Home of the tall ship Morning Star of Revelation and the training yacht Dayspring
When you arrive on board you will be allocated your own bunk and locker space. Your first task is to stow your personal items safely away and start to familiarise yourself with your new surroundings. Once everyone is aboard the skipper will gather you all together for a safety briefing.
No previous sailing experience is required as our leadership team will be there to guide you every step of the way. Sailing is a physical activity and requires the crew to work as a team. Therefore, as part of the crew, you will be required to help with every aspect of what it takes to complete your trip.
Each day will involve work on deck as well as domestic tasks below. In order to coordinate this, the crew will be divided up into small teams called 'Watch teams.' This ensures there is always a small team who are focused on sailing the boat whilst the others are either resting or preparing the all important next meal. Depending on the length of your voyage and destination you will usually have to continue sailing throughout the night. This can be a fantastic experience under the stars or by the light of the moon and really adds to the sense of adventure. This shared experience means you'll really get to know the others on your watch.
By its very nature, life on board a yacht is communal. Whilst the accommodation is not luxurious, it is practical. Aboard Morning Star of Revelation there are single bunk beds in four berth open plan cabin areas. There are two toilets and wash basins with hot and cold water, one with a shower fitting. Aboard Dayspring there are two twin cabins with an open plan saloon area in between and one toilet with a washbasin and extendable shower fitting. Please note that on occasions on either boat it may be necessary for some groups to share the open saloon accommodation areas with members of the opposite sex, according to the gender mix of the crew. Wherever possible, we try to avoid this.
The galley (kitchen) on each yacht is compact but large enough to allow an array of tasty meals to be conjured up. We have even developed a special cook book that will take you step-by-step through each recipe. The saloon in each yacht has a large table, big enough to accommodate the entire crew for meals and is the best place to catch up on the events of the day.
By the end of your trip you will have assisted with trimming and changing the sails, steering at the helm, mooring and anchoring. As there is no chef or cleaner on board you will at some point be involved in cooking meals and cleaning above and below decks, often when on the move - it's all part of the challenge!
Offshore sailing is challenging, especially when the weather's strong, but you can feel safe and secure in the knowledge that this is our 27th year of taking people safely to sea under sail.
