MONKEY MIA BOUND

It’s that time of year again. 

The time were some lucky sailors boarded our favourite three masted barquentine and set off on a seven day journey bound for the pristine destination of Monkey Mia located in the heart of the Shark Bay world heritage region of WA.

Onlookers and parents watched as the full ship of crew and trainees waved goodbye from the ports on Saturday, which marked the start of the challenging week ahead. On board were 37 people who have come from suburbs all across WA; everywhere from the southern suburbs of Perth to the coastal cities of Esperance and Geraldton.  Youth explorer voyage 1309 ran as another challenging adventure week with participants getting the chance to climb the 33 metre high masts, haul the lines and watch the magnificent sails fill with wind, steer, navigate and keep watch during all hours of the night. The Captain and crew say the Monkey Mia voyages are always a great trip. With the change of scenery from our usual Fremantle to Fremantle voyage course; it’s not uncommon to see some incredible wildlife out there; a much more diverse variety of ocean life.  

The ship will remain in Monkey Mia for 6 weeks, with Perth school, Christ Church Grammar, chartering several voyages over that time to run their year 8 camps. On the 9^th of June residents and visitors of Monkey Mia along with many keen travellers who have made their way up especially, will be swapping their cars and the bus for a journey back home to Perth of an adventurous kind by tall ship. The returning voyage will be the only adult voyage the Leeuwin run this year and promises to be a challenge for the team lucky enough to be on it. The Monkey Mia voyages always make for a brilliant sail because of the winds we are working with,” said Captain Sarah. Our beautiful ship will return to Freo on the 16^th.