These 5 days 4 nights multi day adventure journeys on the Lady Nelson meet the requirements of the Adventurous Journey section for any level of the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award. The trip could also be used to meet the requirements of the Gold Residential Project.
For more information on how these trips meet Award requirements Participants should speak to their Award Leader or the State Award Office.”
The structure of the voyage is that the youth are fulfilling 4 stations during the first 4 days
These stations are
- Navigation and ship’s command
- Engineering
- Catering
- Deck Crew
Whilst all participants are in their stations during the day they will be required to be on deck for sail handling when needed.
At each station the participants are taught the basics of their roles.
On the Wednesday night the participants select a Master, Bosun and one or two Cooks from within the group
These elected leaders take charge of the vessel (with supervision) to bring us back to Hobart
Departs: Hobart Elizabeth Street Pier 0900 Sunday 3rd January 2027
Returns: Elizabeth Street Pier Hobart. approximately 1600 on Thursday 7th January 2027
COST: $1,065 INCLUSIVE OF ALL MEALS. Please note there has been a slight increase in the cost due to increased costs for Insurance, fuel and Maintenance.
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