Saturday, December 11, 2010

book now for 2011 and 2012 season

We already have 14 day private Kimberley charters confirmed for both April and May 2011 with early interest for the same period in 2012.
Early in the Dry Season is certainly a great time to visit the region with waterfalls flowing nicely, although it is spectacular country anytime.
We offer unique opportunities for a maximum of 6 friends or family in 3 cabins to share the adventure.
Our 4 day Tiwi Islands cruises are also popular with an opportunity to spend time with these hospitable people and learn a little of the Tiwi culture.
We will again be returning to the Maluku Province of Indonesia in late September/early October 2011 to continue our philanthropic work with local schools.
We would welcome like minded people joining us and a maximum of 2 cabins are available for a cruise that will be between 14 and 28 days.
Following our engagement at Saumlaki with the schools and community we will continue the adventure with visits to villages, snorkelling and fishing with an option to sail on to the beautiful Banda Islands or Ambon, depending on the option taken up.

Great finish to the 2010 cruising season






We
were busy during the July - Oct period this year with some great sailing and some wonderful guests enjoying the adventures.
We completed two 7 day Cobourg/Tiwi Islands cruises, 3 of our unique 4 day Tiwi Islands cruises and then a fantastic trip back to the Kimberley for 14 days in September welcoming back a couple who had last sailed with us in 2008.
We followed up immediately with a 14 day sail to Indonesia where Ellen and I have decided to assist local schools at Saumlaki in the Tanimbar Islands group of the Maluku Province.
This year we donated (with the help of friends and some local Darwin business people) 18 computers to St Paulus Junior High School with many of them also loaded with Rosetta Stone English language software. Our project arose from meeting with local school teachers and visiting several schools during a 2009 trip under the auspices of the Sail Saumlaki Rally, and then receiving a proposal from the school on a priority project.
We will return again in 2011 to again support St Paulus with more resources and have also been approached to help the SMK Imakulata Vocational High School with sewing machines and computer resources. We are confident that we will again achieve our aim to assist these schools and further develop our relationships with these wonderful people.