Today we received the exciting news that Elise and I have been accepted to sail on the Tall Ship SV Tenacious.
The SV Tenacious is a modern British
wooden sail training ship, specially designed in the 1990s to
accommodate anyone over 16 with a disability. When completed in 2000, it
was the largest wooden ship to be built in the UK for over 100 years.
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| The SV Tenacious |
The Monash Childrens Hospital suggested that we apply for the 7 day sailing voyage off the coast of Victoria in November. Elise and I will be crewing - night watches, galley cooking, tackling the tackle and other things that none of us understand...basically an adventure to challenge all of Stuart's muscles and lift Elise up to great heights - up the mast.
This is a wonderful opportunity as the ship may not come to Australia again for many years. There have been people helping "pull strings" for us as Elise is underage and will be the youngest to sail for overnight voyages (this breach of the regulations meant official approval from the Captain, medical specialist and board members).
Many very generous people around the world have made this kind of experience possible for people that have special needs.
Click the link below for a 3 minute video about the ship.
The Jubilee Sailing Trust, based in Southampton, is a sail training charity registered with the Charity Commission.[1] Founded in 1978 with money from the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II fund by Christopher Rudd, a keen sailor, its aims are: "To integrate both able-bodied and disabled persons through Tall Ship sailing".[2] The JST gets everyone on board involved in sailing the ships to the extent of their abilities, focusing on what people can do, instead of what they can't.
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