Educational trips in the Yacht LONG RANGER:

Captain Blake has spent the last 44 years (crikey!) exploring the Aseanarean Archipelago under sail, in exploring uninhabited gem-like isles set in an azure sea, and in his life-long interest in the ecology of coral reefs, of island jungle and of the open ocean. Having seen it all already he gains fresh excitement in teaching young minds all he knows about such things, and about the geography, maritime history and literature of the region.

Learn navigation by cross bearings….	Identify fish species….

 

Plan the route of the expedition….	….and lay it down on the chart.

 

Scale dizzying heights to see the shapes that  coral reefs form….

Captain Blake taught Science and English in New Zealand high schools before setting out to sail around the world. He is also a licensed Instructor with the Australian Yachting Federation to teach Sailing, Seamanship and Navigation up to Offshore Yachtmaster level…..and has taught thousands of people, young and old.

….count how many eggs a turtle lays…and afterwards we smooth out her tracks, so that marauding fishermen and monitor lizards cannot find her brood.  With great   good luck we may get to watch the whole Life process, mating in the water, the laying of the next generation, and a mass breakout from the nest by the young.	........Kayak into the Mangroves to learn how they propagate.

 

	Kayak into caves to ponder how strange stalactites form…..

 

…..the Mate teaches how the sails propel the boat.	……and a young Navigator shoots the sun.