends activities