JOIN US FOR MARITIME DAY

This Saturday, 31st August, is Fremantle Port's Maritime Day. 

There is a ton of fun and interesting activities and events happening including a performance from visiting Indonesian Tall Ship Dewaruci's marching band!

The Leeuwin team will be manning our stall in the B SHED, along with lots of other stalls, so if you are down in Fremantle for the day, come and say hi!

We will also have a team of Red-Shirts ready to give you a full deck tour of our beautiful "blue canoe" for just a gold coin donation 10 - 4pm.

Hope to see you there!!

JOIN US ON A JOURNEY DOWN SOUTH

This amazing weather is making us more and more excited to start the next sailing season, and we are starting it with a bang! We're headed to Bunbury and there's still space for you to join us!

Why not swap an otherwise uneventful week sitting in front of the computer, monitoring an unmoving Facebook news feed, for a spontaneous sailing adventure? 

When was the last time you did something for the first time?

This school holidays/ uni break, join us on a seven day ocean adventure that promises to be packed with new challenges, experiences and adventure. Meet a whole crew of new mates, wake up every morning out on the open ocean to the fresh salty air, and try something you wouldn't get the chance to do in every day life. 

Our crew will teach you every aspect of sailing a tall ship, giving you the chance to take the helm, plot our course, climb our 33 metre main mast and experience the thrill of setting and furling all sails. It's not uncommon to witness some pretty spectacular sights out there on the ocean, everything from standing on the bowsprit while dolphins play in the water directly below, whales within metres of the ship, meteor showers and the amazing phosphorescence during night watch. All of this makes for an awesome week, and is made even better by sharing it with a great group of new friends. 

VOYAGE 13/14 

Departing :  Fremantle 28th September
Arriving :     Bunbury   4th October

VOYAGE 13/15

Departing : Bunbury 7th October
Arriving :    Fremantle 13th October 

Email: ashleigh@sailleeuwin.com
Call: 9430 4105 
Visit: www.sailleeuwin.com

To enquire about scholarship opportunities, for more info or to book your spot.

LIFE STARTS NOW! 

WHAT'S NEW IN THE WORLD OF REFIT

It’s been the start to a busy month down here on the wharf. A ship in maintenance has seen the B shed buzzing with volunteers, contractors, crew and staff seven days a week; all giving their time, effort and skills to repairing the ship that has, at some stage, played a prominent part in each of their lives. 

With five weeks down and just over three more to go the refit troops have finished, as some would say, “de-fitting” the ship and preparations for “putting the pieces back together” are underway. Progress so far has seen:

• The galley floor been repaired and being painted as you read, with all cupboards and sinks yet to be put back, lino to be laid and final ‘plumping’ to be done.

• Main mast work has been in full swing with welders aloft all week, every week, working hard to repair rusting and wear. The main mast will be soon ready for a final lick of paint.

• The water tanks in the main saloon have now been patched up with the companion way back in and ready to be bolted down. Lots of woodwork has taken place with everything wooden now sanded, varnished and looking sleek.

• A few of our cabins are currently getting a lick of paint and will be back to ship shape in no time

• The Leeuwin laundry is in the process of getting a revamp with everything having been stripped down and now ready for rust treatment.

•  Our beloved Lioness figure head has been given a well needed coat of paint and a shining and is now looking fantastic.

• In addition to all of this there has been plenty of tarring, oiling and painting all around

A big thanks to the team behind the scenes. They are doing an amazing job and will have our beautiful blue canoe, looking the goods and ready for the upcoming voyages to and from Bunbury at the end of September. We can’t wait to have her out on the ocean again and start the next sailing season fresh!

THE RED RIBBON PROJECT

"Never doubt that a group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world;

 indeed it's the only thing that ever has."

- Margaret Mead

This week at Leeuwin, we have been dragging all of our volunteers into the back office to sign a giant piece of red ribbon. If you are one of our amazing red shirts or volunteers and haven't yet signed the ribbon... pop in to say hi in the next two days to be part of the Red Ribbon Project.

To celebrate 25 years, Volunteering WA is inviting all volunteers of Western Australia to sign  a piece of their red ribbon. At the end of the two weeks, our section will be collected and sewn to other volunteering organisation's sections to create one long red ribbon.

Once completed, the finished product will be wrapped around Government House on International Volunteer Day, December 5th, with thousands of signatures as a symbol of how volunteers make the world a better place.

Without volunteers, the Leeuwin would not sail and our amazing ocean adventures would not be an opportunity available to so many young Western Australians. The Red Ribbon Project is the perfect opportunity to show off some of our amazing volunteers.

Meet some of the team...